Lok Sabha Question No. 4737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Demand of Indian Products in Global Markets
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4737 ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## DEMAND OF INDIAN PRODUCTS IN GLOBAL MARKETS

## 4737. DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has resulted in enhancing value addition  of  agricultural,  horticultural  and  floricultural  produce  and  increased  the demand for Indian products in global markets and if so, the details thereof along with the foreign exchange earned during each of the last five years;
- (b) the total number of food processing units and value addition projects sanctioned and financed by the Union Government under the said scheme as on 30 June, 2025, Statewise;
- (c) whether the said scheme initiated by the Union Government has led to an increase in the food processing capacity of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the food processing units and value addition projects under the said scheme have generated job opportunities in this sector and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  incentives under  the  PLISFPI  are  admissible  where  the  entire  chain  of manufacturing  processes,  including  primary  processing  of  the  food  products  applied  for coverage under the scheme takes place in India. Total export of agricultural processed food products of the applicants approved under PLISFPI has increased with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.23% as on 2024-25 with reference to 2019-20. The scheme does not cover floricultural production.

(b): 278  food  processing  units  of  170  applicants  have  been  approved  under  various categories of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) implemented by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) across the country. A total of ₹  1726.60  crore  has  been  released  as  incentives  till  June  2025.  State-wise  details  are  at Annexure .

(c): The scheme has led to increase in food processing capacity of 35.00 lakh MT per annum in the Country. State-wise data is not maintained.

(d): The total number of about 3.39 lakhs, both Direct and Indirect employment, have been generated so far under the PLISFPI. The State-wise data is not maintained.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4737 ANSWERED ON 21.08.2025 REGARDING 'DEMAND OF INDIAN PRODUCTS IN GLOBAL MARKETS'

| Sr. No   | States           |   Number Of Units Under PLISFPI |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                              38 |
| 2        | Assam            |                               4 |
| 3        | Bihar            |                               7 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     |                               1 |
| 5        | Goa              |                               1 |
| 6        | Gujarat          |                              32 |
| 7        | Haryana          |                               9 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh |                               4 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir   |                               2 |
| 10       | Jharkhand        |                               2 |
| 11       | Karnataka        |                              21 |
| 12       | Kerala           |                              10 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh   |                              10 |
| 14       | Maharashtra      |                              41 |
| 15       | Odisha           |                               5 |
| 16       | Punjab           |                               9 |
| 17       | Rajasthan        |                               6 |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu       |                              20 |
| 19       | Telangana        |                              13 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh    |                              27 |
| 21       | Uttarakhand      |                               7 |
| 22       | West Bengal      |                               9 |
|          | Total            |                             278 |

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