**Executive Summary**
This document outlines government initiatives by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) to enhance food processing and minimize agricultural losses in India. It presents estimated percentage losses of various agricultural commodities based on studies conducted in 2015 and 2022. The document also details ongoing schemes like PMKSY, PMFME, and PLISFPI, with implementation timelines extending to 2026-27.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Harvest and Post-Harvest Loss Estimates:**
* Presents data from ICAR-CIPHET (2015) and NABCONS (2022) studies on estimated percentage loss for:
* Cereals
* Pulses
* Oil Seeds
* Fruits
* Vegetables
* Plantation Crops & Spices
* Milk
* Fisheries (Inland)
* Fisheries (Marine)
* Meat
* Poultry
* Egg
* **Government Schemes for Food Processing Development:**
* **Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY):**
* Implemented since 2017-18.
* Provides financial support for establishing food processing projects and related infrastructure.
* Includes components like Integrated Cold Chain and Agro Processing Clusters.
* 1619 projects sanctioned, with 1181 completed as of 31st October 2025.
* **Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme:**
* Operational from 2020-21 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore.
* Offers financial, technical, and business support for micro food processing enterprises.
* 3,86,686 applications have been sent to banks and out of which 1,62,744 loans have been sanctioned as of 31st October 2025.
* **Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI):**
* Implemented from 2021-22 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs.10,900 crores.
* Aims to support the creation of global food manufacturing champions.
* 170 applications have been approved as of 31st October 2025.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Farmers
* **Impact:** Improved returns due to reduced wastage, increased processing levels, and enhanced export opportunities for processed foods.
* **Action Required:** Engage with MoFPI schemes to access financial assistance and infrastructure development for food processing projects.
**Stakeholder:** Food Processing Enterprises (Including Micro Enterprises)
* **Impact:** Access to financial, technical, and business support for setting up or upgrading food processing facilities.
* **Action Required:** Apply for relevant schemes like PMFME and PLISFPI to avail financial incentives, infrastructure support, and technical assistance.
**Stakeholder:** Women Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
* **Impact:** Access to seed capital to support food processing activities.
* **Action Required:** Utilize seed capital support available under PMFME to enhance their food processing ventures.
**Stakeholder:** Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
* **Impact:** Support Indian brands of food products in the international market.
* **Action Required:** Continue implementing schemes for Infrastructure, Quality, Market Development etc.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI): The primary government body responsible for the initiatives and schemes discussed in the document, aiming to boost food processing and minimize loss.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY): A Central Sector umbrella scheme implemented by MoFPI to create modern infrastructure and reduce post-harvest losses.
Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme: A scheme to provide support for the upgradation of micro food processing enterprises.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI): A scheme of MoFPI intended to support creation of global food manufacturing champions and support Indian brands.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Initiatives to Boost Food Processing and
Minimize Loss
Government Schemes to Improve Food Processing and
Storage
प्रव तथ: 04 DEC 2025 3:14PM by PIB Delhi
As per studies conducted by Indian Council for Agricultural Research – Central Institute of Post-Harvest
Engineering & Technology (ICAR-CIPHET), 2015 and NABARD Consultancy Service Pvt. Ltd
(NABCONS), 2022, the estimated percentage of Harvest and Post-Harvest loss of various agricultural
produce in India is as follows:
Crops/ Commodities Estimated Percentage Loss
As per ICAR-CIPHET study As per NABCONS
study (2022)
(2015)
Cereals 4.65 - 5.99 3.89-5.92
Pulses 6.36 - 8.41 5.65-6.74
Oil Seeds 3.08 - 9.96 2.87-7.51
Fruits 6.70-15.88 6.02-15.05
Vegetables 4.58-12.44 4.87-11.61
Plantation Crops & Spices 1.18-7.89 1.29-7.33
Milk 0.92 0.87
Fisheries (Inland) 5.23 4.86
Fisheries (Marine) 10.52 8.76Meat 2.71 2.34
Poultry 6.74 5.63
Egg 7.19 6.03
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) through implementation of various initiatives and
schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Prime Minister Formalization of Micro
Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing
Industries (PLISFPI) aims for the overall development of food processing sector. Under various
components of the aforementioned schemes, the MoFPI provides financial assistance for creation of
modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlets. The
infrastructure created and assistance provided aims at providing better returns to farmers, creation of
employment opportunities, reducing wastage, increasing the processing levels and enhancing the export of
the processed foods.
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector umbrella
scheme – Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18 across the country. The
component schemes under PMKSY are (i) Mega Food Parks (MFP scheme- discontinued w.e.f.
01.04.2021), (ii) Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure (iii) Creation of Infrastructure for
Agro Processing Clusters (APC scheme), (iv) Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation
Capacities (CEFPPC scheme), (v) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (CBFL scheme-
discontinued w.e.f. 01.04.2021) and (vi) Operation Greens (OG scheme). The schemes are demand driven
and proposals are invited by floating Expression of Interest from time to time based on availability of
funds. Under these component schemes, MoFPI provides financial support in the form of grants-in-aid/
subsidy for setting up of food processing projects thereby creating both processing and preservation
infrastructure facilities including cold chain infrastructure. The facilities created under the component
schemes help in preservation & processing of raw farm produce and efficient transport of raw & finished
processed food products thereby reducing post-harvest losses of farm produce. A total of 1619 projects
have been sanctioned across the country since inception under PMKSY, out of which 1181 projects have
been completed as on 31st October, 2025.
MoFPI provides financial, technical and business support for setting up/ upgradation of micro food
processing enterprises in the country under "Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing
Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. The support is provided for potential entrepreneurs for all the products
including One District One Product (ODOP) products under PMFME Scheme across the country. The
scheme is operational from 2020-21 to 2025-26 with total outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore. As of 31st October
2025, 3,86,686 applications have been sent to banks and out of which 1,62,744 loans have been sanctioned
with term loan amount of Rs. 13.23 thousand crore. Seed Capital support of Rs. 1244.95 Crore has been
sanctioned for 3,65,935 women SHG members.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI) of MoFPI is intended,
inter alia, to support creation of global food manufacturing champions and support Indian brands of food
products in international market. The scheme is being implemented over a six-year period from 2021-22 to
2026-27 with an outlay of Rs.10,900 crores. By 31st October 2025, 170 applications have been approved
under this scheme, with beneficiaries reporting investment of ₹9,032 crore and receiving incentive of
₹2162.55 crore. Also, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
provides incentives to processed food exporters under its different schemes for Infrastructure, Quality,
Market Development etc. These schemes are implemented across 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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