**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) reports on employment generation in the food processing sector in India. The sector contributes significantly to employment, exports, and Gross Value Added (GVA). MoFPI schemes like PMKSY, PLISFPI, and PMFME are incentivizing infrastructure development and creating off-farm employment opportunities. Data is updated as of October 31st, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Employment & Economic Contribution:**
* The food processing sector contributes 12.91% of total registered/organized sector employment (Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23).
* It accounts for 20.4% of total Agri-food exports in 2024-25 and 7.93% of Manufacturing Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2023-24.
* The Gross Value Added (GVA) increased from Rs.1.34 lakh Crore in 2014-15 to Rs 2.24 lakh crore in 2023-24.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* MoFPI is incentivizing infrastructure development through Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI).
* The centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme is also being implemented.
* These schemes are demand-driven and implemented across the country to create off-farm employment.
* **Employment Generation Numbers (as of October 31st, 2025):**
* PMKSY schemes have generated 4.53 lakh direct/indirect employment opportunities.
* PMFME scheme has generated 4.88 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities.
* PLISFPI has generated 3.39 lakh direct/indirect employment opportunities.
* **Annual Survey of Industries (ASI):**
* Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducts regular surveys to cover manufacturing units including the food processing sector.
* State-wise women employment in the food processing sector for the year 2023-24 is provided in the annexure.
* Information related to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and minority community workers has not been captured in ASI.
**Impact Analysis**
**Food Processing Industries:**
* **Impact:** The industries are being incentivized to set up or expand infrastructure, leading to potential growth and increased production.
* **Action Required:** Evaluate and utilize available schemes (PMKSY, PLISFPI, PMFME) to expand infrastructure and operational projects.
**Women:**
* **Impact:** Increased employment opportunities in the food processing sector are being created.
* **Action Required:** Refer to the annexure for state-wise data on women's employment and assess potential areas for further participation.
**Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Minority Community Workers:**
* **Impact:** Their employment data is not currently captured in ASI, indicating a gap in statistical representation.
* **Action Required:** Future surveys should consider capturing this information to better understand their involvement and needs in the food processing sector.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI): The central government ministry responsible for the development of the food processing sector in India and the implementation of related schemes.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY): A Central Sector Scheme incentivizing infrastructure development in the food processing sector.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI): A Central Sector Scheme incentivizing production in the food processing sector.
PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme: A Centrally sponsored scheme for formalizing micro food processing enterprises.
Annual Survey of Industries: Regular survey conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation that covers the manufacturing units including food processing sector in the registered sector.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Employment Generation in Food Processing
Sector
Food Processing Sector Drives Employment Growth and
Industrial Output Across India
MoFPI Schemes Boost Women’s Participation and Expand
Opportunities in Food Processing Industry
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 2:08PM by PIB Delhi
Food processing sector is one of the largest employment provider in the organized manufacturing sector
contributing 12.91% of employment in the total registered/organized sector as per the report of Annual
Survey of Industries 2022-23. Food Processing sector accounts for 20.4% of exports in total Agri-food
exports in 2024-25 and having share of 7.93 % of Manufacturing Gross Value Added (GVA) in the country
during 2023-24 (as per 1st Revised Estimates). The Gross Value Added (GVA) in this sector has increased
from Rs.1.34 lakh Crore in 2014-15 to Rs 2.24 lakh crore in 2023-24 (as per 1st revised estimates).
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has conducted regular survey i.e. Annual Survey of
Industries which covers the manufacturing units (including food processing sector) in the registered
sector. As per the latest report of the Annual Survey of Industry (ASI) for the year 2023-24, State-wise
women employment in the food processing sector is placed at Annexure. The information related to
Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and minority community workers has not been captured in
ASI.
Further, 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). Further, a Centrally sponsored PM
Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme is also being implemented by
MoFPI. All these three schemes are demand driven and are implemented across the country and thereby
creating off-farm employment opportunities in Food Processing Sector. So far, 4.53 lakh direct/ indirect
employment opportunities have been generated from the operational projects under component schemes of
PMKSY across the country, as on 31st October, 2025. 4.88 direct and indirect employment opportunities
has been generated under PMFME scheme across the country, as on 31st October, 2025. 3.39 lakh direct/
indirect employment opportunities has been generated under PLISFPI across the country, as on 31st
October, 2025.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Shri Ravneet Singh in a
written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
State-wise estimate of Women Employment (Directly Employed) in the food processing sector
Women (Directly employed)
S.No State 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 24 33 36
2 Andhra Pradesh 47102 44492 50454
3 Arunachal Pradesh 248 237 282
4 Assam 7276 8468 8223
5 Bihar 707 626 1000
6 Chandigarh 51 36 34
7 Chhattisgarh 1052 1848 2093
8 Dadra & N Haveli & Daman & Diu 160 196 220
9 Delhi 444 183 259
10 Goa 833 1564 945
11 Gujarat 9562 10704 11112
12 Haryana 1212 863 1198
13 Himachal Pradesh 429 471 633
14 Jammu & Kashmir 302 287 352
15 Jharkhand 872 557 608
16 Karnataka 15784 20488 21213
17 Kerala 43131 38999 38727
18 Ladakh 0 15 919 Madhya Pradesh 1750 2639 5637
20 Maharashtra 8738 8083 8108
21 Manipur 252 150 288
22 Meghalaya 67 65 82
23 Mizoram 28 28 30
24 Nagaland 22 25 23
25 Odisha 3691 2641 3592
26 Puducherry 284 497 432
27 Punjab 1322 9693 2667
28 Rajasthan 1404 2311 1654
29 Sikkim 445 470 491
30 Tamil Nadu 48869 45544 48941
31 Telangana 5302 6569 4980
32 Tripura 295 222 237
33 Uttar Pradesh 3016 3404 4373
34 Uttarakhand 708 797 850
35 West Bengal 4802 3845 4633
Source: Annual Survey of Industries, 2021-22 2022-23 & 2023-2024
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