Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Food Processing Industries in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Raja A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *93

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN TAMIL NADU

## *93. SHRI RAJA A:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up new food processing industries at the district level across Tamil Nadu, especially in districts having hilly and mountain regions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) the details of the role being played by the Government under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Food Processing  Industry  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme in the development of food processing parks and units being set up in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) the details of financial assistance provided to private entrepreneurs for setting up such units during the last three years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *93  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH   FEBRUARY,  2026  REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN TAMIL NADU'.

(a)  &  (b): The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  industries  (MoFPI)  does  not  setup  any  food processing industries on its own. However, it incentivizes setting up of such industries through its Central Sector Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and a Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country including hilly and mountain regions of Tamil Nadu. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven. The details of food processing projects sanctioned by MoFPI under the said three scheme in the districts of Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): MoFPI provides subsidy/incentives to the eligible entities, as per scheme guidelines across  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu.  The  details  of  incentives  available  under  these schemes  of  MoFPI  are  given  at Annexure-II and  the  total  financial  assistance  provided /expenditure incurred under these schemes during last three years i.e. 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is given at Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *93  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH   FEBRUARY,  2026 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN TAMIL NADU'

## Number of food processing projects approved under PMKSY, PLISFPI and PMFME

## schemes of MoFPI in the districts of Tamil Nadu

| S.No.   | District        |   No. of approved projects under PMKSY |   No. of approved Micro Food Processing Enterprises under PMFME |   No. of approved applications at different locations under PLISFPI |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur        |                                      2 |                                                             192 |                                                                   0 |
| 2       | Chengalpattu    |                                      0 |                                                             397 |                                                                   0 |
| 3       | Chennai         |                                      3 |                                                            1141 |                                                                   0 |
| 4       | Coimbatore      |                                     11 |                                                             464 |                                                                   0 |
| 5       | Cuddalore       |                                      1 |                                                            1031 |                                                                   0 |
| 6       | Dharmapuri      |                                      0 |                                                             474 |                                                                   0 |
| 7       | Dindigul        |                                      8 |                                                             440 |                                                                   1 |
| 8       | Erode           |                                      8 |                                                             514 |                                                                   1 |
| 9       | Kallakurichi    |                                      0 |                                                             281 |                                                                   0 |
| 10      | Kanchipuram     |                                      2 |                                                             412 |                                                                   1 |
| 11      | Kanyakumari     |                                      1 |                                                             461 |                                                                   1 |
| 12      | Karur           |                                      1 |                                                             388 |                                                                   0 |
| 13      | Krishnagiri     |                                      6 |                                                             303 |                                                                   2 |
| 14      | Madurai         |                                      4 |                                                             939 |                                                                   0 |
| 15      | Mayiladuthurai  |                                      0 |                                                             423 |                                                                   0 |
| 16      | Nagapattinam    |                                      0 |                                                             277 |                                                                   0 |
| 17      | Namakkal        |                                      1 |                                                             433 |                                                                   6 |
| 18      | Perambalur      |                                      0 |                                                             165 |                                                                   0 |
| 19      | Pudukkottai     |                                      3 |                                                             343 |                                                                   0 |
| 20      | Ramanathapuram  |                                      0 |                                                             431 |                                                                   0 |
| 21      | Ranipet         |                                      0 |                                                             286 |                                                                   0 |
| 22      | Salem           |                                      1 |                                                             630 |                                                                   0 |
| 23      | Sivaganga       |                                      0 |                                                             261 |                                                                   0 |
| 24      | Tenkasi         |                                      0 |                                                             615 |                                                                   0 |
| 25      | Thanjavur       |                                      0 |                                                             421 |                                                                   0 |
| 26      | The Nilgiris    |                                      0 |                                                             142 |                                                                   0 |
| 27      | Theni           |                                      4 |                                                             311 |                                                                   0 |
| 28      | Thiruvallur     |                                      4 |                                                             805 |                                                                   5 |
| 29      | Thiruvarur      |                                      0 |                                                             278 |                                                                   0 |
| 30      | Tiruchirappalli |                                      8 |                                                             435 |                                                                   1 |
| 31      | Tirunelveli     |                                      2 |                                                             591 |                                                                   1 |
| 32      | Tirupathur      |                                      0 |                                                             277 |                                                                   0 |
| 33      | Tiruppur        |                                      8 |                                                             483 |                                                                   0 |
| 34      | Tiruvannamalai  |                                      1 |                                                             690 |                                                                   0 |
| 35      | Tuticorin       |                                      2 |                                                             886 |                                                                   0 |
| 36      | Vellore         |                                      0 |                                                             246 |                                                                   0 |
| 37      | Villupuram      |                                      0 |                                                             512 |                                                                   0 |
| 38      | Virudhunagar    |                                      0 |                                                             491 |                                                                   0 |
|         | Total           |                                     81 |                                                           17869 |                                                                  19 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *93  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH   FEBRUARY,  2026 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN TAMIL NADU'

## Incentives available under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samapada Yojana (PMKSY)

|   S. No. | Component Scheme                                                | Scheme Benefits (Grant-in- aid) for projects in General Area                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Scheme Benefits (Grant-in-aid) for projects in Difficult Areas as well as SC/ST, FPOs, SHGs                                                                                                                                                                                |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure         | Grant-in-aid @35%of eligible project cost [subject to maximum of Rs.10 crores per project]                                                                                                                                                                        | Grant-in-aid @ 50% of eligible project cost [subject to maximum of Rs. 10 crores per project]                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        2 | Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing &Preservation Capacities | Grants-in-Aid @35% of eligible project cost [subject to maximum of Rs. 5 crores per project]                                                                                                                                                                      | Grants-in-Aid @50% of eligible project cost [subject to maximum of Rs.5 crores per project]                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        3 | Infrastructure for Agro- Processing Clusters                    | Grants-in-aid @35% of eligible project cost in General Area [subject to maximum of Rs. 10 crores per project]                                                                                                                                                     | Grants-in-aid @50% of eligible project [subject to max. of Rs. 10 crore per project]                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|        4 | Operation Greens                                                | Grants-in-Aid @35% of eligible project cost for Integrated Value Chain Development Projects, maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹15 crore per project; and for Standalone Post-Harvest Infrastructure Projects, maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹10 crore per project. | Grants-in-Aid maximum @50% of eligible project cost for Integrated Value Chain Development Projects, maximum grants- in-aid would be ₹15 crore per project; and for Standalone Post-Harvest Infrastructure Projects, maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹10 crore per project. |
|        5 | Food Safety and Quality Assurance - Food Testing Laboratories   | For Private organizations/ entities: grant-in-aidof@50% of the eligible cost [subject to maximum of Rs. 5 crores per project]                                                                                                                                     | For Private organizations/ entities: grant-in-aid of @ 70% of the eligible cost [subject to maximum of Rs. 5 crores per project]                                                                                                                                           |
|        6 | Human Resource & Institutions- Research &Development            | For Government Organizations - Grants @ 100% of equipment cost, consumables, For private organizations /universities/institutions, grant @50 %of equipment cost.                                                                                                  | For Government Organizations - Grants @ 100% of equipment cost, consumables For Private Organizations /Universities/ Institutions, Grants @ 70% of equipment cost.                                                                                                         |

## Incentives structure under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLIS-FPI)

| Category/ Segments   | Segment                    | Incentive Disbursement criteria (%)                                                    | Incentive Disbursement criteria (%)                                                    | Rate of Incentives (%)   | Rate of Incentives (%)                                                                                                                               | Rate of Incentives (%)                                                                                                                               | Rate of Incentives (%)                                                                                                                               | Rate of Incentives (%)                                                                                                                               | Rate of Incentives (%)                                                                                                                               |
|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Category/ Segments   | Segment                    | Min. CAGR                                                                              | Max. CAGR                                                                              | 2021- 22                 | 2022- 23                                                                                                                                             | 2023- 24                                                                                                                                             | 2024- 25                                                                                                                                             | 2025- 26                                                                                                                                             | 2026-27                                                                                                                                              |
| Cat. 1               |                            |                                                                                        |                                                                                        |                          |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                      |
| RTE/RTC              | Biscuits                   | 10%                                                                                    | 13%                                                                                    | 5%                       | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 4.5%                                                                                                                                                 | 4%                                                                                                                                                   |
| RTE/RTC              | Non- Biscuits              | 10%                                                                                    | 13%                                                                                    | 7.5%                     | 7.5%                                                                                                                                                 | 7.5%                                                                                                                                                 | 7.5%                                                                                                                                                 | 6.75%                                                                                                                                                | 6%                                                                                                                                                   |
| F&V                  | Spices                     | 10%                                                                                    | 12%                                                                                    | 5%                       | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 4.5%                                                                                                                                                 | 4%                                                                                                                                                   |
| F&V                  | Non- Spices                | 10%                                                                                    | 15%                                                                                    | 10%                      | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 9%                                                                                                                                                   | 8%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Marine               | Marine products            | 5%                                                                                     | 10%                                                                                    | 6%                       | 6%                                                                                                                                                   | 6%                                                                                                                                                   | 6%                                                                                                                                                   | 5%                                                                                                                                                   | 4%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Marine               | Value added products       | 5%                                                                                     | 10%                                                                                    | 10%                      | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  |
| Mozzarella Cheese    |                            | 15%                                                                                    | 16%                                                                                    | 10%                      | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 8%                                                                                                                                                   | 6%                                                                                                                                                   | 4%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Millet Products      | Large Entity               | 10%                                                                                    | -                                                                                      | -                        | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 9%                                                                                                                                                   | 8%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Millet Products      | MSME                       | 10%                                                                                    | -                                                                                      | -                        | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 9%                                                                                                                                                   | 8%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Cat. 2               | Organic Products           | 10%                                                                                    | -                                                                                      | 10%                      | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 9%                                                                                                                                                   | 8%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Cat. 2               | Innovative Products        | 10%                                                                                    | -                                                                                      | 10%                      | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 10%                                                                                                                                                  | 9%                                                                                                                                                   | 8%                                                                                                                                                   |
| Cat. 3               | Branding & Marketing (B&M) | Only Indian brands covered for selling food products completely manufactured in India. | Only Indian brands covered for selling food products completely manufactured in India. | -                        | Financial incentive @50% of expenditure on B&Mabroad subject to max. grant of 3% of sales of food products or Rs. 50 Cr per year, whichever is less. | Financial incentive @50% of expenditure on B&Mabroad subject to max. grant of 3% of sales of food products or Rs. 50 Cr per year, whichever is less. | Financial incentive @50% of expenditure on B&Mabroad subject to max. grant of 3% of sales of food products or Rs. 50 Cr per year, whichever is less. | Financial incentive @50% of expenditure on B&Mabroad subject to max. grant of 3% of sales of food products or Rs. 50 Cr per year, whichever is less. | Financial incentive @50% of expenditure on B&Mabroad subject to max. grant of 3% of sales of food products or Rs. 50 Cr per year, whichever is less. |

CAGR- Compound Annual Growth Rate

## The details of assistance available to Micro Food Processing Enterprises under PMFME Scheme

- (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 an SPV of micro food processing enterprises.
- (v). Capacity Building: The scheme envisages training for Entrepreneurship Development Skilling (EDP+): program modified to meet the requirement of food processing industry and product specific skilling.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *93  FOR  ANSWER  ON  05 TH   FEBRUARY,  2026 REGARDING 'FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN TAMIL NADU'

## Details of funds released in PMKSY, PLISFPI & PMFME schemes of MoFPI

(Rs in Crores)

|        | 2022-23            | 2023-24            | 2024-25            |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Scheme | Actual Expenditure | Actual Expenditure | Actual Expenditure |
| 561.92 | 666.20             | 540.12             | PMKSY              |
| 489.83 | 590.50             | 450.49             | PLISFPI            |
| 274.76 | 778.84             | 1023.10            | PMFME              |

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