Parliament Question: Capacity Enhancement in the Food Processing Sector

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2024 ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2026 CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

2024. SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

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

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the progress made in expansion of food processing capacity and promotion of value addition under various schemes of the Ministry and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government maintains data on investments facilitated for establishment, expansion and modernization of food processing units and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and district-wise particularly in Maharashtra including Jalgaon district;

(c) whether the Government has undertaken measures to promote value-added food products, including millet-based products, fruit and vegetable processing and agro- processing industries in Maharashtra including Jalgaon district and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has assessed the employment generated and support extended to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Farmer Producer Organizations

(FPOs) and food processing enterprises under these initiatives and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to establish additional food processing infrastructure and value-addition facilities in Jalgaon Lok Sabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)

(a): In order to ensure overall development of food processing sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector Schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and a Centrally sponsored scheme PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) across the country.

MoFPI, through its schemes, is helping strengthening of food processing/ preservation infrastructure and thereby reducing gap between production and processing capacity.

Completed projects under component schemes of PMKSY have resulted in creation of about

241.55 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of processing capacity per annum across the country. PLI FPI has enabled PLI Beneficiary to procure and install advanced machineries at plant site resulting in increase in capacity from 39 LMT per annum (pre-PLI) to 73 LMT per annum (post PLI).(b): Food processing sector has attracted US $ 10.34 billion of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from 2014-15 to 2025-26. Further, under component schemes of PMKSY, 1735 projects have been approved across the country with approved grants in aid of Rs 9258.62 crore and private investment of about Rs 23904.75 crore, as on 30.06.2026. Under PLISFPI, 163 applications from 127 companies, at 212 locations are approved across the country with actual investment of Rs. 9207 crore against the target committed investment of Rs.7722 crore, as on 30.06.2026.

Similarly, under PMFME, 2,00,421 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, as on 30.06.2026. The details of State-wise approved projects under three schemes of MoFPI is at Annexure-I.

(c): In order to promote value-added food products, including millet-based products, fruit and vegetable processing and agro-processing industries, 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 Jalgaon district of Maharashtra.

District-wise approved projects in the state of Maharashtra including Jalgaon district are placed at Annexure-II.

(d): The details of direct/ indirect employment opportunities generated through the schemes of MoFPI across the country, as on 30.06.2026 are as follows-  PMKSY: 9.16 lakh  PMFME: 6.01 lakh  PLISFPI: 3.35 lakh The details of incentives available under schemes of MoFPI including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) & Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are given at Annexure-III.

(e): MoFPI does not setup any food processing Industries on its own. However, it incentivizes setting up of such industries through its schemes including Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. *****ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2024 FOR ANSWER ON 30TH JULY, 2026 REGARDING “CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR” A. State-wise approved projects under Component Scheme of PMKSY S.No State Approved Project Approved Private Projects Cost (Rs. in Grants-In- Investment crore) Aid (Rs in (Rs. in crore) crore)

1. Andaman & Nicobar 2 5.36 3.17 2.19

2. Andhra Pradesh 82 3121.12 726.72 2394.40

3. Arunachal Pradesh 12 177.89 82.10 95.79

4. Assam 97 1127.08 400.08 727.00

5. Bihar 17 874.64 180.19 694.45

6. Chandigarh 3 3.22 2.97 0.25

7. Chhattisgarh 12 324.30 102.61 221.69 Dadar & Nagar Haveli

8. and Daman & Diu 1 26.34 3.64 22.70

9. Delhi 22 31.55 11.30 20.25

10. Goa 2 31.33 7.69 23.64

11. Gujarat 128 3045.90 742.71 2303.19

12. Haryana 104 1608.12 419.78 1188.34

13. Himachal Pradesh 45 695.02 297.53 397.49

14. Jammu & Kashmir 41 433.52 203.40 230.12

15. Jharkhand 2 3.10 0.94 2.16

16. Karnataka 110 1684.62 472.64 1211.98

17. Kerala 58 1091.35 318.58 772.77

18. Madhya Pradesh 51 1041.44 342.27 699.17

19. Maharashtra 260 4957.67 1318.82 3638.85

20. Manipur 6 110.14 57.26 52.88

21. Meghalaya 8 101.12 65.86 35.26

22. Mizoram 4 107.01 66.31 40.70

23. Nagaland 4 105.04 63.99 41.05

24. Orissa 33 847.22 229.06 618.16

25. Puduchery 2 0.81 0.81 0.00

26. Punjab 79 1663.76 454.98 1208.77

27. Rajasthan 61 1199.11 329.24 869.86

28. Sikkim 1 6.17 3.64 2.53

29. Tamil Nadu 171 2364.58 590.81 1773.77

30. Telangana 73 1916.19 409.54 1506.65

31. Tripura 9 118.89 64.46 54.43

32. Uttar Pradesh 103 2007.98 471.71 1536.27

33. Uttarakhand 72 1211.97 534.33 677.64

34. West Bengal 60 1119.81 279.48 840.32 Total 1735 33163.37 9258.62 23904.75B. State-wise approved Micro Food Processing Enterprises under PMFME Credit Linked for Micro Food Enterprises Private Project Number of Subsidy Investment Cost S.No State/ UT application (Rs. in (Rs in (Rs. in approved crore) crore) crore )

1. Andaman And Nicobar Islands 18 3.79 1.03 2.76

2. Andhra Pradesh 9922 569.93 166.69 403.24

3. Arunachal Pradesh 254 51.75 17.22 34.54

4. Assam 6534 234.29 74.91 159.38

5. Bihar 32100 2333.86 753.01 1580.86

6. Chandigarh 5 0.60 0.21 0.39

7. Chhattisgarh 1941 339.83 84.04 255.79

8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 12 1.26 0.42 0.85

9. Delhi 363 33.38 10.00 23.38

10. Goa 157 20.24 6.12 14.12

11. Gujarat 1949 622.54 124.24 498.31

12. Haryana 1989 719.60 129.02 590.58

13. Himachal Pradesh 2826 210.43 70.39 140.05

14. Jammu And Kashmir 2704 169.53 58.01 111.53

15. Jharkhand 5442 348.48 114.29 234.19

16. Karnataka 10289 1299.86 393.97 905.89

17. Kerala 9865 856.82 265.16 591.65

18. Ladakh 104 15.24 5.14 10.10

19. Madhya Pradesh 15946 1776.23 538.80 1237.43

20. Maharashtra 31236 3079.28 923.43 2155.85

21. Manipur 318 62.93 22.01 40.92

22. Meghalaya 269 15.76 4.78 10.99

23. Mizoram 91 10.53 3.56 6.97

24. Nagaland 509 26.87 9.14 17.73

25. Odisha 3921 403.82 117.63 286.19

26. Puducherry 231 18.04 5.45 12.58

27. Punjab 3506 1311.59 298.05 1013.54

28. Rajasthan 1786 395.36 104.13 291.23

29. Sikkim 76 6.12 2.12 3.99

30. Tamil Nadu 19328 1463.94 463.51 1000.42

31. Telangana 7826 537.64 119.81 417.82

32. Tripura 380 30.38 10.14 20.23

33. Uttar Pradesh 26465 3030.41 972.27 2058.14

34. Uttarakhand 1258 119.93 39.96 79.96

35. West Bengal 801 314.56 45.92 268.64 Grand Total 200421 20434.81 5954.57 14480.24C State-wise approved projects under PLISFPI Sr. Number of Investment Achieved State No locations/Plants/Units (Rs in crore) 1 Andhra Pradesh 34 1313.33 2 Assam 3 46.54 3 Bihar 7 660.37 4 Chhatisgarh 1 45.14 5 Goa 1 20.21 6 Gujarat 27 1599.88 7 Haryana 6 80.62 8 Himachal Pradesh 1 10.93 9 Jammu & Kashmir 2 78.6 10 Jharkhand 2 11.76 11 Karnataka 13 312.87 12 Kerala 7 193.34 13 Madhya Pradesh 8 657.69 14 Maharashtra 31 1368.71 15 Odisha 5 196.3 16 Punjab 6 136.02 17 Rajasthan 6 279.94 18 Tamil Nadu 11 390.91 19 Telangana 8 245.5 20 Uttar Pradesh 23 1242.83 21 Uttarakhand 2 132.72 22 West Bengal 8 182.53 Grand Total 212 9207.00ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2024 FOR ANSWER ON 30TH JULY, 2026 REGARDING “CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR” A. Details of district wise approved projects under PMKSY in the state of Maharashtra S.No. District Approved Project Cost Approved Private Projects (Rs in crore) Grants-In- Investment (Rs Aid in crore) (Rs in crore) 1 Ahmednagar 12 349.82 75.84 273.98 2 Amravati 4 57.68 24.04 33.64 3 Aurangabad 14 260.65 90.97 169.67 4 Beed 4 93.44 24.84 68.60 5 Bhandra 1 26.65 10.00 16.65 6 Bheed 1 16.76 5.00 11.76 7 Chandrapur 1 7.59 2.53 5.06 8 Chembur West 1 0.30 0.15 0.15 9 Dhule 3 58.97 18.74 40.23 10 Hingoli 1 19.96 5.00 14.96 11 Jalgaon 4 23.15 6.39 16.76 12 Kolhapur 11 148.00 43.75 104.25 13 Latur 2 34.90 8.55 26.35 14 Matunga, Mumbai 4 1.22 1.22 0.00 15 Mumbai 12 128.08 27.08 101.00 16 Mumbai Suburban 3 0.77 0.77 0.00 17 Nagpur 26 405.49 101.60 303.88 18 Nanded 6 68.41 19.05 49.36 19 Nandurbar 3 44.22 16.73 27.49 20 Nashik 41 827.11 221.69 605.43 21 Navi Mumbai 8 137.85 38.19 99.66 22 Osmanabad 1 23.80 10.00 13.80 23 Palghar 3 59.94 13.28 46.66 24 Palghar 1 23.45 7.22 16.23 25 Parbhani 1 2.00 0.76 1.24 26 Pune 30 581.38 133.42 447.96 27 Raigad 9 322.64 71.80 250.84 28 Ratnagiri 1 0.38 0.38 0.00 29 Sangli 10 137.99 37.15 100.84 30 Satara 17 583.18 131.89 451.29 31 Solapur 9 222.11 64.15 157.96 32 Srirampur 1 29.66 8.44 21.22 33 Thane 11 119.62 38.73 80.89 34 Wardha 1 92.36 50.00 42.36 35 Washim 3 48.13 9.49 38.64 Total 260 4957.67 1318.82 3638.85B. Details of district wise approved Micro Food Processing Enterprises under PMFME in the state of Maharashtra Private Investment S.No. District No. of Loans Sanctioned (Rs. in crore) 1 Ahilyanagar 1843 200.87 2 Akola 577 35.21 3 Amravati 1332 39.03 4 Beed 208 28.09 5 Bhandara 441 23.80 6 Buldhana 1124 74.77 7 Chandrapur 1026 18.65 8 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 2269 70.44 9 Dharashiv 538 24.95 10 Dhule 653 37.16 11 Gadchiroli 433 5.29 12 Gondia 872 18.05 13 Hingoli 312 16.06 14 Jalgaon 1247 119.67 15 Jalna 795 37.22 16 Kolhapur 1460 226.23 17 Latur 454 30.24 18 Mumbai 10 1.40 19 Mumbai Suburban 58 2.46 20 Nagpur 998 43.14 21 Nanded 479 33.62 22 Nandurbar 661 26.81 23 Nashik 1622 193.53 24 Palghar 451 21.84 25 Parbhani 410 29.34 26 Pune 1581 204.57 27 Raigad 390 20.10 28 Ratnagiri 589 49.69 29 Sangli 1635 117.71 30 Satara 1234 131.75 31 Sindhudurg 773 41.76 32 Solapur 1330 127.18 33 Thane 488 31.61 34 Wardha 1085 30.86 35 Washim 716 19.74 36 Yavatmal 1142 23.02 Total 31236 2155.85C. Details of district wise approved applications under PLISFPI in the state of Maharashtra S.No District Total No. Committed Actual Status of Investment Investment Projects (Rs in crore) (Rs in crore)

1. Nagpur 12 320.80 449.76 Operational

2. Pune 6 216.88 376.87 Operational

3. Nashik 4 180.81 232.37 Operational

4. Mumbai 1 9.00 11.06 Operational

5. Thane 2 25.60 24.44 Operational

6. Raigad 2 93.10 163.03 Operational

7. Ratnagiri 2 61.44 74.64 Operational

8. Satara 1 7.88 7.88 Operational

9. Ahmednagar 1 26.47 28.66 Operational TOTAL 31 941.98 1,368.71 —ANNEXURE-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2024 FOR ANSWER ON 30TH JULY, 2026 REGARDING “CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR” Incentives available under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samapada Yojana (PMKSY) S. Component Scheme Scheme Benefits (Grant-in- Scheme Benefits No. aid) for projects in General (Grant-in-aid) for Area projects in Difficult Areas as well as SC/ST, FPOs, SHGs

1. Integrated Cold Chain Grant-in-aid @ 35% of eligible Grant-in-aid @ 50% of and Value Addition project cost [subject eligible project cost [subject Infrastructure to maximum of Rs.10 crores to maximum of Rs. 10 per project] crores per project]

2. Creation/ Expansion Grants-in-Aid @35% of Grants-in-Aid @50% of of Food Processing eligible project cost [subject to eligible project cost [subject & Preservation maximum of Rs. 5 crores per to maximum of Rs.5 crores Capacities project] per project]

3. Infrastructure for Agro- Grants-in-aid @35% of Grants-in-aid @50% of Processing Clusters eligible project cost in General eligible project [subject to Area [subject to maximum of max. of Rs. 10 crore per Rs. 10 crores per project] project]

4. Operation Greens Grants-in-Aid @35% of Grants-in-Aid maximum eligible project cost for @50% of eligible project Integrated Value Chain cost for Integrated Value Development Projects, Chain Development maximum grants-in-aid would Projects, maximum grants- be ₹15 crore per project; and in-aid would be ₹15 crore for Standalone Post-Harvest per project; and for Infrastructure Projects, Standalone Post-Harvest maximum grants-in-aid would Infrastructure Projects, be ₹10 crore per project. maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹10 crore per project.

5. Food Safety and For Private organizations/ For Private organizations/ Quality Assurance - entities: grant-in-aid of @ 50% entities: grant-in-aid of @ Food Testing of the eligible cost [subject to 70% of the eligible cost Laboratories maximum of Rs. 5 crores per [subject to maximum of Rs.

project] 5 crores per project]6. Human Resource & For Government For Government Institutions- Research Organizations - Grants @ Organizations - Grants @ & Development 100% of equipment cost, 100% of equipment cost, consumables, consumables For private organizations For Private Organizations /universities/institutions, grant /Universities/ Institutions, @ 50 % of equipment cost. Grants @ 70% of equipment cost.

Incentives structure under Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLIS-FPI) Upper cap Incentive (% & Disbursement Rate of Incentives (%) Category/ Amount in Segment criteria (%) Segments crore) Min. Max. 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- CAGR CAGR 22 23 24 25 26 27 Cat. 1 RTE/RTC Biscuits 8% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4.5% 4% 10% 13% Non-Biscuits Rs.334.48 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 7.5% 6.75% 6% Spices 12% 8% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4.5% 4% F&V 10% Non-Spices 15% Rs.286.56 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% Marine 8% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 4% products Rs.79.44 Marine 5% 10% Value added 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% products Mozzarella 25% 15% 16% 10% 10% 10% 8% 6% 4% Cheese Rs.70.75 Millet Large Entity 10% - Rs.100 - 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% Products MSME 10% - Rs.10.54 Organic 10% - 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% Products Cat. 2 Innovative 10% - 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% Products Only Indian 50% of brands covered total Financial incentive @50% of Branding & for selling food expenditure expenditure on B&M abroad subject to Cat. 3 Marketing products - max. grant of 3% of sales of food (B&M) completely products or Rs. 50 Cr per year, manufactured in whichever is less.

India.

CAGR- Compound Annual Growth RateThe 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.

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