Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Strengthening of Rural Food Supply-Chain Infrastructure
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 919

ANSWERED ON 04 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## STRENGTHENING OF RURAL FOOD SUPPLY-CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE

## 919. SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT:

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

(a): whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  major  gaps  in  rural  food  supply-chain infrastructure, including grading centres, packing units, controlled-atmosphere storage facilities, reefer vans and food-testing laboratories, as highlighted in the Annual Report 202425 and if so, the reasons for the low level of public investment in these critical areas;

(b): whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  assessment  of  the  public  investment required to bridge these infrastructural gaps and if so, the details thereof; and

(c): the roadmap and timelines formulated by the Government to address these deficiencies and to strengthen rural food supply-chain infrastructure across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c): In  order  to  address  gaps  in  food  supply-chain  infrastructure  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.

These schemes aim towards creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet which includes storage, transportation, value addition  etc.,  thereby  help  in  providing  better  returns  to  farmers,  reducing  wastage  of agricultural produce, reduction in post harvest losses, enhancing productivity and increasing the processing level.

MoFPI  schemes  are  demand  driven  and  most  of  the  projects  approved  under  the schemes are in rural areas, thereby promoting public investment in rural areas to bridge these infrastructural  gaps.  MoFPI  does  not  set  up  food  processing  units  on  its  own.  However,  it provides  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  to  eligible  entrepreneurs for establishing related infrastructure, through its schemes as per related scheme guidelines.

The total approved outlay for these three schemes are as under:

| Name of the Scheme   | Implementation period   |   Total Outlay (Rupees in Crores) |
|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| PMKSY                | 2021-2026               |                              6520 |
| PLISFPI              | 2021-2027               |                             10900 |
| PMFME                | 2020-2026               |                             10000 |