Lok Sabha Question No. 3267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Micro Food Processing Enterprises Supported under PMFME Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3267

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  MARCH, 2026

## MICRO FOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISES SUPPORTED UNDER PMFME SCHEME

## 3267. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a) the  number  of  micro  food  processing  enterprises  supported  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme in the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh particularly in Bulandshahr district;
- (b) the  details  of  the  credit  support,  infrastructure  and  market  linkage  provided  under  the PMFME scheme; and
- (c) the impact of the PMFME scheme on employment generation and income enhancement of local entrepreneurs?

## 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, loans for 1,72,707 micro food processing enterprises have been sanctioned across the country including 22,060 Loans sanctioned in the State of Uttar Pradesh as on 31 st December 2025. Out of which, loans for 83 Micro food processing enterprises have been sanctioned in the Bulandshahr district. The number of micro food processing enterprises supported under the PMFME scheme in the country, Statewise is at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  details  of  financial  assistance  eligible  for  micro  food  processing  enterprises  under  the Scheme are at Annexure-II.
- (c) Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has got conducted a third-party mid-term impact evaluation of the PMFME scheme to assess the impact of the scheme. The study has highlighted that the integration of technology and financial support through PMFME Scheme has helped entrepreneurs by increasing  their  production  capacity,  turn  over  and  business  growth,  leading  to  income  generation, market access/linkages and promotion of vocal for local. Under the PMFME Scheme, 5,18,121 direct and indirect employment has been generated as on 31 st December 2025.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3267 FOR ANSWER ON 12.03.2026 REGARDING 'MICRO  FOOD  PROCESSING  ENTERPRISES  SUPPORTED  UNDER  PMFME SCHEME'

Number of micro food processing enterprises supported under the PMFME scheme as on 31 st  December 2025

| S. No.   | States/ UTs                        |   Loan Sanctioned (Nos.) |
|----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | A &NIsland                         |                       18 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                     8651 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                      149 |
| 4        | Assam                              |                     5194 |
| 5        | Bihar                              |                    28648 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         |                        5 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       |                     1442 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                       12 |
| 9        | Delhi                              |                      378 |
| 10       | Goa                                |                      141 |
| 11       | Gujarat                            |                     1217 |
| 12       | Haryana                            |                     1737 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   |                     2628 |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                     2121 |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          |                     4665 |
| 16       | Karnataka                          |                     8402 |
| 17       | Kerala                             |                     8478 |
| 18       | Ladakh                             |                       96 |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        |                        0 |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                    13221 |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        |                    27360 |
| 22       | Manipur                            |                      310 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          |                      237 |
| 24       | Mizoram                            |                       67 |
| 25       | Nagaland                           |                      440 |
| 26       | Odisha                             |                     3075 |
| 27       | Puducherry                         |                      203 |
| 28       | Punjab                             |                     3108 |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          |                     1444 |
| 30       | Sikkim                             |                       66 |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                         |                    17869 |
| 32       | Telangana                          |                     7345 |
| 33       | Tripura                            |                      286 |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                    22060 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                        |                     1087 |
| 36       | West Bengal                        |                      547 |
|          | Grand Total                        |                   172707 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3267 FOR ANSWER ON 12.03.2026 REGARDING 'MICRO  FOOD  PROCESSING  ENTERPRISES  SUPPORTED  UNDER  PMFME SCHEME'

The details of financial assistance available under Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme are as under:

- (i). Support  to  Individual  /  Group  Category  Micro  Enterprises: Credit-linked  capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost, maximum ceiling Rs.10 lakh per unit;
- (ii). Support to SHGs for seed capital: Seed capital @ Rs. 40,000/- per member of SHG engaged in food processing for  working capital  and  purchase  of  small  tools  subject  to maximum of Rs. 4 lakh per SHG Federation.
- (iii). Support for Common Infrastructure: Credit linked capital subsidy @35% subject to maximum  of  Rs.  3  crore  to  support  FPOs,  SHGs,  Cooperatives  and  any  Government agency for setting up of common infrastructure. The common infrastructure will also be available for other units and public to utilize on hiring basis for substantial part of the capacity.
- (iv). Branding and Marketing Support: Grant upto 50% for Branding and Marketing to groups of FPOs/ SHGs/ Cooperatives or Special Purpose Vehicle of micro food processing enterprises.
- (v). Capacity Building: The scheme envisages training for Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) modified to meet the requirement of food processing industry and product specific skilling.

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