Lok Sabha Question No. 2214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: PMFME Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2214

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## PMFME SCHEME

## 2214. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a) the number of States in which the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme has been implemented so far;
- (b) the details of the successful outcome of the said scheme;
- (c) the amount of subsidy released in the country including Tamil Nadu under the said scheme during the last two years and the current year; and
- (d) the details of steps being taken to make the said scheme more transparent?

## ANSWER

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

- (a). 35  States/UTs  are  implementing  PM  Formalization  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in the country. West Bengal is yet to decide on participation in the scheme.
- (b). The details of outcome / achievements made under the Scheme till date, since its inception are at Annexure-I .
- (c). The  amount  of  subsidy  released  in  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu  under  the  PMFME schemes during the last two years (till date) is at Annexure-II.
- (d). To implement the scheme in transparent manner, an institutional mechanism has been kept in place  at  National,  State  and  District  levels. At  the  national  level,  Inter-Ministerial  Empowered Committee (IMEC) has been constituted as a policy making body to give overall direction, guidance for implementation of the scheme and monitor & review its progress and performance. Further, all the States/ UTs have appointed State Nodal Agencies (SNAs), constituted State Level Approval Committees (SLACs) & District Level Committees (DLCs) for implementation of the scheme. Online portal has also been in place for submission of applications, approval and release of subsidy under the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2214 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2022 REGARDING 'PMFME SCHEME'

## Details of outcome / achievements made under the Scheme till date

1. All  the  States/  UTs  have  appointed  State  Nodal  Agency  (SNA),  constituted  State  Level Approval  Committee  (SLAC)  &  District  Level  Committee  (DLC)  for  implementation  of  the scheme. The Government of West Bengal is yet to decide on participation in the scheme.
2. 35 States/ UTs have nominated 42 State Level Technical Institutions (SLTI) which has been approved by the Ministry.
3. 35 States/ UTs recommended ODOPs for 713 districts which has been approved by the Ministry.
4. 55,357 applications of individual micro food processing enterprises have been submitted for Credit linked subsidy out of which 12,561 loans sanctioned and Grant in Aid- Center Share released to 4,667 beneficiaries amounting to Rs. 110.86 crore.
5. Seed capital amount of Rs. 308.58 crores released to 95,852 SHG members.
6. 76 Incubation Centres has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 205.95 cr. for establishment of Incubation Centre which are established in ODOP processing lines and allied product lines.
7. 2 National Tie-ups with NAFED has been done and 12 brands have been launched under the scheme. 6 State proposals have been approved which include Punjab (Aasna), Maharashtra (Bhimthadi),  Karnataka  (Seemi  and  Bhima)  and  Andhra  Pradesh  (Madugula  Halwa  and Aamodam).
8. 487 Master Trainers of 35 States/UTs trained; 843 District Level Trainers trained on ODOP and EDP. 9,036 beneficiaries trained so far.
9. 1736 District Resource Persons (DRPs) appointed in 35 States/UTs.
10. NIFTEMs have prepared training modules (ODOP) which have been published on MOFPI and  NIFTEMs  website.  These  include  760  training  modules  (ODOP)  which  include  190 Presentations, 190 Videos, 190 DPRs and 190 Course Content/Handbooks
11. MoFPI has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) / Joint Letters with Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR), Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Ministry of Tribal Affairs, National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NSTFDC)  and  National Schedule  Finance  Development  Corporation  (NSFDC)  apart  from  many  other  Government Institutions  for  convergence  of  PMFME  with  other  schemes,  identification  &  handholding  of beneficiaries,  support  in  capacity  building,  marketing  &  branding  and  increasing  outreach  of scheme.

Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2214 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2022 REGARDING 'PMFME SCHEME'

Details of subsidy released in the country including Tamil Nadu under the PMFME schemes during the last two years and the current year

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Subsidy (Center share) (Rupees in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands       | 34.43                                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 682.33                                     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 3.15                                       |
| 4         | Assam             | 235.17                                     |
| 5         | Bihar             | 3.98                                       |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 21.11                                      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 59.62                                      |
| 8         | Dadra NH D&D      | 7.04                                       |
| 9         | Delhi             | 23.27                                      |
| 10        | Goa               | 21.67                                      |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 57.17                                      |
| 12        | Haryana           | 525.25                                     |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,066.01                                   |
| 14        | J&K               | 177.91                                     |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | -                                          |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 1,003.43                                   |
| 17        | Kerala            | 180.45                                     |
| 18        | Ladakh            | 39.02                                      |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | -                                          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 672.70                                     |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 1,993.79                                   |
| 22        | Manipur           | 582.19                                     |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 10.19                                      |
| 24        | Mizoram           | -                                          |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 36.82                                      |
| 26        | Odisha            | 195.44                                     |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 0.74                                       |
| 28        | Punjab            | 815.12                                     |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 364.21                                     |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 3.50                                       |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 1,127.70                                   |
| 32        | Telangana         | 92.89                                      |
| 33        | Tripura           | 20.39                                      |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 955.88                                     |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 74.00                                      |
|           | TOTAL             | 11,086.56                                  |