Lok Sabha Question No. 6247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: GVA of Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6247

ANSWERED ON 02 ND  APRIL, 2026

## GVA OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 6247.   SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Gross  Value  Added  (GV A)  of  the  food  processing  sector  in  2023-24 compared to 20214-15,  Foreign Direct  Investment  equity  inflows  from April  2014  to March 2025 and the share of processed foods in agri-food exports in 2024-25;
- (b) the employment share of the food processing sector in organised manufacturing sector as per the Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24; and
- (c) the  contribution  of  States  in  food  processing  sector  growth  from  the  year  2014-15  to 2023-24  and  the  number  of  food  processing  units  set  up  under  Production-Linked Incentive Scheme and their investment commitments till December 2025?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details are placed at Annexure-I.
- (b): As per the latest report of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2023-24, the food processing sector contributed 12.83% to total employment in the organized manufacturing sector
- (c): As per the ASI, 2023-24, the state-wise contribution of number of units in Food Processing sector is placed at Annexure-II. Moreover, under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI), 168 applications with 275 projects have been approved. The committed investment approved under the scheme is Rs. 7722 Crore against which the actual investment is Rs. 9207 Crore as on 31.12.2025.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6247 FOR ANSWER ON 02 ND  APRIL, 2026 ON 'GVA OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

1. The details of Gross Value Added (GVA) of Food Processing Sector from 2014-15 to 2023-24 is as below:
2. The details of the total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow in Food Processing Sector are as below:
3. The share of processed food exports in the total agri-food exports was 20.4% in 2024-25 as per data released by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics.

|                 | Year    |   GVA-FPI |
|-----------------|---------|-----------|
|                 | 2014-15 |      1.34 |
|                 | 2015-16 |      1.61 |
| Food Processing | 2016-17 |      1.79 |
| GVA at Constant | 2017-18 |      1.93 |
| Prices 2011-12  | 2018-19 |      2.36 |
|                 | 2019-20 |      1.96 |
| (In Rs Lakh Cr) | 2020-21 |      1.96 |
|                 | 2021-22 |      1.9  |
|                 | 2022-23 |      2.08 |
|                 | 2023-24 |      2.24 |

Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

| Year (April to March)   |   FDI (in US$ million) |
|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 2014-15                 |                 516.72 |
| 2015-16                 |                 505.02 |
| 2016-17                 |                 727.22 |
| 2017-18                 |                 904.9  |
| 2018-19                 |                 628.24 |
| 2019-20                 |                 904.7  |
| 2020-21                 |                 393.41 |
| 2021-22                 |                 709.72 |
| 2022-23                 |                 895.34 |
| 2023-24                 |                 608.31 |
| 2024-25                 |                 540.76 |

Source: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade of India

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6247 FOR ANSWER ON 02 ND  APRIL, 2026 ON 'GVA OF FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

## State-wise number of units engaged in Food Processing sector in registered sector as per Annual Survey of Industries

| State                      | 201 4-15   | 201 5-16   | 201 6-17   | 201 7-18   | 201 8-19   | 201 9-20   | 202 0-21   | 202 1-22   | 202 2-23   | 202 3-24   |
|----------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| A&N Islands                | 6          | 5          | 5          | 6          | 4          | 4          | 4          | 5          | 6          | 5          |
| Andhra Pradesh             | 583 3      | 591 4      | 585 9      | 578 9      | 565 3      | 573 7      | 565 3      | 556 5      | 542 7      | 523 7      |
| Arunachal Pradesh          | 28         | 30         | 30         | 29         | 27         | 29         | 28         | 52         | 51         | 48         |
| Assam                      | 131 9      | 135 4      | 141 0      | 147 0      | 156 9      | 158 2      | 160 2      | 164 4      | 175 0      | 179 8      |
| Bihar                      | 838        | 894        | 881        | 880        | 884        | 896        | 901        | 899        | 953        | 102 0      |
| Chandigarh                 | 19         | 18         | 19         | 17         | 17         | 19         | 20         | 20         | 19         | 19         |
| Chhattisgarh               | 114 2      | 127 4      | 130 9      | 146 8      | 163 0      | 176 1      | 187 7      | 201 5      | 222 5      | 252 5      |
| Dadra &NHaveli &Daman &Diu | 51         | 39         | 40         | 39         | 42         | 43         | 41         | 51         | 33         | 49         |
| Delhi                      | 165        | 166        | 166        | 171        | 169        | 175        | 164        | 155        | 151        | 142        |
| Goa                        | 89         | 97         | 98         | 112        | 106        | 103        | 97         | 98         | 96         | 97         |
| Gujarat                    | 200 0      | 206 8      | 223 9      | 228 1      | 224 5      | 235 6      | 245 4      | 249 6      | 258 5      | 269 1      |
| Haryana                    | 880        | 857        | 917        | 952        | 104 5      | 106 6      | 105 2      | 105 8      | 100 8      | 998        |
| Himachal Pradesh           | 168        | 170        | 193        | 171        | 157        | 172        | 176        | 166        | 162        | 179        |
| Jammu &Kashmir             | 162        | 152        | 176        | 174        | 176        | 179        | 181        | 185        | 184        | 192        |
| Jharkhand                  | 220        | 233        | 228        | 235        | 240        | 237        | 239        | 238        | 266        | 270        |
| Karnataka                  | 208 4      | 216 0      | 225 1      | 231 3      | 234 3      | 236 1      | 236 9      | 237 9      | 240 5      | 244 8      |
| Kerala                     | 152 4      | 157 8      | 162 9      | 167 2      | 170 8      | 174 3      | 175 6      | 177 1      | 172 5      | 169 2      |
| Ladakh                     | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | 8          | 8          |
| Madhya Pradesh             | 815        | 846        | 875        | 948        | 927        | 101 8      | 104 8      | 107 7      | 109 6      | 112 0      |
| Maharashtra                | 301 3      | 303 2      | 280 8      | 276 2      | 279 1      | 272 8      | 278 3      | 275 5      | 282 0      | 289 8      |
| Manipur                    | 25         | 25         | 28         | 27         | 30         | 30         | 31         | 33         | 38         | 42         |
| Meghalaya                  | 20         | 19         | 26         | 27         | 30         | 32         | 32         | 33         | 30         | 31         |
| Mizoram                    | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | N/A        | 29         | 28         | 29         | 29         | 29         |
| Nagaland                   | 20         | 20         | 21         | 21         | 20         | 20         | 17         | 18         | 17         | 18         |
| Odisha                     | 968        | 106 4      | 112 7      | 115 7      | 118 8      | 121        | 130        | 128 2      | 135 6      | 140 3      |
| Puducherry                 | 65         | 59         | 60         | 61         | 67         | 1          | 0          | 70         | 68         | 69         |
|                            |            |            |            |            |            | 68         | 80         |            |            |            |

| Punjab        | 284 0   | 289 4   | 290 6   | 296 9   | 311 4   | 326 7   | 329 6   | 329 2   | 345 7   | 340 8   |
|---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Rajasthan     | 856     | 879     | 882     | 888     | 898     | 956     | 977     | 101 6   | 980     | 100 0   |
| Sikkim        | 21      | 21      | 19      | 20      | 20      | 19      | 18      | 18      | 18      | 16      |
| Tamil Nadu    | 514 9   | 508 2   | 507 7   | 495 2   | 498 2   | 499 5   | 497 3   | 503 0   | 499 6   | 491 1   |
| Telangana     | 396 6   | 396 0   | 396 8   | 394 9   | 390 0   | 398 9   | 400 7   | 366 6   | 370 2   | 395 9   |
| Tripura       | 75      | 79      | 95      | 102     | 105     | 117     | 123     | 131     | 131     | 136     |
| Uttar Pradesh | 205 4   | 208     | 206 7   | 209 8   | 210 5   | 212 7   | 215 2   | 222 0   | 240 7   | 293 5   |
| Uttarakhand   |         | 6       | 372     | 394     | 362     | 345     | 337     | 368     | 374     | 372     |
|               | 384     | 364     |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
| West Bengal   | 180     | 187     | 195 9   | 200 6   | 202     | 206     | 211     | 207     | 223     | 226     |
|               | 7       | 9 18    | 397     | 401     | 6 405   | 7       | 8 419   | 8 419   | 0 428   | 7 440   |
| Total         | 386 06  | 393     | 40      | 60      | 80      | 414 81  | 34      | 13      | 03      | 32      |

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