Lok Sabha Question No. 4388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Allocation and disbursement of Subsidy under PM-FME
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4388

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2025

## ALLOCATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUBSIDY UNDER PM-FME

## 4388.  PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

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

- (a) the details of the total amount of subsidy allocated and disbursed to various States including Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) Scheme;
- (b) the total subsidy amount released under the PM-FME scheme, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) the amount of allocated subsidy disbursed to the micro food processing enterprises in each State and the percentage of funds utilized so far;
- (d) the manner in which the Government monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of subsidy utilization by the micro food processing enterprises in each State;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any assessment on the impact of these subsidies on the micro food processing sectors in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether there has been any delay in the release of subsidies to Maharashtra or other States under the PMFME scheme and if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken to address these issues?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Centre Share of Rs. 2704.61 Cr. has been released to States/ UTs for implementation of various components of Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme,  out of which an amount of Rs.  401.04 crores have been released to the State of Maharashtra till 28 th February 2025.

(b) & (c): An amount of Rs. 2085.37 Crores has been released as Centre Share towards credit linked subsidy including Rs. 422.77 Crores to the State of Maharashtra as per the details at details at Annexure-I . About 94.82 % of the funds have been utilized as on 28 th February 2025.

(d): The effectiveness of implementation of the scheme is monitored by respective lending Banks and State Nodal Departments/agencies of respective State / UT Governments.

(e): Assessment on the impact of subsidies on the micro food processing sectors in Maharashtra has not been conducted by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) so far.

(f): There is no delay in releasing Centre share of subsidies to Maharashtra or other States under the PM-FME scheme. However, there is some delays on the part of States/UTs in  withdrawal of corresponding State Share of funds from the State Treasury thereby delaying the release of subsidy to end beneficiaries.

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (B) TO (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4388 FOR  ANSWER  ON  27.03.2025  REGARDING  'ALLOCATION  AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUBSIDY UNDER PM-FME'

## DETAILS OF STATE-WISE SUBSIDY RELEASED

|   S.No. | State                                    | Total Subsidy Released (in Rs. Cr.)   | Total Subsidy Released (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 0.55                                  |                                       |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                           | 64.12                                 |                                       |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 2.29                                  |                                       |
|       4 | Assam                                    | 20.47                                 |                                       |
|       5 | Bihar                                    | 242.63                                |                                       |
|       6 | Chandigarh                               | 0.21                                  |                                       |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh                             | 21.86                                 |                                       |
|       8 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 0.14                                  |                                       |
|       9 | Delhi                                    | 3.35                                  |                                       |
|      10 | Goa                                      | 2.20                                  |                                       |
|      11 | Gujarat                                  | 29.93                                 |                                       |
|      12 | Haryana                                  | 54.99                                 |                                       |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh                         | 32.27                                 |                                       |
|      14 | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 11.16                                 |                                       |
|      15 | Jharkhand                                | 23.75                                 |                                       |
|      16 | Karnataka                                | 160.19                                |                                       |
|      17 | Kerala                                   | 86.84                                 |                                       |
|      18 | Ladakh                                   | 2.56                                  |                                       |
|      19 | Lakshadweep                              | -                                     |                                       |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh                           | 137.67                                |                                       |
|      21 | Maharashtra                              | 422.77                                |                                       |
|      22 | Manipur                                  | 5.82                                  |                                       |
|      23 | Meghalaya                                | 1.05                                  |                                       |
|      24 | Mizoram                                  | 0.91                                  |                                       |
|      25 | Nagaland                                 | 4.66                                  |                                       |

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| 26   | Odisha        | 31.96    |
|------|---------------|----------|
| 27   | Puducherry    | 2.52     |
| 28   | Punjab        | 150.44   |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 32.37    |
| 30   | Sikkim        | 0.47     |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    | 215.21   |
| 32   | Telangana     | 35.68    |
| 33   | Tripura       | 2.48     |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 263.24   |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 15.39    |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 3.23     |
|      | Grand Total   | 2,085.38 |

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