As part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. The scheme is operational for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore for supporting 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises.

To promote the local products in the food processing sector, the PMFME Scheme primarily adopts One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products. It provides the framework for value chain development and alignment of support infrastructure. Further, under Branding and Marketing component of the Scheme, support is provided to FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations)/ Self-Help Groups (SHGs) / Cooperatives or Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of ODOP based micro food processing enterprises for Market Study and Product Standardization, Packaging Material, Quality Control and food safety adherence for consumer retail sales, Warehousing and Storage Rentals, Marketing and Promotion.

Under the credit linked subsidy component of the PMFME Scheme, 62,282 loans have been sanctioned till date including 61,796 individual beneficiaries, 34 Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs), 433 Self Help Groups (SHGs) and 19 Producer Co-operative Societies. The State-wise details of loan sanctioned are at Annexure-I.

ANNEXURE-I

State-wise details of loan sanctioned under PMFME Scheme till date

S.No	States and UTs	Individual Beneficiaries	Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs/FPOs)	Self Help Groups (SHGs)	Cooperative Societies	Total number of loans Sanctioned
1	Andaman And Nicobar Islands	16				16
2	Andhra Pradesh	4398				4398
3	Arunachal Pradesh	33		6		39
4	Assam	1016				1016
5	Bihar	8876	2	176	3	9057
6	Chandigarh	5				5
7	Chhattisgarh	445		1		446
8	Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu	5				5
9	Delhi	165				165
10	Goa	57			1	58
11	Gujarat	258			1	259
12	Haryana	727				727
13	Himachal Pradesh	1252				1252
14	Jammu And Kashmir	471				471
15	Jharkhand	996	1	2		999
16	Karnataka	3130	7	11	2	3150
17	Kerala	1969	3	11	1	1984
18	Ladakh	52		1		53
19	Madhya Pradesh	3012	4	2	1	3019
20	Maharashtra	10709	4	93		10806
21	Manipur	250				250
22	Meghalaya	50				50
23	Mizoram	15				15
24	Nagaland	108				108
25	Odisha	924	3	116		1043
26	Puducherry	95		1		96
27	Punjab	1801		1		1802
28	Rajasthan	443	1	3		447
29	Sikkim	42		3		45
30	Tamil Nadu	8720	7	6	9	8742
31	Telangana	5136				5136
32	Tripura	90				90
33	Uttar Pradesh	6029	2		1	6032
34	Uttarakhand	501				501
	Grand Total	61796	34	433	19	62282

 

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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