Lok Sabha Question No. 4643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Fisheries based Product Processing Enterprises in Dakshina Kannada
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4643

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## FISHERIES BASED PRODUCT PROCESSING ENTERPRISES IN DAKSHINA KANNADA

## 4643.   SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

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

- (a) the number of micro food processing enterprises targeted to be benefitted under the Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME) Scheme through credit-linked subsidy during the financial year 2025-26 including the specific targets for Karnataka and Dakshina Kannada district;
- (b) the number of applications received, loans sanctioned and disbursed thereunder as on June 2025, State-wise specifically in Karnataka and Dakshina Kannada;
- (c) whether  any  fisheries-based  or  marine  product  processing  enterprises  in  Dakshina Kannada have been supported under the PMFME Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the specific provisions or components there under to promote value addition, storage or export  of  fish  and  seafood  products  by  micro  enterprises  in  coastal  districts  like Dakshina Kannada?

## ANSWER

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

(a): 1,00,000 Micro food processing enterprises have been targeted to provide support/ benefit under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME) Scheme through credit-linked subsidy during the financial year 2025-26 out of which target of 4,000 has been allocated to the State of Karnataka. Ministry does not allocate district-wise targets under the scheme.

(b): Under the PMFME Scheme, 3,76,289 applications have been submitted, 1,44,517 loans sanctioned and 1,16,557 loans disbursed under the Credit Linked Subsidy across the country as on 30 th June 2025. Out of which 13,672 applications have been submitted, 6,739 loans sanctioned and 6,080 loans disbursed for Karnataka and 371 applications have been submitted, 262 loans sanctioned and 242 loans disbursed for Dakshina Kannada district. The State-wise details are at Annexure .

(c) & (d): Setting up / up-gradation of micro fish processing and value addition units are covered under PMFME scheme for availing support. Marine Products have been approved as ODOP for the  Dakshina  Kannada.  14  loans  have  been  sanctioned  for  credit  linked  subsidy  to  fish  and seafood products in the district of Dakshina Kannada with approved subsidy of Rs. 0.29 Crores as on 30 th June 2025 under the Scheme. The capital subsidy support is provided to the micro food processing enterprises for purchase of plant and machinery and technical civil work to promote value addition, storage or export of fish and seafood products.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4643  FOR ANSWER  ON  21.08.2025  REGARDING 'FISHERIES  BASED  PRODUCT  PROCESSING  ENTERPRISES  IN  DAKSHINA KANNADA'

Details  of  State-wise  list  of  Applications  Submitted,  Loans  sanctioned  and  Loans Disbursed under PMFME scheme till 30 th  June, 2025

| Sl.No   | State                              |   Applications Submitted (Nos.) |   Loans Sanctioned (Nos.) |   Loans Disbursed (Nos.) |
|---------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands        |                              52 |                        18 |                       14 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     |                           14237 |                      7248 |                     5269 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                             605 |                       112 |                       98 |
| 4       | Assam                              |                           20905 |                      3353 |                     2806 |
| 5       | Bihar                              |                           77704 |                     25349 |                    16602 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         |                              17 |                         5 |                        5 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       |                            3467 |                      1050 |                      859 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli And Daman &Diu |                              22 |                        11 |                       11 |
| 9       | Delhi                              |                            1224 |                       299 |                      192 |
| 10      | Goa                                |                             177 |                       116 |                      109 |
| 11      | Gujarat                            |                            1970 |                       780 |                      682 |
| 12      | Haryana                            |                            3882 |                      1453 |                     1232 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   |                            3170 |                      1883 |                     1745 |
| 14      | JammuAnd Kashmir                   |                            3289 |                      1577 |                     1128 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          |                           12591 |                      3771 |                     2665 |
| 16      | Karnataka                          |                           13672 |                      6739 |                     6080 |
| 17      | Kerala                             |                            8976 |                      6978 |                     5779 |
| 18      | Ladakh                             |                             179 |                        86 |                       70 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        |                               1 |                         0 |                        0 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     |                           29329 |                      9910 |                     7990 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        |                           61077 |                     24380 |                    20431 |
| 22      | Manipur                            |                            2235 |                       301 |                      279 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          |                             652 |                       209 |                      198 |
| 24      | Mizoram                            |                             111 |                        43 |                       39 |
| 25      | Nagaland                           |                            1289 |                       393 |                      344 |
| 26      | Odisha                             |                            8670 |                      2239 |                     1819 |
| 27      | Puducherry                         |                             462 |                       179 |                      156 |
| 28      | Punjab                             |                            4201 |                      2795 |                     2665 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          |                            3300 |                      1145 |                     1003 |
| 30      | Sikkim                             |                             177 |                        62 |                       50 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         |                           30535 |                     15828 |                    14308 |
| 32      | Telangana                          |                           21018 |                      7005 |                     5483 |
| 33      | Tripura                            |                             766 |                       211 |                      155 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      |                           42238 |                     17818 |                    15341 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        |                            2603 |                       929 |                      776 |
| 36      | West Bengal                        |                            1486 |                       242 |                      174 |
|         | Grand Total                        |                          376289 |                    144517 |                   116557 |

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