As part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan – Vocal for Local Initiative in food processing sector, 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. 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.

Till 31^st January 2024, 72,840 loans sanctioned for credit linked subsidy to beneficiaries located in various States/ UTs, including 1,933 in Punjab, under the scheme. The State wise details are at Annexure.

The challenges faced by the micro enterprises in implementation of the PMFME Scheme are discussed and resolved through regular follow up/review meetings with States/UTs, lending banks, concerned Ministries/Departments and other stakeholders. In addition, handholding support is provided to the beneficiary for project formulation, execution, access to credit, linkages to machine/equipment manufacturers, maintenance of hygiene & quality control etc.  

The Capacity Building component of the PMFME Scheme envisages to provide Food Processing and Entrepreneurship Training to the new and existing micro-food processing individuals taking benefits under the scheme. 2190 training sessions have been conducted till date. The details of persons trained under the scheme are as under:

Sl. No.	Type of Trainee	Numbers
1	Master Trainer (MT)	526
2	District Level Trainer (DLT)	1,058
3	District Resource Person (DRP)	1953
4	Beneficiary	63,099

ANNEXURE

State wise loans sanctioned for credit linked subsidy to beneficiaries

S. No	States and UTs	Loans Sanctioned
1	Andaman And Nicobar Islands	18
2	Andhra Pradesh	4861
3	Arunachal Pradesh	37
4	Assam	1109
5	Bihar	11245
6	Chandigarh	5
7	Chhattisgarh	506
8	Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu	7
9	Delhi	191
10	Goa	62
11	Gujarat	319
12	Haryana	863
13	Himachal Pradesh	1284
14	Jammu And Kashmir	539
15	Jharkhand	1311
16	Karnataka	3524
17	Kerala	2485
18	Ladakh	56
19	Lakshadweep	–
20	Madhya Pradesh	3506
21	Maharashtra	13050
22	Manipur	258
23	Meghalaya	56
24	Mizoram	18
25	Nagaland	124
26	Odisha	1062
27	Puducherry	99
28	Punjab	1933
29	Rajasthan	485
30	Sikkim	45
31	Tamil Nadu	10215
32	Telangana	5431
33	Tripura	102
34	Uttar Pradesh	7449
35	Uttarakhand	576
36	West Bengal	9
	Grand Total	72840

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Km. Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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