Lok Sabha Question No. 3409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: GVA of Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Ashish Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3409

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## GVA OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## †3409.   SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) the Gross Value Added (GVA) of the food processing sector during the year 2023-24 and its comparison with year 2014-15;
- (b) the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow in the said sector from April 2014 to March 2025;
- (c) the share of processed food items in agri-food exports during the year 2024-25;
- (d) the share of the food processing sector in the employment in organised manufacturing sector as per the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2023-24;
- (e) the contribution of various States to the growth of the food processing sector during the period from 2014-15 to 2023-24;
- (f) the number of food processing units set up under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme  including  the  details  of  the  investment  commitments  of  the  said  units  as  on December 2025;
- (g) the number of food processing centres set up in Jabalpur; and
- (h) whether any applications has been received for setting up any units under the said schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Gross Value Added (GVA) of food processing sector during the year 2023-24 is Rs. 2.24 lakh crore (as per 1 st Revised Estimates) as compared to Rs. 1.34 lakh crore in year 201415 as per the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

- (b) The total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow in the food processing sector from April  2014  to  March  2025  is  US  Dollar  7334.34  million  as  per  the  data  released  by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

(c) The  share  of  processed  food  items  in  agri-food  exports  during  the  year  2024-25  is 20.4%  as  per  the  data  released  by  Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and Statistics.

(d) The employment share of the food processing sector in the organised manufacturing sector is 12.83% as per the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2023-24.

(e) The contribution of states to the growth of the food processing sector in the country during  the  period  2014-15  to  2023-24  is  driven  by  various  factors  such  as  their  strong agricultural base, industrial infrastructure, policy support, etc. for food processing industries. As per latest data of ASI for the year 2023-24, a state-wise registered food processing units is placed at Annexure-I .

(f) to (h) Under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI) of MoFPI, a total of 274 food processing units have been  set up under the scheme with committed investment of Rs 7462.77 crores, as on 31 st December 2025. The details of the investment commitments of the said units are placed at Annexure-II. Further, no food processing  centres  have  been  set  up  in  Jabalpur  and  no  fresh  application  is  pending  under PLISFPI.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3409 FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026 ON 'GVA OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

## Units engaged in Food Processing sector in registered sector

| S. No.   | State                                | No. of Units (as per ASI*)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | A&NIslands                           | 5                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                       | 5237                         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 48                           |
| 4        | Assam                                | 1798                         |
| 5        | Bihar                                | 1020                         |
| 6        | Chandigarh                           | 19                           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                         | 2525                         |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 49                           |
| 9        | Delhi                                | 142                          |
| 10       | Goa                                  | 97                           |
| 11       | Gujarat                              | 2691                         |
| 12       | Haryana                              | 998                          |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 179                          |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                    | 192                          |
| 15       | Jharkhand                            | 270                          |
| 16       | Karnataka                            | 2448                         |
| 17       | Kerala                               | 1692                         |
| 18       | Ladakh                               | 8                            |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                          | 0                            |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                       | 1120                         |
| 21       | Maharashtra                          | 2898                         |
| 22       | Manipur                              | 42                           |
| 23       | Meghalaya                            | 31                           |
| 24       | Mizoram                              | 29                           |
| 25       | Nagaland                             | 18                           |
| 26       | Odisha                               | 1403                         |
| 27       | Puducherry                           | 69                           |
| 28       | Punjab                               | 3408                         |
| 29       | Rajasthan                            | 1000                         |
| 30       | Sikkim                               | 16                           |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                           | 4911                         |
| 32       | Telangana                            | 3959                         |
| 33       | Tripura                              | 136                          |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                        | 2935                         |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                          | 372                          |
| 36       | West Bengal                          | 2267                         |
|          | Total                                | 44,032                       |

Source:  *Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24,

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  TO  (h)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3409 FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026 ON 'GVA OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

State-wise details of approved projects under PLISFPI Scheme as on 31.12.2025

| State/UT         |   Number of approved locations |   Committed Investment (Rs in Crores) |
|------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                             36 |                               1043.89 |
| Assam            |                              4 |                                 47.74 |
| Bihar            |                              7 |                                488.66 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                              1 |                                 40.93 |
| Goa              |                              1 |                                 17.99 |
| Gujarat          |                             31 |                               1343.76 |
| Haryana          |                              9 |                                 74.53 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                              4 |                                 10.66 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                              2 |                                 61.13 |
| Jharkhand        |                              2 |                                 11.76 |
| Karnataka        |                             21 |                                271.58 |
| Kerala           |                             10 |                                165.91 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                             10 |                                468.15 |
| Maharashtra      |                             41 |                                941.98 |
| Odisha           |                              6 |                                182.77 |
| Punjab           |                              9 |                                126.31 |
| Rajasthan        |                              6 |                                244.82 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                             19 |                                389.53 |
| Telangana        |                             13 |                                200.89 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                             26 |                               1052.1  |
| Uttarakhand      |                              7 |                                116.05 |
| West Bengal      |                              9 |                                161.63 |
| TOTAL            |                            274 |                               7462.77 |