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For the benefit of investors, Punjab government has set up the Invest Punjab Bureau, under which all necessary permissions are granted in a quick manner. The companies investing in Ladhowal Mega Food Park will also be able to get benefit of these centres,” he added.“Punjab has merely 1.5% of the total land of our country, but its contribution to the food production of country is much more than other states. Deputy commissioner Pradeep Kumar Agrawal who too was present in this meeting informed that the Ladhowal Bypass, constructed to connect all major cities of state with this park, is also near completion. Both Punjab government as well as the Union government are committed to promote food processing sector in the state and that is why subsidies and other benefits are offered to the investors.”“Besides the Ladhowal Mega Food Park, primary processing centres are also being set up at Abohar, Hoshiarpur, Amritsar and Talwandi Sabo. Mini Food Parks can also be set up in other districts of the state, for which a minimum of 10 acres land is required and investors should form clusters and invest in this project so that they can get maximum benefit of schemes.”During the programme, the representatives of Punjab Agricultural University assured the investors as well as the government officials of full support in technology development and crop diversification..