The government has approved setting up of a total 42 Mega Food Parks in the country to create modern infrastructure for food processing. Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that nine Mega Food Parks have become functional so far and the Ministry has targeted to make six more Mega Food Parks functional in this financial year and 12 by the next financial year. She said Mega Food Park has helped in creating demand for farmers' produce, better remuneration, increasing level of processing and value addition, reducing wastage and creating opportunities, directly and indirectly, befitting thousands of farmers and youths.