Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Grant to Small Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 306

ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## GRANT TO SMALL PROCESSING UNITS

## 306. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any new initiative to provide grant for small processing units/cold stores setup;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details about the nodal officer, procedure and units sanctioned till date in Delhi/NCR?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  &  (b):  Yes  Sir. As  part  of  Aatamnirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan,  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries  has  launched  an  all  India  centrally  sponsored  "PM  Formalisation  of  Micro  food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises. It is to be implemented for a period of  five  years  from  2020-21  to  2024-25  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.10,000  cr.  Two  lakh  micro  food processing units will be directly assisted with credit linked subsidy.

The scheme envisages support to food processing units/ SHGs/ FPOs/ Cooperatives as under:

(i)  Credit  linked  grant  @  35%  of  the  project  cost  with  maximum  grant  up  to  Rs.10  lakh  to unorganised food processing units for upgradation;

(ii)  Credit  linked  grant  @  35%  of  the  project  cost  to  SHGs/  FPOs/  Cooperatives  for  capital expenditure;

(iii) Seed capital @ Rs.40,000/- per member of SHGs engaged in food processing as a working capital;

(iv) Credit linked grant @ 35% of the project cost for common infrastructure;

(v) Support for marketing & branding up to 50% of the expenditure.

- (c) Does not arise.
- (d) The scheme is to be implemented across the country. The details of the Nodal Officers for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are as under:

|   S.No. | State/UT      | Nodal Officer                                                                                                                                                         |
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Delhi         | Shri Aman Gupta, Special. Commissioner, Industries &Executive Director, Delhi State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. Email : eddsiidc@gmail.com |
|       2 | Uttar Pradesh | Dr. S.B. Sharma, Director, Horticulture, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. Email: dirhorti@rediffmail.com                                                         |
|       3 | Haryana       | Shri Vikas Gupta, Director General MSME, Government of Haryana. Email: director-msme@hry.gov.in                                                                       |

Applications have not been invited. One District One Product (ODOP) being finalized. Scheme guidelines provide that applications would be invited after ODOP finalized.

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