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The State Government in the 2019-20 state budget has announced the establishment of three state-of-the-art Integrated Rice Technology Parks at Alappuzha, Thrissur and Palakkad as one of the solutions to the problems of rice growers in the State in the 2019-20 state budget.

The Minister for Finance in his speech laid down about the project as follows:

• To attain three lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation, agriculture needs to be made more profitable. The way for this is to make available the profit of value addition to farmers. ₹ 20 crore is earmarked for starting Rice Parks having international standards at three centres such as Palakkad, Thrissur and Alappuzha. The outlay for paddy cultivation is Rs.91 crore.
• Major share of paddy procured by the State Government will be processed here. Not only rice powder, ready-to-eat products from rice powder and barn oil will also be produced. Value added products of husk and hay and by-products such as bio manure and feeds for poultry and cattle will also will be produced in these parks.
• The parks will also function as the incubation centres of start-ups. Arrangements will be made for agriculture groups pack rice in specific manner. These parks will include vast godowns for storing paddy, rice, rice products, pollution control systems and trade centres. This park will function under the control of a company having the capability for branding and selling the products at national and international level. Even now, paddy farmers are being given paddy support price, which is Rs.7.80 higher than the support price of Central Government. We should be able to increase the support price when parks become a reality. Money can be given timely through co-operative banks.

Being entrusted to implement the project of Rice Technology Parks, KINFRA floated Expression of Interest (EOl) to select a consultant for the Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for setting up of Rice Technology Parks at Thrissur, Palakkad and Alappuzha. KITCO Ltd., was the lowest bidder. After the selection procedure the work order was issued to KITCO. The meeting of the Board of KINFRA, held on 23.05.2019 has approved the proposal to set up Integrated Rice Technology Park in Kinfra Mega Food Park, Palakkad.

The Government vide order GO.(Rt) No. 596/2019/Ind dated 28.06.2019 appointed Shri. Jeeva Anandan, then managing director and currently the chief executive officer of KINFRA International Apparel Parks Ltd., as the Special Officer for the Integrated Rice Technology Parks. Later, as per the GO(RT) No.16/2020/ID dated 06/01/2020 the Government of Kerala had ordered to form Kerala Rice Limited and as per GO (Rt).No. 301/2020/Ind dated 29.04.2020 nominated the shareholders and appointed the directors of the company. SVJS & Associates, a reputed firm of Company Secretaries were engaged to manage the registration process of the Company.