Lok Sabha Question No. 3156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: PLI Scheme in Karnataka
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3156

## ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## PLI SCHEME IN KARNATAKA

## 3156.  SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

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

- (a) the number of applications approved under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in various sectors in Karnataka, the number of approved projects which have started commercial production and the percentage of projects which have achieved their committed investment milestones;
- (b) the  criteria  for  selection  of  food  processing  companies  which  have  received  PLI disbursements; and
- (c) the monitoring mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with the minimum sales and investment limits required for claiming PLI incentives?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Sixteen  companies  with  twenty  one  locations  in  Category-I  [Ready-to-Eat  (RTE)  / Ready-to-Cook (RTC), Fruits & Vegetables, Marine], Category-II [Organic] and CategoryMillet [Large Entity and MSME] and five applications in Category-III (Branding & Marketing abroad) have been approved in the State of Karnataka under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Millet-Based Products (PLISMBP). In the State of Karnataka, an investment of Rs. 312.87 crores have been made by the approved applicants against the committed investment of Rs. 271.58 crores which is 15.20 % more than the committed investment. All units approved under the scheme have started commercial production.

(b): The criteria for selection of food processing companies under PLISFPI as defined in the scheme guidelines is at Annexure .

- (c): MoFPI has appointed the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Limited (A Government of India Undertaking) as a Project Management Agency (PMA) for evaluation / appraisal of proposals, scrutiny of incentive claims submitted by the approved applicants after examining the invoices, Statutory Auditors certificate certifying sales, reconciliation with GST filings,  Chartered  Engineers  certificates  and  physical  inspections.  In  addition,  the  Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been prescribed to ensure compliance with the minimum sales and investment limits required for claiming PLI incentives.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3156 ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025 REGARDING 'PLI SCHEME IN KARNATAKA'

## Criteria for selection of food processing companies under PLISFPI and PLISMBP

| Categories      | Segment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Minimum Sales of all food products in 2019-20 (Rs. in crores)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Minimum Investment (Rs. in crores)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| Category-I      | RTE/RTC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Category-I      | Processed Fruits and Vegetables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 250                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Category-I      | Marine Products                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 600                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Category-I      | Mozzarella Cheese                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 10 MTPD plant - Rs.23 crore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Category-II     |  Udyog Aadhar/ Udyami Registered  Achieved minimum sales of Rs. 1 crore during 2019-20 for each of innovative / organic products for availing incentives  Applicant for organic product shall be registered with APEDA for availing incentives                                                                                                                            |  Udyog Aadhar/ Udyami Registered  Achieved minimum sales of Rs. 1 crore during 2019-20 for each of innovative / organic products for availing incentives  Applicant for organic product shall be registered with APEDA for availing incentives                                                                                                                            |  Udyog Aadhar/ Udyami Registered  Achieved minimum sales of Rs. 1 crore during 2019-20 for each of innovative / organic products for availing incentives  Applicant for organic product shall be registered with APEDA for availing incentives                                                                                                                            |
| Category- III   |  Only Indian Brands are covered for selling food products completely manufactured in India  Branding & Marketing shall be undertaken either by the Applicant directly or through its subsidiary or any other Agency                                                                                                                                                        |  Only Indian Brands are covered for selling food products completely manufactured in India  Branding & Marketing shall be undertaken either by the Applicant directly or through its subsidiary or any other Agency                                                                                                                                                        |  Only Indian Brands are covered for selling food products completely manufactured in India  Branding & Marketing shall be undertaken either by the Applicant directly or through its subsidiary or any other Agency                                                                                                                                                        |
| Millet Products |  Packaged and Branded Ready to Cook/Ready to Eat (RTC/RTE) food products in consumer packs with more than 15% of millets by weight/ volume in product composition.  Primary processed millet commodities like de-husked/polished millet grains, colour sorted millet grains and Millet Flours/ Atta.  Large Entity: Minimum Sales of food products more than Rs.250 crore |  Packaged and Branded Ready to Cook/Ready to Eat (RTC/RTE) food products in consumer packs with more than 15% of millets by weight/ volume in product composition.  Primary processed millet commodities like de-husked/polished millet grains, colour sorted millet grains and Millet Flours/ Atta.  Large Entity: Minimum Sales of food products more than Rs.250 crore |  Packaged and Branded Ready to Cook/Ready to Eat (RTC/RTE) food products in consumer packs with more than 15% of millets by weight/ volume in product composition.  Primary processed millet commodities like de-husked/polished millet grains, colour sorted millet grains and Millet Flours/ Atta.  Large Entity: Minimum Sales of food products more than Rs.250 crore |

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