Lok Sabha Question No. 2754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: PMFME Scheme for Micro Enterprises
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2754 ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## PMFME SCHEME FOR MICRO ENTERPRISES

## 2754.  SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of micro food processing enterprises (PMFME)  Scheme  to  empower  the  unorganized  Micro Enterprises in food processing sector;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has invited registration from the food processing industry for credit linked subsidy through specific portal under this scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the total number of registrations done, State-wise including the State of Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the details of financial implications since the inception of this schemes?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing  enterprises  in  the  country.  The  scheme  aims  to  enhance  the  competitiveness  of existing individual microenterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote formalization of the sector.
- (b)  &  (c): Yes,  Sir.    A  total  of  51,792  registrations  by  individual  micro  food  processing enterprises  have  been  done  on  PMFME  portal  till  20.  07.  2022.  State-wise  details  of registrations including the State of Tamil Nadu are at Annexure.
- (d): The PMFME scheme has been approved for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore. Out of which, an amount of Rs. 742.72 crore has been released so far.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  AND  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754 FOR ANSWER ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022 REGARDING 'PM FME SCHEME FOR MICRO ENTERPRISES'.

State-wise details of registrations by individual micro food processing enterprises including the State of Tamil Nadu under PMFME Scheme till 20.07.2022.

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                                | No. of registrations   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 29                     |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           | 5,113                  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 116                    |
| 4         | Assam                                    | 5,831                  |
| 5         | Bihar                                    | 1,914                  |
| 6         | Chandigarh                               | 24                     |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                             | 419                    |
| 8         | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 16                     |
| 9         | Delhi                                    | 336                    |
| 10        | Goa                                      | 45                     |
| 11        | Gujarat                                  | 307                    |
| 12        | Haryana                                  | 907                    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 879                    |
| 14        | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 706                    |
| 15        | Jharkhand                                | 118                    |
| 16        | Karnataka                                | 2,602                  |
| 17        | Kerala                                   | 515                    |
| 18        | Ladakh                                   | 72                     |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                              | 1                      |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                           | 3,149                  |
| 21        | Maharashtra                              | 10,781                 |
| 22        | Manipur                                  | 2,111                  |
| 23        | Meghalaya                                | 149                    |
| 24        | Mizoram                                  | 35                     |
| 25        | Nagaland                                 | 363                    |
| 26        | Odisha                                   | 1,719                  |
| 27        | Puducherry                               | 104                    |
| 28        | Punjab                                   | 1,314                  |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                | 1,400                  |
| 30        | Sikkim                                   | 73                     |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                               | 2,949                  |
| 32        | Telangana                                | 1,734                  |
| 33        | Tripura                                  | 184                    |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                              | 241                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh                            | 5,536                  |
| Total     | Total                                    | 51,792                 |