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Government of India
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
23 DEC 2022 4:03PM by PIB Delhi
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Parhlad Singh Patel says,total amount of Centre’s Share of credit-linked subsidy provided under the Pradhan MantriFormalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme is Rs.110.86 crore

Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Parhlad Singh Patel today said that the total amount of Centre’s Share of credit-linked subsidy provided under the Pradhan MantriFormalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme is Rs.110.86 crore.

In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Shri Patel said that the average time taken to process the application by the States and the Banks is 81 days and for disbursal of subsidy, it is 30 days.

The Minister said that Capacity building and training is a critical component in technical upgradation and formalization of micro food processing enterprises which helps themin understanding the requirements for setting up / upgradation related to technology, quality and safety standards prescribed by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Udyam Registration, Goods & Services Tax (GST)Registration,good hygiene practices, packaging,storage,procurement, newproducts developmentetc.including profitability of the micro enterprises.

The State-wise data of number of micro food processing units who availed this subsidy is at Annexure.

Annexure

Sl. No.

State

No. of beneficiaries

1.

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

                                      5

2.

Andhra Pradesh

                                  382

3.

Arunachal Pradesh

                                      1

4.

Assam

                                  124

5.

Bihar

                                      2

6.

Chandigarh

                                      5

7.

Chhattisgarh

                                    39

8.

Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu

                                      1

9.

Delhi

                                    15

10.

Goa

                                      8

11.

Gujarat

                                    14

12.

Haryana

                                  148

13.

Himachal Pradesh

                                  526

14.

Jammu And Kashmir

                                    46

15.

Karnataka

                                  355

16.

Kerala

                                    71

17.

Ladakh

                                      6

18.

Madhya Pradesh

                                  205

19.

Maharashtra

                                  900

20.

Manipur

                                    67

21.

Meghalaya

                                      8

22.

Nagaland

                                      8

23.

Odisha

                                  138

24.

Puducherry

                                      1

25.

Punjab

                                  188

26.

Rajasthan

                                    98

27.

Sikkim

                                      1

28.

Tamil Nadu

                                  737

29.

Telangana

                                  156

30.

Tripura

                                      8

31.

Uttar Pradesh

                                  385

32.

Uttarakhand

                                    19

 

Total

4667

 

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