Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Unregistered Food Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## UNREGISTERED FOOD PROCESSING UNITS

## 2744.   SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up Food Processing Units in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  un-incorporated  unregistered  food  processing  zones  and  units presently operating in the country, State-wise including those of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  namely, Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) with an approach of 'One District, One Product' and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (KM. SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a)  to  (b)  :  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  implementing  a Central  Sector  umbrella  scheme-  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)  since 2017-18. Under  component  scheme  -  Creation/ Expansion of Food  Processing and Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC scheme) of PMKSY, MoFPI supports eligible entities for setting up/ expansion of food processing units across the country.
- (c) :  As  per  73 rd   Round Survey of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) [July 2015  -  June  2016],  there  are  about  25  lakh  unregistered  /  unincorporated  food  processing enterprises in the country. The details of State-wise number of unregistered / unincorporated food processing enterprises in the country are at Annexure.
- (d) :  Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  also  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" with a total outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25. PMFME provides financial, technical and business support for upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. The scheme has adopted One District One

Product (ODOP) approach  to  reap  the  benefit  of  scale  in  terms  of  procurement  of  inputs, availing  common  services  and  marketing  of  products.  ODOP  for  the  scheme  provides  the framework for value chain development and alignment of support infrastructure.

The details of assistance provided under PMFME scheme are as under:

- (i) Support to Individual / Group Category Micro Enterprises: Credit-linked capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost, subject to maximum of Rs. 10.00 lakh per unit.
- (ii) Support to SHGs for seed capital: Seed capital @ Rs. 40,000/- per member of SHG engaged in food processing for working capital and purchase of small tools subject to maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakh per SHG Federation.
- (iii) Support to Common Infrastructure: Credit linked capital subsidy @35% subject to maximum of Rs. 3.00 crore to support FPOs, SHGs, Cooperatives and any Government agency for setting up of common infrastructure.
- (iv) Branding and Marketing Support: Grant up to 50% for Branding and Marketing to  groups  of  FPOs/SHGs/Cooperatives  or  an  SPV  of  micro  food  processing enterprises.
- (v) Capacity Building: Scheme envisages training for Entrepreneurship Development Skilling program (EDP+) program to meet the requirement of food processing industry and product specific skilling.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19.12.2023  REGARDING 'UNREGISTERED FOOD PROCESSING UNITS'

## Details of State-wise number of unregistered / unincorporated enterprises in the country

| S. No.   | State/UT                           | Number of Unincorporated Enterprises manufacturing Food and Beverages   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 774                                                                     |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1,54,330                                                                |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 145                                                                     |
| 4.       | Assam                              | 65,997                                                                  |
| 5.       | Bihar                              | 1,45,300                                                                |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                         | 656                                                                     |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                       | 26,997                                                                  |
| 8.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 758                                                                     |
| 9.       | Delhi                              | 14,350                                                                  |
| 10.      | Goa                                | 2,929                                                                   |
| 11.      | Gujarat                            | 94,066                                                                  |
| 12.      | Haryana                            | 24,577                                                                  |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 21,885                                                                  |
| 14.      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 28,089                                                                  |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                          | 1,16,536                                                                |
| 16.      | Karnataka                          | 1,27,458                                                                |
| 17.      | Kerala                             | 77,167                                                                  |
| 18.      | Ladakh                             | -                                                                       |
| 19.      | Lakshadweep                        | 127                                                                     |
| 20.      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1,02,808                                                                |
| 21.      | Maharashtra                        | 2,29,372                                                                |
| 22.      | Manipur                            | 6,038                                                                   |
| 23.      | Meghalaya                          | 3,268                                                                   |
| 24.      | Mizoram                            | 1,538                                                                   |
| 25.      | Nagaland                           | 3,642                                                                   |
| 26.      | Odisha                             | 77,781                                                                  |
| 27.      | Puducherry                         | 3,482                                                                   |
| 28.      | Punjab                             | 63,626                                                                  |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                          | 1,01,666                                                                |
| 30.      | Sikkim                             | 101                                                                     |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                         | 1,78,527                                                                |
| 32.      | Telangana                          | 80,392                                                                  |
| 33.      | Tripura                            | 13,998                                                                  |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3,50,883                                                                |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                        | 18,116                                                                  |
| 36.      | West Bengal                        | 3,22,590                                                                |
|          | Total                              | 24,59,929                                                               |