Lok Sabha Question No. 2319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Allocation of Funds to Tamil Nadu
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2319

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  MARCH, 2025

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO TAMIL NADU

## 2319 SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that around 10% of food is only processed in India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of fund allocation to Tamil Nadu under various schemes for the last five years till date, year-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  employment  opportunities  created  in  food  processing  sectors  under various programmes including PMFME in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) the details of Self-Help Groups, Women entrepreneurs benefited under the Scheme during the last three years in Tamil Nadu, State/District wise;
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  and  extend  financial  support particularly in the Delta region of Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken any steps to increase the formal sector in Food processing and achievements made so far if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the report of the 'Study to determine level of Food Processing in India' in 2021 commissioned by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), the details of the extent of processing of agricultural commodities covered in the study are placed at Annexure-I .

(b): MoFPI implements Central Sector Umbrella Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), since 2016-17, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI), since 2021-22 and Centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, since 2020-21. PMKSY is demand driven in nature and applications are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) from all over  India.  The  funds  are  not  allocated/sanctioned/released  state-wise  under  any  of  the component  schemes  of  PMKSY . The  details  of  number  of  projects  approved  and completed/operational in the state of Tamil-Nadu since inception of PMKSY is placed at Annexure-II .

Under PLISFPI, incentives are granted directly to the beneficiary company and not through the  state  Government.  Under PMFME, Centre Share amount of Rs. 212.19 Cr. has been released for implementation of various components of the Scheme for the state of Tamil Nadu. The year-wise details are mentioned below:

| Financial Year                           |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25* |
|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| Centre ShareAmount released (Rs. in Cr.) |    12.947 |      3.23 |     24.01 |   71.9978 |        100 |

*: As on 28 th February, 2025

(c): The details of state-wise employment generated under PMKSY and PMFME scheme of  MoFPI  for  the  last  three  years  is  placed  as Annexure-III. Under PLISFPI, the total employment of 3,31,018 has reportedly been generated.

(d): Under the PMFME scheme, support for Credit Linked Subsidy is being provided for setting up of new/ upgradation of existing micro food processing enterprises.  During the last three  years,  for  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  8377  Loans  have  been  sanctioned  for  women entrepreneurs and 11 for Self Help Groups under Credit Linked Subsidy as on 28 th February, 2025.  In  addition  to  this,  Seed  capital  support  @  Rs.  40,000  is  being  provided  to  SHG members. During the last three years, 22,053 SHG members have been sanctioned for Seed capital in the state of Tamil Nadu. The District-wise year-wise details for the State of Tamil Nadu is at Annexure IV.

(e): In order to promote food processing sector in the country, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of food processing units and related infrastructure through its Central Sector Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana  (PMKSY),  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME)  Scheme.  These  schemes  are  not  region  or  state  specific  but  demand  driven. Ministry extends financial support to prospective entrepreneurs for setting up of different kinds  of  food  processing  units  including  prospective  entrepreneurs from Delta  region  of Tamil Nadu state as per respective scheme guidelines

(f): The PMFME 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. The scheme provides support of credit-linked grant of 35% of the eligible project cost, seed capital of up to Rs. 40,000, capacity building for beneficiaries, and handholding  support  for  the  formalization  of  units.  Formalization  of  units  is  facilitated through  Udyam  Aadhaar  registration,  FSSAI  registration,  GST  registration  as  per  the applicability through handholding support by District Resource Person (DRPs). Under the PMFME Scheme, 36,946 enterprises have been formalized till 28th February 2025.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2319  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th   March,  2024  ON 'ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO TAMIL NADU'

## Level of processing in India in terms of percentage:

| Category/ Commodity             | Year    | Year    | Year    |
|---------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
|                                 | 2010-11 | 2015-16 | 2018-19 |
| Paddy                           | 69.7    | 82.5    | 92.3    |
| Wheat                           | 55.3    | 70.1    | 78.0    |
| Coarse Cereals                  | 20.0    | 28.3    | 29.4    |
| Cereals (Overall)               | 51.1    | 63.7    | 68.8    |
| Gram                            | 29.3    | 59.6    | 80.4    |
| Arhar                           | 31.6    | 51.3    | 51.7    |
| Other Pulses                    | 40.5    | 58.1    | 53.8    |
| Pulses (Overall)                | 34.0    | 57.4    | 61.8    |
| Foodgrains                      | 49.3    | 63.2    | 68.2    |
| Groundnut                       | 8.1     | 17.5    | 43.7    |
| Mustard                         | 56.5    | 36.0    | 32.5    |
| Other Oilseeds                  | 87.9    | 79.9    | 61.5    |
| Oilseeds (Overall)              | 60.1    | 49.5    | 49.8    |
| Fruits                          | 1.6     | 2.9     | 4.5     |
| Potatoes &Onion                 | 1.1     | 2.0     | 3.2     |
| Other Vegetables                | 2.7     | 2.4     | 2.4     |
| Fruits and Vegetables (Overall) | 1.9     | 2.5     | 3.3     |
| Milk                            | 17.2    | 20.1    | 21.1    |
| Eggs &Poultry                   | 3.5     | 7.4     | 11.6    |
| Meat                            | 18.6    | 22.7    | 34.2    |
| Animal Husbandry                | 8.7     | 12.7    | 18.7    |
| Fish                            | 2.8     | 8.3     | 15.4    |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2319  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th   March,  2024  ON 'ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO TAMIL NADU'

released

| Projects approved in the state of Tamil Nadu for last five years underPMKSY   | Projects approved in the state of Tamil Nadu for last five years underPMKSY   | Projects approved in the state of Tamil Nadu for last five years underPMKSY   | Projects approved in the state of Tamil Nadu for last five years underPMKSY   | Projects approved in the state of Tamil Nadu for last five years underPMKSY   | Projects approved in the state of Tamil Nadu for last five years underPMKSY   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                          | Approved                                                                      | Completed/Operational                                                         | Completed/Operational                                                         | Completed/Operational                                                         | Completed/Operational                                                         |
|                                                                               |                                                                               | Number                                                                        | Project Cost (₹ in crore)                                                     | Approved GIA (₹ in crore)                                                     | GIA released (₹ in crore)                                                     |
| 2020-21                                                                       | 42                                                                            | 24                                                                            | 301.26                                                                        | 64.25                                                                         | 57.93                                                                         |
| 2021-22                                                                       | 2                                                                             | 23                                                                            | 335.5                                                                         | 83.63                                                                         | 79.74                                                                         |
| 2022-23                                                                       | 32                                                                            | 15                                                                            | 152.89                                                                        | 57.86                                                                         | 56.45                                                                         |
| 2023-24                                                                       | 34                                                                            | 25                                                                            | 171.73                                                                        | 55.07                                                                         | 46.66                                                                         |
| 2024-25                                                                       | 0                                                                             | 7                                                                             | 55.66                                                                         | 23.73                                                                         | 20.55                                                                         |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2319  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th   March,  2024  ON 'ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO TAMIL NADU'

| (A)State-wise employment generated under PMKSY for last three years   | (A)State-wise employment generated under PMKSY for last three years   | (A)State-wise employment generated under PMKSY for last three years   | (A)State-wise employment generated under PMKSY for last three years   | (A)State-wise employment generated under PMKSY for last three years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                  | State and UTs                                                         | 2022-23                                                               | 2023-24                                                               | 2024-25                                                               |
| 1                                                                     | Andaman &Nicobar                                                      | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 2                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 8288                                                                  | 3274                                                                  | 6728                                                                  |
| 3                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 200                                                                   | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 4                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 3830                                                                  | 2906                                                                  | 6555                                                                  |
| 5                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 6                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                            | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 7                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 2480                                                                  | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 8                                                                     | Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                   | 1400                                                                  | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 9                                                                     | Delhi                                                                 | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 10                                                                    | Goa                                                                   | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 74                                                                    |
| 11                                                                    | Gujarat                                                               | 14366                                                                 | 9866                                                                  | 5444                                                                  |
| 12                                                                    | Haryana                                                               | 2704                                                                  | 4186                                                                  | 586                                                                   |
| 13                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 6068                                                                  | 1200                                                                  | 0                                                                     |
| 14                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                        | 2484                                                                  | 0                                                                     | 74                                                                    |
| 15                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 16                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 3200                                                                  | 6008                                                                  | 894                                                                   |
| 17                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 11440                                                                 | 3864                                                                  | 4311                                                                  |
| 18                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 19                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                           | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 20                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 1290                                                                  | 2550                                                                  | 640                                                                   |
| 21                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 21396                                                                 | 6878                                                                  | 22503                                                                 |
| 22                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 80                                                                    | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 23                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 24                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 25                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 26                                                                    | Orissa                                                                | 74                                                                    | 1200                                                                  | 0                                                                     |
| 27                                                                    | Puduchery                                                             | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 28                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 5292                                                                  | 5328                                                                  | 1900                                                                  |
| 29                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 1468                                                                  | 970                                                                   | 290                                                                   |
| 30                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 31                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 4326                                                                  | 5452                                                                  | 3330                                                                  |
| 32                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 0                                                                     | 1200                                                                  | 637                                                                   |
| 33                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 370                                                                   | 0                                                                     | 234                                                                   |
| 34                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 4596                                                                  | 3388                                                                  | 5107                                                                  |
| 35                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 3484                                                                  | 6924                                                                  | 1360                                                                  |
| 36                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 2400                                                                  | 1968                                                                  | 120                                                                   |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 101236                                                                | 67162                                                                 | 60787                                                                 |

## (B) State-wise employment generated under PMFME for last three years

| S. No.   | States and UTs                           |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar islands              |        12 |        24 |         0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           |      8424 |      6711 |      2697 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |        63 |        84 |        72 |
| 4        | Assam                                    |      1977 |      1899 |      4125 |
| 5        | Bihar                                    |      8769 |     30852 |     24411 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             |       633 |      1050 |       933 |
| 8        | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |         6 |        15 |        12 |
| 9        | Delhi                                    |       243 |       309 |       234 |
| 10       | Goa                                      |       126 |        69 |        87 |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  |       309 |       858 |       792 |
| 12       | Haryana                                  |       987 |      1818 |       930 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                         |      1809 |      1650 |      1401 |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                        |       510 |      1440 |      1749 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                |       594 |      4581 |      4644 |
| 16       | Karnataka                                |      5469 |      6033 |      5850 |
| 17       | Kerala                                   |      2421 |      7719 |      7614 |
| 18       | Ladakh                                   |        78 |        99 |        42 |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                           |      4278 |      8076 |     12645 |
| 20       | Maharashtra                              |     18120 |     28479 |     18000 |
| 21       | Manipur                                  |       201 |        39 |        78 |
| 22       | Meghalaya                                |        78 |       132 |       327 |
| 23       | Mizoram                                  |        21 |        39 |        57 |
| 24       | Nagaland                                 |        75 |       465 |       450 |
| 25       | Odisha                                   |      1860 |      1881 |      1686 |
| 26       | Puducherry                               |       174 |       162 |       120 |
| 27       | Punjab                                   |      2511 |      3549 |      1356 |
| 28       | Rajasthan                                |       576 |       726 |      1272 |
| 29       | Sikkim                                   |        93 |        60 |        24 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                               |     11151 |     22998 |      9474 |
| 31       | Telangana                                |      6201 |     10500 |      3024 |
| 32       | Tripura                                  |       129 |       189 |       186 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                            |      6912 |     19962 |     19257 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                              |       666 |      1248 |       510 |
| 35       | West Bengal                              |         0 |        66 |       324 |
| Total    | Total                                    |     85476 |    163782 |    124362 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2319  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 th   March,  2024  ON 'ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO TAMIL NADU'

(A) District Wise Loans Sanctioned for Women Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu during last three years

| S.No .   | Districts       |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Ariyalur        |        44 |        23 |         8 |
| 2        | Chengalpattu    |        43 |        84 |        44 |
| 3        | Chennai         |        27 |       704 |       171 |
| 4        | Coimbatore      |        49 |        89 |        64 |
| 5        | Cuddalore       |        65 |       293 |       195 |
| 6        | Dharmapuri      |        34 |        84 |        36 |
| 7        | Dindigul        |        62 |        70 |        39 |
| 8        | Erode           |        47 |        80 |        40 |
| 9        | Kallakurichi    |        32 |        85 |        19 |
| 10       | Kanchipuram     |        66 |       100 |        39 |
| 11       | Kanniyakumari   |        32 |       209 |        26 |
| 12       | Karur           |        36 |        63 |        38 |
| 13       | Krishnagiri     |        57 |        74 |        15 |
| 14       | Madurai         |       120 |       238 |        60 |
| 15       | Mayiladuthurai  |        42 |       184 |        33 |
| 16       | Nagapattinam    |        39 |        50 |        24 |
| 17       | Namakkal        |        32 |        84 |        42 |
| 18       | Perambalur      |        41 |        23 |         7 |
| 19       | Pudukkottai     |        26 |        77 |        26 |
| 20       | Ramanathapuram  |        22 |       169 |        52 |
| 21       | Ranipet         |        59 |        49 |        36 |
| 22       | Salem           |        63 |       102 |        44 |
| 23       | Sivaganga       |        27 |        59 |        25 |
| 24       | Tenkasi         |        21 |       163 |        91 |
| 25       | Thanjavur       |        20 |       150 |        35 |
| 26       | The Nilgiris    |        15 |        19 |         6 |
| 27       | Theni           |        23 |        52 |        15 |
| 28       | Thiruvallur     |        93 |       229 |        99 |
| 29       | Thiruvarur      |        89 |        76 |        29 |
| 30       | Tiruchirappalli |        50 |        65 |        23 |
| 31       | Tirunelveli     |        44 |       160 |        77 |
| 32       | Tirupathur      |       124 |        49 |        11 |
| 33       | Tiruppur        |        61 |        84 |        37 |
| 34       | Tiruvannamalai  |        89 |       153 |        38 |
| 35       | Tuticorin       |        57 |       318 |        72 |
| 36       | Vellore         |        36 |        40 |        11 |
| 37       | Villupuram      |        21 |       167 |        68 |
| 38       | Virudhunagar    |        60 |        69 |        27 |
|          | Total           |      1868 |      4787 |      1722 |

## (B) District Wise Loans Sanctioned for Self Help Groups in Tamil Nadu during last three years:

| S.No.   | District      |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Chengalpattu  |         0 |         1 |         0 |
| 2.      | Coimbatore    |         0 |         1 |         0 |
| 3.      | Erode         |         7 |         0 |         0 |
| 4.      | Kanniyakumari |         0 |         1 |         0 |
| 5.      | Tirunelveli   |         1 |         0 |         0 |
|         | Total         |         8 |         3 |         0 |

## (C) District Wise List of SHGs Members Sanctioned for Seed Capital in Tamil Nadu during last three years:

Sr S. No.

|        |                 | SHG Members Approved   | SHG Members Approved   | SHG Members Approved   |
|--------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| S. No. | Districts       | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2024-25                |
| 1      | ARIYALUR        | 61                     | 166                    | 336                    |
| 2      | CHENGALPATTU    | 62                     | 108                    | 51                     |
| 3      | CHENNAI         | 75                     | 333                    | 111                    |
| 4      | COIMBATORE      | 55                     | 313                    | 67                     |
| 5      | CUDDALORE       | 201                    | 185                    | 250                    |
| 6      | DHARMAPURI      | 70                     | 145                    | 145                    |
| 7      | DINDIGUL        | 128                    | 257                    | 366                    |
| 8      | ERODE           | 111                    | 203                    | 563                    |
| 9      | KALLAKURICHI    | 82                     | 90                     | 90                     |
| 10     | KANCHIPURAM     | 150                    | 299                    | 201                    |
| 11     | KANNIYAKUMARI   | 403                    | 227                    | 287                    |
| 12     | KARUR           | 87                     | 211                    | 382                    |
| 13     | KRISHNAGIRI     | 35                     | 134                    | 173                    |
| 14     | MADURAI         | 172                    | 436                    | 328                    |
| 15     | MAYILADUTHURAI  | 30                     | 19                     | 24                     |
| 16     | NAGAPATTINAM    | 319                    | 241                    | 238                    |
| 17     | NAMAKKAL        | 163                    | 342                    | 82                     |
| 18     | PERAMBALUR      | 149                    | 63                     | 162                    |
| 19     | PUDUKKOTTAI     | 133                    | 787                    | 71                     |
| 20     | RAMANATHAPURAM  | 31                     | 232                    | 228                    |
| 21     | RANIPET         | 9                      | 17                     | 164                    |
| 22     | SALEM           | 284                    | 826                    | 450                    |
| 23     | SIVAGANGAI      | 92                     | 224                    | 266                    |
| 24     | TENKASI         | 64                     | 180                    | 56                     |
| 25     | THANJAVUR       | 40                     | 501                    | 150                    |
| 26     | THENI           | 114                    | 216                    | 275                    |
| 27     | THE NILGIRIS    | 51                     | 73                     | 64                     |
| 28     | THIRPPUR        | 24                     | 262                    | 163                    |
| 29     | THOOTHUKKUDI    | 39                     | 95                     | 61                     |
| 30     | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | 22                     | 489                    | 125                    |
| 31     | TIRUNELVELI     | 55                     | 389                    | 196                    |
| 32     | TIRUPATTUR      | 46                     | 118                    | 77                     |
| 33     | TIRUVALLUR      | 95                     | 481                    | 113                    |
| 34     | TIRUVANNAMALAI  | 31                     | 429                    | 134                    |
| 35     | TIRUVARUR       | 80                     | 332                    | 245                    |
| 36     | VELLORE         | 192                    | 541                    | 157                    |
| 37     | VILLUPURAM      | 166                    | 511                    | 163                    |
| 38     | VIRUDHUNAGAR    | 185                    | 235                    | 223                    |
| Total  | Total           | 4106                   | 10710                  | 7237                   |

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