Lok Sabha Question No. 3940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Assistance  to SHGs under PMFMEY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Eatala Rajender, Smt. D K Aruna, Shri Suresh Kumar Shetkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3940

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## ASSISTANCE TO SHGS UNDER PMFMEY

## 3940.  SMT. D K ARUNA:

## SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR:

## SHRI EATALA RAJENDER:

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

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Yojana (PMFMEY) has assisted 2.4 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) and sixty thousand individuals with credit linkages, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any other scheme is complementing the efforts for reducing post-harvest losses and improving productivity and incomes and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for ensuring faster growth of the sector in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  would  further  promote  private  and  public  investment  in  the  post-  harvest activities  including  aggregation,  modern  storage,  efficient  supply  chains,  primary  and  secondary processing and marketing as well as branding and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047 under such yojana?

## ANSWER

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

(a). Under  Centrally  Sponsored-  Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises (PMFME)  Scheme,  Credit  Linked  Subsidy  has  been  approved  for  1,08,580  applicants  which  includes Individuals, Proprietorship firms, Partnership firms, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), Co-operatives, Pvt. Ltd. Companies etc. In addition, seed capital assistance has been provided to 3,10,121 SHG members under the Scheme.

(b) to (d). In order to promote and ensure overall development in the food processing sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its Central  Sector  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA Yojana  (PMKSY)  Scheme,  Production  Linked  Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the country. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven. These schemes aim to create modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet to give big boost to the growth of food processing sector in the country thereby helping in providing better returns to farmers, creating huge employment opportunities and reducing wastage of agricultural produce, increasing the processing level and enhancing the export of the processed foods.

The State-wise details of projects approved for financial support under these schemes in the country including the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh till 31 st October, 2024 are at ANNEXURE .

(e). For achieving goals of 'Viksit Bharat by 2047', following provisions have been announced as a part of the Budget Announcement of 2024-25:

- (i). Financial support for setting up of 50 multi-product food irradiation in the food processing sector.

(ii). Financial support for setting up of 100 food quality and safety testing labs with National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3940 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2024 REGARDING 'ASSISTANCE TO SHGS UNDER PMFMEY'

State / UT-wise projects approved under PMKSY Scheme as on 31.10.2024

| Sl. No.   | States / UTs             |   No. of projects sanctioned |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                            2 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |                           81 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                           12 |
| 4         | Assam                    |                          112 |
| 5         | Bihar                    |                           17 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               |                            0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             |                           10 |
| 8         | D&N Haveli               |                            1 |
| 9         | Delhi                    |                           21 |
| 10        | Goa                      |                            2 |
| 11        | Gujarat                  |                          108 |
| 12        | Haryana                  |                          100 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         |                           47 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                           40 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                |                            2 |
| 16        | Karnataka                |                           96 |
| 17        | Kerala                   |                           51 |
| 18        | Ladakh                   |                            0 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh           |                           58 |
| 20        | Maharashtra              |                          260 |
| 21        | Manipur                  |                            8 |
| 22        | Meghalaya                |                           10 |
| 23        | Mizoram                  |                            4 |
| 24        | Nagaland                 |                            6 |
| 25        | Odisha                   |                           29 |
| 26        | Puducherry               |                            2 |
| 27        | Punjab                   |                           77 |
| 28        | Rajasthan                |                           57 |
| 29        | Sikkim                   |                            1 |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu               |                          148 |
| 31        | Telangana                |                           67 |
| 32        | Tripura                  |                            9 |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh            |                          101 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              |                           60 |
| 36        | West Bengal              |                           55 |
| Total     | Total                    |                         1654 |

State / UT-wise projects approved under PMFME Scheme as on 31.10.2024

| Sl. No.   | States / UTs      | No. of projects sanctioned   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman           | 18                           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 5,770                        |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 61                           |
| 4         | Assam             | 1,689                        |
| 5         | Bihar             | 17,608                       |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 5                            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 732                          |
| 8         | D&N Haveli        | 10                           |
| 9         | Delhi             | 250                          |
| 10        | Goa               | 82                           |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 553                          |
| 12        | Haryana           | 1,211                        |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,670                        |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1,053                        |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | 2,647                        |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 5,177                        |
| 17        | Kerala            | 4,780                        |
| 18        | Ladakh            | 71                           |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh    | 6,228                        |
| 20        | Maharashtra       | 19,580                       |
| 21        | Manipur           | 277                          |
| 22        | Meghalaya         | 156                          |
| 23        | Mizoram           | 34                           |
| 24        | Nagaland          | 284                          |
| 25        | Odisha            | 1,684                        |
| 26        | Puducherry        | 136                          |
| 27        | Punjab            | 2,454                        |
| 28        | Rajasthan         | 774                          |
| 29        | Sikkim            | 58                           |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu        | 13,520                       |
| 31        | Telangana         | 6,230                        |
| 32        | Tripura           | 135                          |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh     | 12,815                       |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 760                          |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 68                           |
| Total     | Total             | 1,08,580                     |

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