Lok Sabha Question No. 2037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Food Processing Units in Baghpat
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2037

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER 2025

## FOOD PROCESSING UNITS IN BAGHPAT

## 2037.   DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN:

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

- (a) the present status of food-processing units in the Baghpat Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh and the steps taken so far by the Government to establish an Agro-Processing Cluster in the region;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated to Uttar Pradesh and spent by the Union Government to provide coldchain and primary processing facilities for value addition to local farmers, particularly sugarcane, potato and horticulture growers, district-wise; and;
- (c) whether the Ministry has launched any special incentive scheme to provide processing infrastructure  to  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  in  Uttar  Pradesh  including Baghpat and if so, the details thereof district-wise for the last three years including the current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of food processing 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.

Under PMKSY scheme, Ministry has approved 99 food processing projects/units with total project cost of Rs. 1906 crore and approved grant-in-aid of Rs. 456 crore in the State of Uttar Pradesh. No  food processing project/unit has been approved in Baghpat Parliamentary Constituency.

Under  PLISFPI,  Ministry  has  approved  27  food  processing  projects/units  with  total committed investment of Rs. 1133.60 crore in the State of Uttar Pradesh. No food processing project/unit has been approved in Baghpat Parliamentary Constituency.

Under  PMFME scheme,  a  total  of  20,603  micro  food  processing  enterprises  has  been approved for credit linked subsidy in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Out of this 62 number of micro food processing enterprises has been approved in Baghpat Parliamentary Constituency.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Scheme for Creation  of  Infrastructure  for  Agro  Processing  Clusters  (APC),  a  component  scheme  of  the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for development of modern infrastructure to encourage entrepreneurs to set up food processing units based on cluster approach in the country since 2017. Ministry does not set up any Agro Processing Clusters of its own. APC scheme is a demand  driven  scheme.  Applications  under  the  scheme  are  invited  online  from  the  potential investors / entrepreneurs against Expression of Interest (Eol) issued by the Ministry from time to time. As on date, there is no approved project under APC scheme in the Baghpat Parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

(b): State/UT-wise allocation of funds are not made under Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana  (PMKSY)  and  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry (PLISFPI). Under PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, as on 31.10.2025, Ministry has released the Centre share of funds of Rs. 510.97 Cr for implementation of various components of scheme to the State of Uttar Pradesh.

(c): There is no special incentive scheme being implemented by Ministry to provide processing infrastructure  to  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  However,  Farmer Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  are  one  of  the  eligible  entities  for  availing  assistance  under PMKSY, PLISFPI and PMFME scheme.

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