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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3906
ANSWERED ON 27TH MARCH, 2026
FOOD PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PM-FME SCHEME
3906. SHRI MILIND MURLI DEORA:
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the number of micro food processing enterprises supported under the Pradhan Mantri
Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) scheme, State-wise;
(b) the extent of reduction in post-harvest losses due to creation of cold chain infrastructure;
(c) whether any evaluation has been conducted of Mega Food Parks and their utilization levels;
and
(d) the steps taken to enhance value addition and exports of processed food products?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)
(a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME)
Scheme, loans for 1,72,707 micro food processing enterprises have been sanctioned as on 31st
December 2025. The State-wise details are at Annexure I.
(b): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) estimates post-harvest losses
from time to time for various agri-produces in the country through commissioning of studies based
on primary surveys. Two studies were commissioned by the Ministry through (i) Indian Council
of Agriculture Research (ICAR) -Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology
(CIPHET), 2015 with reference year 2012-14 and (ii) NABARD Consultancy Service Pvt. Ltd
(NABCONS), 2022 with reference year 2020-22. Accordingly, the estimated percentage of
Harvest and Post-Harvest loss of various agricultural produce in India at various stages of the
supply chain is at Annexure II.
In addition to this, the study on Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC
& VAI) conducted by this Ministry through M/s AMS, New Delhi reported that 45.76 Lakh MT
Per Annum has been processed carrying a value of Rs. 25525.88 crore by implementing ICC &
VAI across the country.
(c): Under the Mega Food Park Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY),
Assessment / impact evaluation study of the scheme were being carried out regularly through third
party in the years 2012, 2014 & 2015 and the last assessment was done in 2020-21. Impact
evaluation report has recommended to critically review and relaunch the scheme with significant
modification or to design a new scheme (in consultation with industry and other stakeholders) that
complements the existing Mega Food Park projects and accelerates the promotion of food
processing sector in the country.The scheme has requirement of at least 50 acres of land, which often was a deterrent in hilly
and difficult areas. After taking into account recommendations of many state Governments &
Working Group constituted under 12th FC, a new scheme of Agro Processing Cluster was launched
under PMKSY to develop common infrastructure in relatively smaller geographical area of 10
acres. Since the intent behind MFP scheme was already supplanted under APC scheme, hence it
has been decided to discontinue the MFP scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2021 with provision for committed
lability.
(d): Under the PMFME Scheme, support is provided to individual micro food processing
enterprises, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), cooperatives, and Self Help Groups (SHGs)
with credit-linked capital subsidy, capacity building, branding and marketing support. The capital
subsidy support is provided to the micro food processing enterprises for purchase of plant and
machinery and technical civil work to modernize and promote value addition. Capacity Building
programmes are conducted to improve product quality, packaging and compliance with food safety
and export standards.
Branding and Marketing support under the PMFME Scheme with a grant of upto 50% of
the eligible project cost is provided to the groups of FPOs/SHGs/Cooperatives or an Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of micro food processing enterprises following the cluster approach for
developing a common brand with provision for quality control, standardisation, packaging and
adhering to food safety parameters for consumer retail sale. In order to promote the exports of
processed food products, support is provided to establish end-to-end market linkages through
buyer–seller meets, participation in fairs and exhibitions, and integration with organised retail and
e-commerce platforms. In addition, Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) provides incentives to processed food exporters including micro
food processors under its different schemes for Infrastructure Development, Quality, Market
Development etc.
*****ANNEXURE I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3906 FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2026 REGARDING “FOOD
PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PM-FME SCHEME
State-wise number of loans sanctioned under PMFME Scheme as on 31st December 2025
SN State/UT Number of Micro Enterprises
1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 18
2 Andhra Pradesh 8651
3 Arunachal Pradesh 149
4 Assam 5194
5 Bihar 28648
6 Chandigarh 5
7 Chhattisgarh 1442
8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu 12
9 Delhi 378
10 Goa 141
11 Gujarat 1217
12 Haryana 1737
13 Himachal Pradesh 2628
14 Jammu And Kashmir 2121
15 Jharkhand 4665
16 Karnataka 8402
17 Kerala 8478
18 Ladakh 96
19 Madhya Pradesh 13221
20 Maharashtra 27360
21 Manipur 310
22 Meghalaya 237
23 Mizoram 67
24 Nagaland 440
25 Odisha 3075
26 Puducherry 203
27 Punjab 3108
28 Rajasthan 1444
29 Sikkim 66
30 Tamil Nadu 17869
31 Telangana 7345
32 Tripura 286
33 Uttar Pradesh 22060
34 Uttarakhand 1087
35 West Bengal 547
Total 172707
*****ANNEXURE II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3906 FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2026 REGARDING “FOOD
PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PM-FME SCHEME”
Post-harvest losses of major crops and commodities
Crops/ Commodities Loss (%)
As per ICAR-CIPHET As per NABCONS
Study (2015)* study (2022)**
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 8.76
Meat 2.71 2.34
Poultry 6.74 5.63
Egg 7.19 6.03
Source: *Report on Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post Harvest Losses of Major Crops and commodities in
India, 2015. **NABCONS Study 2022
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