Lok Sabha Question No. 1821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: PMFME Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1821

ANSWERED ON 01 ST  AUGUST, 2024

## PMFME SCHEME

## 1821.   SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  common  infrastructure/value  chain/  incubation  centres  established under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME) scheme  during  the  last  five  years  in Andhra  Pradesh,  district-wise  especially  in  Dr.  B.  R. Ambedkar Konaseema District;
- (b) the details regarding the amount of funds allocated and utilised for the said scheme during the last five years in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise especially in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District; and
- (c) whether the Government  has any schemes/projects/initiatives for conducting promotional campaigns/awareness campaigns for the above mentioned scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  implementing  Centrally Sponsored - Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme since June, 2020. The details of incubation centres approved under the scheme till date in the State of Andhra Pradesh are as under:

|   Sl. No. | District       | Name of Host Institute                                                                                |   Grant -in- aid Approved (in lakhs) |   Grant-in- aid Released (in lakhs) |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | Tirupati       | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)                                                                  |                               260.75 |                                 238 |
|         2 | Vishakhapatnam | Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University at its Regional Agricultural Research Station, Anakapalle |                               350    |                                 100 |

Ministry has not received any proposal from the State Government for incubation centre in Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District of Andhra Pradesh.

- (b) Centre  share  of  funds  amounting  to  Rs.  115.77  crores  have  been  released  for  the implementation of various components of the PMFME scheme since its inception, out of which an expenditure of Rs. 101.10 crores have been incurred as per the following details:
- (c) Under the PMFME scheme, various initiatives have been taken to promote and increase awareness  &  participation  among  beneficiaries  through  National  &  State  level  awareness campaigns  such  as  Newspaper  advertisement,  Radio  Jingles,  Exhibitions  &  Expos,  Millet Fairs, Buyer-Seller Meets etc. since the inception of the scheme.

| Financial Year   |   Centre Share of funds released (Rs. in Cr.) |   Expenditure incurred out of Centre Share of funds (Rs. in Cr.) |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21          |                                         34.98 |                                                             0.55 |
| 2021-22          |                                         23.02 |                                                            32.94 |
| 2022-23          |                                         11.52 |                                                            14.74 |
| 2023-24          |                                         46.25 |                                                            52.87 |
| Total            |                                        115.77 |                                                           101.1  |

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