Parliament Question: Capacity Enhancement in the Food Processing Sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1850 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

1850. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI JASHUBHAI BHILUBHAI RATHVA:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SMT. MALVIKA DEVI:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

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

(a) the progress achieved in enhancing value addition and expanding processing capacity in the food processing sector and the status of such initiatives in the country including Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency;

(b) the details of investments facilitated through various initiatives of the Ministry for the establishment, expansion and modernization of food processing units including projects undertaken in the country including in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha and Chhattisgarh State;

(c) the details of the measures taken by the Ministry to promote value-added food products including millet-based products and other priority product categories along with the initiatives undertaken in the country including Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency in this regard; and

(d) the details of employment generated along with support extended to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under these initiatives including the number of beneficiaries and enterprises supported in the country including Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency? ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)

(a) & (b): In order to promote and ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/ expansion of related infrastructure, through its two Central Sector Schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI), and a Centrally Sponsored Scheme PM Formalization of Micro FoodProcessing Enterprises (PMFME). These schemes are demand driven and implemented across the country including Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha and in Chhattisgarh State.

Under PMKSY, financial assistance is provided to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing industries. As on 30.06.2026, 1735 projects have been approved across the country with approved grants in aid of Rs 9258.60 crore and private investment of about Rs 23904.74 crore, out of which 12 projects are located in Chhattisgarh state with approved grants in aid of Rs 101.61 crore and private investment of about Rs 222.69 crore. 1256 projects are completed / operational under component schemes of PMKSY which have resulted in creation of about

241.55 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of processing capacity per annum across the country, out of which 6 projects are in Chhattisgarh state with processing capacity of 1.51 LMT per annum.

Further, 6 project are located in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha with approved grants in aid of Rs 23.62 crore with private investment of about Rs 54.67 crore and all projects are completed creating processing capacity of 1.43 LMT per annum.

PLISFPI is targeted to facilitate expansion of food processing capacity by creating champion brands in Food Processing Sector. As on 30.06.2026, 163 applications from 127 companies, at 212 locations have been approved across the country with actual investment of Rs. 9207 crore against the target committed investment of Rs.7722 crore, out of which 1 proposal is located in Chhattisgarh State with actual investment of Rs. 45.14 crore. No project under PLISFPI has been approved in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.

Under PMFME scheme, financial, technical and business support is provided for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing enterprises. As on 30.06.2026, 200421 micro food enterprises are approved with credit linked subsidy of Rs 5954.57 crore and private investment of about Rs 14480.24 crore across the country, out of which 1941 micro food enterprises are approved with credit linked subsidy of Rs 84.04 crore with private investment of Rs 255.79 crore in Chhattisgarh state. Further, 172 micro food enterprises are approved with credit linked subsidy of Rs 9.05 crore and private investment of Rs 31.62 crore in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.

(c) & (d): In order to promote processing of millets and other priority products, MoFPI through its three schemes, extends financial support to prospective entrepreneurs for setting up of related industries, as per respective scheme guidelines across the country including Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.

A component of PLISFPI scheme is focussed on Millet-Based Products (MBP) with an outlay of Rs. 800 crores. The objectives of the PLI Scheme for Millet-Based Products

(PLISMBP) is to increase the use of millets in food products and promote their value addition by incentivizing the manufacturing and sale of selected millet-based products in both domestic and export markets. As on date, out of total allocation of Rs. 800 crores for PLISMBP, an amount of Rs.793.27 crore has been approved to incentivise 29 applicants, which includes 8 large and 21 Small & Medium entities.

Under PMFME Scheme, Millet based products have been identified as One District One Product (ODOP) in 21 districts in the country. As on 30.06.2026, under PMFME Scheme,5515 micro food processing enterprises with subsidy of Rs. 111.39 crore for millet processing units has been approved across the country, out of which 5 micro food processing enterprises with subsidy of Rs. 11.29 lakh have been approved in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.

Six food processing units for millets have been approved in the country under Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC), a component scheme of PMKSY.

MoFPI provides subsidy/incentives to the eligible entities, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), through its schemes. 9.16 lakh direct/ indirect employment opportunities have been generated from the operational projects, as on 30.06.2026, under component schemes of PMKSY across the country, out of which 4249 direct/ indirect employment opportunities have been generated in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.

6.01 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities have been generated under PMFME scheme across the country, out of which 516 in the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha, as on 30.06.2026.

3.35 lakh direct/ indirect employment opportunities have been generated under PLISFPI across the country, as on 30.06.2026. *****