Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Expansion of PMFME Scheme
Posted On:
31 JUL 2025 5:52PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, 1,44,517 Loans have been sanctioned for Credit Linked Subsidy to individual micro food processing units and groups (SHGs, FPOs, cooperatives) till 30th June 2025. The year-wise details of loans sanctioned are mentioned below:
|
Financial Year
|
No. of Loans Sanctioned
|
|
FY 2020-21
|
0
|
|
FY 2021-22
|
3218
|
|
FY 2022-23
|
28492
|
|
FY 2023-24
|
54594
|
|
FY 2024-25
|
50875
|
|
FY 2025-26
|
7338
|
|
Total
|
1,44,517
|
Under the PMFME Scheme, Componentand Category wise total number of units approved till 30th June 2025, are as follows:
|
S. No.
|
Component
|
No. of Applications Sanctioned
|
Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in Crore)
|
|
1.
|
Credit Linked Subsidy
|
1,44,517
|
11501.79*
|
|
|
General
|
49,035
|
10629.26
|
|
SC
|
12,361
|
609.39
|
|
ST
|
7,566
|
263.14
|
|
2.
|
Seed Capital**
|
3,48,907
|
1182.48
|
|
3.
|
Common Infrastructure**
|
93
|
187.20
|
|
4.
|
Branding & Marketing**
|
27
|
82.82
|
*Loan amount sanctioned
**Category-wise bifurcation of these components not maintained
The details of year-wise Centre Share released to the Sates/ UTs for implementation of various components of the scheme as on 30th June 2025, is mentioned below:
|
Financial Year
|
Amount of Centre Share Released
(Rs. in Crore)
|
|
FY 2020-21
|
367.6
|
|
FY 2021-22
|
297.44
|
|
FY 2022-23
|
268.52
|
|
FY 2023-24
|
765.3
|
|
FY 2024-25
|
1142.6
|
|
FY 2025-26
|
949.63
|
|
Total
|
3791.1
|
Mid-term evaluation study of the PMFME Scheme conducted by a third party has recommended for continuation of the PMFME Scheme beyond its current period. However, till date, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has not submitted any proposal to Government in this regard.
The GVA and employment in food processing Industry in India from 2020-2021, as per the latest data available, is as below:
|
Year
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
|
Gross Value Added (GVA)#
(Rs. In lakh crore)
|
1.96
|
1.90
|
2.08
|
2.24
|
#As per First Revised Estimates of National Accounts Division, Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
|
Year
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
|
Employment in FPI##
|
2036874
|
2068048
|
2296654
|
##As per the latest report of Annual Survey of Industries released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Further, the GVA of FPI is 1.39%of over all GVA of the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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