Lok Sabha Question No. 1955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Food Processing Projects in Punjab
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Malvinder Singh Kang

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1955

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## FOOD PROCESSING PROJECTS IN PUNJAB

## 1955.   SHRI MALVINDER SINGH KANG:

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

- (a) the  number  of  food-processing  projects  in  Punjab  pending  approval  under  various Central schemes;
- (b) the reasons for delay in sanctioning these projects, including any gaps in documentation or Centre-State coordination; and
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  proposes  to  create  a  fast-track  mechanism  for  processing proposals from States with high agricultural output such as Punjab and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c): In  order  to  promote  and  ensure  overall  development  of  food  processing  sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector Schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI). MoFPI is also implementing a Centrally sponsored scheme namely PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme. All the three schemes are implemented across the country including Punjab.

PMKSY and PMFME schemes are demand driven in nature and applications are invited online to fast track the processing of applications and approval of the projects, as per respective scheme guidelines.

The details of food processing projects approved by MoFPI under the said three scheme in the State of Punjab is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1955  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11 TH  DECEMBER,  2025 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING PROJECTS IN PUNJAB'

## Food Processing Industries approved/completed in Punjab state under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY since inception

|   Sl. No. | Component Scheme                                                        |   No. of projects Approved |   No. of projects Completed |   Grants -in-aid Approved (Rs. Crore) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | Mega Food Parks                                                         |                          3 |                           2 |                                136.43 |
|         2 | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure                 |                         24 |                          21 |                                153.55 |
|         3 | Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Clusters Scheme                      |                          3 |                           1 |                                 20.11 |
|         4 | Creation / Expansion of Food Processing &Preservation Capacities Scheme |                         16 |                          12 |                                 61.25 |
|         5 | Scheme for Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages                    |                          4 |                           4 |                                 12.62 |
|         6 | Operation Greens                                                        |                          1 |                           0 |                                  9.84 |

## Micro Food Processing Industry based proposals approved in Punjab state under PMFME

No of Micro Food Processing Industries approved with credit linked subsidy: 3021

Number of Self Help Groups supported for Seed Capital: 1404

## Food Processing Projects based proposals approved in Punjab state under PLISFPI

No of Food Processing Projects approved with committed investment of Rs 128.86 crore: 09

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