Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: PMFME Scheme Overview
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2590

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## PMFME SCHEME OVERVIEW

## †2590. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR

## :

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

- a) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  a  scheme  to  formally  approve  the  Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME);
- b) if so, the salient features and aims and objectives thereof
- c) whether the Government has achieved the objective for which PMFME was launched, if so, the district-wise details thereof especially in Maharashtra;
- d) the details of challenges faced by Government so far since launch and implementation of PMFME;
- e) the details of achievements made by Government therein;
- f) the details of number of individual beneficiaries, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Producer Cooperatives benefiting from PMFME Scheme, State-wise, particularly in Maharashtra;
- g) the percentage of beneficiaries from rural and urban areas out of the beneficiaries of the said scheme; and
- h) the details of workshop/ sessions organized so far under this scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (KM. SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a)  &  (b): As  part  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan,  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 is operational for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore. Scheme primarily adopts One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products. It provides the framework for value chain development and alignment of support infrastructure.

The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote formalization of the sector.

The objectives of the scheme are to build capacity of micro enterprises through increased access to  credit,  integration  with  organized  supply  chain  by  strengthening  branding  and  marketing, increased access to common services, strengthening of institutions, research & training in the food processing sector.

The details of assistance available to Micro Food Processing Enterprises under PMFME Scheme is at Annexure - I .

(c) to (e): The details of achievements made till 30 th  November 2023 under the PMFME Scheme throughout the country are at Annexure- II . The details of achievements particularly in the State of Maharashtra under PMFME Scheme are as under:

-  10806 loan sanctioned under Credit Linked subsidy component of the scheme. The district wise details are at Annexure - III.
-  Seed Capital amount of Rs 109.39 Cr. released to 30548 SHG members.
-  15256 beneficiaries trained on Food Entrepreneurship Development Training.
-  2 Projects approved under Marketing and Branding component.

The challenges faced by the Government in implementation of the PMFME Scheme are discussed and  resolved  through  regular  follow  up/review  meetings  with  States/UTs,  lending  banks, concerned Ministries/Departments and other stakeholders.

(f)  &  (g): The  State-wise  details  of  number  of  individual  beneficiaries,  Farmer  Producer Organisations  (FPOs),  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  and  Producer  Cooperatives  benefiting  from PMFME Scheme including Maharashtra are at Annexure-IV . The Scheme envisages support to both rural and urban micro food processing entrepreneurs.

(h) .  The  Capacity  Building  component  of  the  PMFME  Scheme  envisages  to  provide  Food Processing  and  Entrepreneurship  Training  to  the  new  and  existing  micro-food  processing individuals taking benefits under the scheme. 2190 training sessions have been conducted till date. The details of persons trained under the scheme are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Type of Trainee                | Numbers   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------|
|         1 | Master Trainer (MT)            | 526       |
|         2 | District Level Trainer (DLT)   | 1,058     |
|         3 | District Resource Person (DRP) | 1941      |
|         4 | Beneficiary                    | 54,767    |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2590  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19.12.2023  REGARDING 'PMFME SCHEME OVERVIEW'

## The details of assistance available to Micro  Food Processing Enterprises under  PMFME Scheme

- (i). Support to Individual / Group Category Micro Enterprises: Credit-linked capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost, maximum ceiling Rs.10 lakh per unit;
- (ii). Support  to  SHGs  for  seed  capital: Seed  capital  @  Rs.  40,000/-  per  member  of  SHG engaged in food processing for working capital and purchase of small tools subject to maximum of Rs. 4 lakh per SHG Federation.
- (iii). Support  for  Common  Infrastructure: Credit  linked  capital  subsidy  @35%  subject  to maximum of Rs. 3 crore to  support  FPOs,  SHGs,  Cooperatives  and  any  Government agency for setting up of common infrastructure. The common infrastructure will also be available for other units and public to utilize on hiring basis for substantial part of the capacity.
- (iv). Branding and Marketing Support: Grant upto 50% for Branding and Marketing to groups of FPOs/ SHGs/ Cooperatives or an SPV of micro food processing enterprises.
- (v). Capacity  Building: The  scheme  envisages  training  for  Entrepreneurship  Development Skilling (EDP+): program modified to meet the requirement of food processing industry and product specific skilling.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2590 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2023 REGARDING 'PMFME SCHEME OVERVIEW'

## Details of Outcome / Achievements made under the Scheme till 30 th  November 2023:

1. All the States/ UTs have appointed State Nodal Agency, constituted State Level Approval Committee & District Level Committee for implementation of the scheme.
2. 42 State Level Technical Institutions (SLTI) nominated by 35 States/UTs approved by the Ministry.
3. 35 States/ UTs recommended One District One Products (ODOPs) for 713 districts approved by the Ministry.
4. 62,282 loans sanctioned for Credit linked subsidy for micro food processing enterprises.
5. Seed capital amount of Rs. 771.12 crores released for 2,36,704 Self Help Group (SHG) members out of which Seed capital for around 1 lakh SHG members was announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister during World Food India 2023.
6. 76 Incubation Centres has been approved with an outlay of Rs.  205.95 crores for establishment of Incubation Centre
7. National Tie-ups with NAFED has been done and 14 brands have been launched under the scheme. 11 proposals from 09 States/UTs for branding & marketing have been approved which include Punjab (Aasna), Maharashtra (Bhimthadi), Karnataka (Seemi and Bhima) Andhra Pradesh (Madugula Halwa and Aamodam), Maharashtra (Umed), Sikkim ( Temi Tea), Tamil Nadu (Pudhugai Organics), Bihar (Jeevika), Puducherry (Neithal).
8. 526 Master Trainers of 35 States/UTs trained; 1,058 District Level Trainers of 26 States/UTs trained on ODOP and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). 54,767 Beneficiaries trained so far in 30 States/ UTs.
9. 3,801 District Resource Persons (DRPs) appointed  in 35 States/UTs and 1941 DRPs trained  in 32 States/UTs under ODOP and EDP
10. NIFTEMs  have  prepared  training  modules  (ODOP)  which  have  been  published  on  MOFPI  and NIFTEMs website. These include 760 training modules on 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  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  Castes  Finance  Development  Corporation  (NSFDC),  Standard  Operating Procedure  signed  with  Ministry  of Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare  for  convergence  of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme with PMFME.

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## ANNEXURE - III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2590  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19.12.2023  REGARDING 'PMFME SCHEME OVERVIEW'

District wise credit linked subsidy sanctioned and other achievements in Maharashtra under PMFME Scheme

| S. No.   | District Name             |   Credit linked subsidy Sanctioned (Nos.) |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Ahmednagar                |                                       540 |
| 2        | Akola                     |                                       169 |
| 3        | Amravati                  |                                       406 |
| 4        | Beed                      |                                        63 |
| 5        | Bhandara                  |                                       216 |
| 6        | Buldhana                  |                                       381 |
| 7        | Chandrapur                |                                       400 |
| 8        | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |                                       986 |
| 9        | Dharashiv                 |                                       216 |
| 10       | Dhule                     |                                       220 |
| 11       | Gadchiroli                |                                       183 |
| 12       | Gondia                    |                                       296 |
| 13       | Hingoli                   |                                        53 |
| 14       | Jalgaon                   |                                       492 |
| 15       | Jalna                     |                                       131 |
| 16       | Kolhapur                  |                                       359 |
| 17       | Latur                     |                                       188 |
| 18       | Mumbai                    |                                         1 |
| 19       | Mumbai Suburban           |                                        33 |
| 20       | Nagpur                    |                                       422 |
| 21       | Nanded                    |                                       150 |
| 22       | Nandurbar                 |                                       320 |
| 23       | Nashik                    |                                       543 |
| 24       | Palghar                   |                                       161 |
| 25       | Parbhani                  |                                       116 |
| 26       | Pune                      |                                       584 |
| 27       | Raigad                    |                                       151 |
| 28       | Ratnagiri                 |                                       220 |
| 29       | Sangli                    |                                       551 |
| 30       | Satara                    |                                       500 |
| 31       | Sindhudurg                |                                       257 |
| 32       | Solapur                   |                                       437 |
| 33       | Thane                     |                                       200 |
| 34       | Wardha                    |                                       361 |
| 35       | Washim                    |                                       170 |
| 36       | Yavatmal                  |                                       330 |
|          | Grand Total               |                                     10806 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  &  (g)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2590  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19.12.2023  REGARDING 'PMFME SCHEME OVERVIEW'

## State-wise details of credit linked subsidy sanctioned under PMFME Scheme till date

| S. No   | States and UTs                   |   Individual Beneficiarie s | Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs/FPOs )   | Self Help Group s (SHGs )   | Cooperativ e Societies   |   Total number of loans Sanctione d |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands      |                          16 |                                          |                             |                          |                                  16 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                   |                        4398 |                                          |                             |                          |                                4398 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                |                          33 |                                          | 6                           |                          |                                  39 |
| 4       | Assam                            |                        1016 |                                          |                             |                          |                                1016 |
| 5       | Bihar                            |                        8876 | 2                                        | 176                         | 3                        |                                9057 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                       |                           5 |                                          |                             |                          |                                   5 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                     |                         445 | 1                                        |                             |                          |                                 446 |
| 8       | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman |                           5 |                                          |                             |                          |                                   5 |
| 9       | Delhi                            |                         165 |                                          |                             |                          |                                 165 |
| 10      | Goa                              |                          57 |                                          |                             | 1                        |                                  58 |
| 11      | Gujarat                          |                         258 |                                          |                             | 1                        |                                 259 |
| 12      | Haryana                          |                         727 |                                          |                             |                          |                                 727 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                 |                        1252 |                                          |                             |                          |                                1252 |
| 14      | Jammu And Kashmir                |                         471 |                                          |                             |                          |                                 471 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                        |                         996 | 1                                        | 2                           |                          |                                 999 |
| 16      | Karnataka                        |                        3130 | 7                                        | 11                          | 2                        |                                3150 |
| 17      | Kerala                           |                        1969 | 3                                        | 11                          | 1                        |                                1984 |
| 18      | Ladakh                           |                          52 |                                          | 1                           |                          |                                  53 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                   |                        3012 | 4                                        | 2                           | 1                        |                                3019 |
| 20      | Maharashtra                      |                       10709 | 4                                        | 93                          |                          |                               10806 |
| 21      | Manipur                          |                         250 |                                          |                             |                          |                                 250 |
| 22      | Meghalaya                        |                          50 |                                          |                             |                          |                                  50 |
| 23      | Mizoram                          |                          15 |                                          |                             |                          |                                  15 |
| 24      | Nagaland                         |                         108 |                                          |                             |                          |                                 108 |
| 25      | Odisha                           |                         924 | 3                                        | 116                         |                          |                                1043 |
| 26      | Puducherry                       |                          95 |                                          | 1                           |                          |                                  96 |
| 27      | Punjab                           |                        1801 |                                          | 1                           |                          |                                1802 |
| 28      | Rajasthan                        |                         443 | 1                                        | 3                           |                          |                                 447 |
| 29      | Sikkim                           |                          42 |                                          | 3                           |                          |                                  45 |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                       |                        8720 | 7                                        | 6                           | 9                        |                                8742 |
| 31      | Telangana                        |                        5136 |                                          |                             |                          |                                5136 |
| 32      | Tripura                          |                          90 |                                          |                             |                          |                                  90 |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh                    |                        6029 | 2                                        |                             | 1                        |                                6032 |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                      |                         501 |                                          |                             |                          |                                 501 |
|         | Total                            |                       61796 | 34                                       | 433                         | 19                       |                               62282 |