Lok Sabha Question No. 1964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Expansion of PMFME Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1964

ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2025

## EXPANSION OF PMFME SCHEME

## 1964. SMT. JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

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

- (a) the  number  of  individual  micro  food  processing  units  and  groups  (SHGs,  FPOs, cooperatives) supported under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) since its launch in 2020-21, year-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  units  approved  for  credit-linked  subsidy,  seed  capital,  common infrastructure and branding/marketing support, category and component-wise;
- (c) the total amount of funds sanctioned and disbursed under the scheme since 2020-21, year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to continue or expand the PMFME scheme beyond its  current  period  and  if  so,  the  specific  timelines,  financial  outlays  and  revised  targets proposed; and
- (e) the Gross Value Added (GVA) of the food processing industry in the country from 202021 along with its percentage share in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment contribution, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a). Under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, 1,44,517 Loans have been sanctioned for Credit Linked Subsidy to individual micro food processing units and groups (SHGs, FPOs, cooperatives) till 30 th June 2025. The yearwise details of loans sanctioned are mentioned below:
- (b). Under the PMFME Scheme, Component and Category wise total number of units approved till 30 th June 2025, are as follows:
- (c). The details of year-wise Centre Share released to the Sates/ UTs for implementation of various components of the scheme as on 30 th June 2025, is mentioned below:
- (d).  Mid-term  evaluation  study  of  the  PMFME  Scheme  conducted  by  a  third  party  has recommended for continuation of the PMFME Scheme beyond its current period. However, till date,  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  not  submitted  any  proposal  to Government in this regard.
- (e). The GVA and employment in food processing Industry in India from 2020-  2021, as per the latest data available, is as below:

| Financial Year   | No. of Loans Sanctioned   |
|------------------|---------------------------|
| FY 2020-21       | 0                         |
| FY 2021-22       | 3218                      |
| FY 2022-23       | 28492                     |
| FY 2023-24       | 54594                     |
| FY 2024-25       | 50875                     |
| FY 2025-26       | 7338                      |
| Total            | 1,44,517                  |

|   S.No. | Component             | No. of Applications Sanctioned   | Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|       1 | Credit Linked Subsidy | 1,44,517                         | 11501.79 *                         |

|    | General                  | 49,035   |   10629.26 |
|----|--------------------------|----------|------------|
|    | SC                       | 12,361   |     609.39 |
|    | ST                       | 7,566    |     263.14 |
| 2. | Seed Capital **          | 3,48,907 |    1182.48 |
| 3. | Common Infrastructure ** | 93       |     187.2  |
| 4. | Branding& Marketing **   | 27       |      82.82 |

| Financial Year   |   Amount of Centre Share Released (Rs. in Crore) |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| FY2020-21        |                                           367.6  |
| FY2021-22        |                                           297.44 |
| FY2022-23        |                                           268.52 |
| FY2023-24        |                                           765.3  |
| FY2024-25        |                                          1142.6  |
| FY2025-26        |                                           949.63 |
| Total            |                                          3791.1  |

| Year                      |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Gross Value Added (GVA) # |      1.96 |       1.9 |      2.08 |      2.24 |

# As  per  First  Revised  Estimates  of  National  Accounts  Division,  Central  Statistics Office,  Ministry  of Statistics and Programme Implementation

| Year                 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Employment in FPI ## |   2036874 |   2068048 |   2296654 |

Further, the GVA of FPI is 1.39% of overall GVA of the country.

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