**Summary:**
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing multiple schemes to bolster the development of the Food Processing Industry (FPI) and generate employment. These include two Central Sector Schemes: the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI), along with a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME).
PMKSY provides financial assistance for establishing food processing industries with a total outlay of Rs 5520 Crore from 2021-2022 to 2025-26. The PMFME scheme offers financial, technical, and business support for setting up and upgrading micro food processing enterprises, operating from 2020-2021 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore. PLISFPI aims to create global food manufacturing champions and support Indian food brands in the international market, running from 2021-22 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores.
The budget and expenditure for FY 2025-26 for each scheme are as follows: PMKSY had a Budget Estimate of Rs 903.38 Cr and Actual Expenditure of Rs 131.24 Cr; PMFME had a Budget Estimate of Rs 2000 Cr and Actual Expenditure of Rs 265.77 Cr; and PLISFPI had a Budget Estimate of Rs 1200 Cr and Actual Expenditure of Rs 207.07 Cr (as of 24.07.2025).
This information was provided by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Ravneet Singh, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on July 31, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Food Processing Industries: The Indian governmental ministry responsible for the development of the food processing sector.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana: A Central Sector Scheme incentivizing infrastructure development in the food processing industry, abbreviated as PMKSY.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry: A Central Sector Scheme designed to support the creation of global food manufacturing champions and promote Indian food brands, abbreviated as PLISFPI.
PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises: A Centrally sponsored scheme implemented by MoFPI to create off-farm employment opportunities in the Food Processing Sector, abbreviated as PMFME scheme.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where information related to the schemes was presented.
Shri Ravneet Singh: Minister of State for Food Processing Industries who provided the information in a written reply.
Delhi: Location where the information was posted.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Employment through FPI Schemes
Posted On: 31 JUL 2025 5:49PM by PIB Delhi
In order to ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector
Schemes namely Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme and Production Linked
Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI). Further, a Centrally sponsored scheme namely
PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme is also being implemented by
MoFPI across the country and thereby creating off-farm employment opportunities in Food Processing Sector.
Under PMKSY, financial assistance is provided to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing
industries. Total outlay of PMKSY is Rs 5520 Crore from 2021-2022 to 2025-26. Under PMFME
scheme, financial, technical and business support is provided for setting up / upgradation of micro
food processing enterprises. The scheme is operational for a period from 2020 – 2021 to 2025-26
with an outlay of Rs.10,000 Crore.PLISFPI is, inter alia, intended to support creation of global food
manufacturing champions and support Indian brands of food products in international market. The
Scheme is operational for a period from 2021-22 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores.
The total allocation and funds utilized under schemes of MoFPI for food processing sector for FY
2025-26 is as under:-
FY 2025-26 FY 2025-26
Name of the Scheme Budget Estimate Actual Expenditure*
(Rs in Cr) (Rs in Cr.)
PMKSY 903.38 131.24
PMFME 2000 265.77
PLISFPI 1200 207.07
* as on 24.07.2025
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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