Lok Sabha Question No. 3975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Subsidy Applications
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3975 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER,2024

## SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS

## 3975.    SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

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

- (a) the frequency of meetings conducted by the Government to process and evaluate applications for subsidies from Food Processing Industries by specifying weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly;
- (b) the total number of subsidy applications received by the Government during the last three years with a detailed break-up of total applications received, sanctioned and rejected; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to support Bharat's food processing industries in  meeting  both  domestic  and  global  demands  for  ready-to-eat,  instant  and  processed  food products?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of Food  Processing  Industries  through  its  Central  Sector  schemes  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked  Incentive  Scheme for  Food  Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored - Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the country. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven. The guidelines of these schemes do not prescribe timelines for conducting meetings for processing  and  evaluation  of  applications/  proposals  received  for  subsidies  through  Expression  of Interest (EoI) issued from time to time.  However, MoFPI makes all out efforts for expeditious disposal of such proposals.

(b): The number of applications received, sanctioned and rejected under schemes of MoFPI during last three years are at ANNEXURE .

(c): MoFPI is incentivizing establishment of such facilities through its schemes of PMKSY, PMFME and PLIS, which are demand driven in nature and implemented across the country. PLISFPI is, inter alia, intended to support creation of global food manufacturing champions and support Indian brands of food products in international market. Apart from this, with the objective to boost investments and sourcing of Indian food products, MoFPI organized 3 rd edition of a Mega Event, called 'World Food India' during 19 th to  22 nd   September 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi to showcase domestic Industry  and  provide  it  with  collaborative  opportunities  with  international  stakeholders.  The  event brought global food  processing companies,  innovators, supply chain stakeholders,  equipment manufacturers, etc. on a collaborative platform and provide foreign companies with tie-up/ business opportunities with its Indian counterparts.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3975 FOR ANSWER ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2024 REGARDING 'SUBSIDY APPLICATIONS'

## Number of applications received, sanctioned and pending under schemes of MoFPI

| Financial Year   | Number of applications received   | Number of applications sanctioned   | Number of applications rejected/ pending/withdrawn   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| PMKSY Scheme     | PMKSY Scheme                      | PMKSY Scheme                        | PMKSY Scheme                                         |
| 2021-22          | -                                 | -                                   | -                                                    |
| 2022-23          | 1,048                             | 275                                 | 773                                                  |
| 2023-24          | 1,383                             | 186                                 | 1,197                                                |
| PMFME Scheme     | PMFME Scheme                      | PMFME Scheme                        | PMFME Scheme                                         |
| 2021-22          | 17,170                            | 2,884                               | 14,286                                               |
| 2022-23          | 83,961                            | 28,686                              | 55,275                                               |
| 2023-24          | 1,28,896                          | 54,730                              | 74,166                                               |
| PLISFPI Scheme   | PLISFPI Scheme                    | PLISFPI Scheme                      | PLISFPI Scheme                                       |
| 2021-22          | -                                 | -                                   | -                                                    |
| 2022-23          | 42                                | 32                                  | 10                                                   |
| 2023-24          | -                                 | -                                   | -                                                    |

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