**Summary:**
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is actively supporting the development of Food Processing Industries through its central sector schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI), and the Centrally Sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme. These schemes incentivize the establishment and expansion of related infrastructure. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and cooperatives are eligible for grants under these MoFPI schemes. As of July 25, 2025, MoFPI has approved 166 FPO proposals, 1228 SHG proposals, and 61 cooperative proposals. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Ravneet Singh, in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Food Processing Industries: The government ministry responsible for promoting the food processing industry.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY): A Central Sector scheme to incentivize the development of food processing infrastructure.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI): A scheme to provide incentives linked to production for the food processing industry.
Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme: A Centrally Sponsored scheme for formalizing micro food processing enterprises.
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs): Organizations of farmers eligible for grants under MoFPI schemes.
Self-Help Groups (SHGs): Groups of individuals eligible for grants under MoFPI schemes.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where information related to the Ministry was presented.
Shri Ravneet Singh: Minister of State for Food Processing Industries.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Initiatives to Support FPOS and SHGS
Posted On: 25 JUL 2025 6:22PM by PIB Delhi
In order to promote and ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food
Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its
Central Sector schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production
Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored – Pradhan Mantri
Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the country.
Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and cooperatives are also eligible for
availing grants under these schemes of MoFPI.
So far, MoFPI has approved 166 proposals of Farmer Producer Organisations, 1228 that of Self-Help Groups
and 61 that of cooperatives under the schemes implemented by MoFPI.
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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