Parliament Question: Performance and impact of the PLI Scheme for Food Processing Industries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2483 ANSWERED ON 13TH MARCH, 2026 PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT OF THE PLI SCHEME FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES 2483# SHRI BRIJ LAL:

SHRI SADANAND MHALU SHET TANAVADE:

SHRI MITHLESH KUMAR:

SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL:

DR. ANIL SUKHDEORAO BONDE:

SHRI UJJWAL DEORAO NIKAM:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the year-wise budgetary allocations, funds released and incentives disbursed under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Food Processing Industries since its inception, along with the segment-wise and category-wise number of beneficiaries approved particularly in Bihar;

(b) the total investment mobilised, additional production achieved, incentives disbursed and employment generated at the national level, the details thereof State-wise;

(c) the extent of participation of MSMEs, cooperatives and organic or innovative food product manufacturers under the Scheme; and

(d) whether any steps have been taken to enhance value addition, brand development and global competitiveness of Indian food products? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) for the period from Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 to FY 2026-27, with an approved outlay of ₹10,900 crores. The details of year-wise budgetary allocations, funds released and incentives disbursed under the scheme till

date are as under: (Rs. in crores) Financial Budget Estimate Revised Estimate Funds released including Incentive Year (BE) (RE) Disbursed 2021-22 10.00 10.00 9.27 2022-23 1022.00 801.00 489.83 2023-24 1530.00 1150.00 590.502024-25 1444.02 700.00 448.36 2025-26 1200.00 1200.00 1109.69 The segment-wise and category-wise number of beneficiaries / applications approved under

the PLISFPI Scheme in the country including Bihar is as under:

Sl. Category Segment No. of Total No. approvals 1 Category – I RTE/RTC 12 51 F&V 26 Marine 09 Mozzarella 04 Cheese 2 Category –II Innovative 2 15 Organic 13 3 Category –III B&M 73 73 4 PLI Scheme for Millet-Based Large Entities 8 29 Products (PLISMBP) MSME 21 Total 168 168 In the State of Bihar, food processing units at 7 locations with a total investment of Rs. 660.37 crores under Category-I of the PLISFPI Scheme have been approved and become operational.

(b): A cumulative investment of about Rs.9207 Crore has been made by the approved applicants till 31.12.2025. Around 35 lakh metric tonnes per annum of processing and preservation capacity has been created under the scheme. About 3.29 lakhs, both Direct and Indirect employment, have been generated across the country. The State-wise details of investment made under Category-I of the scheme is at Annexure.

(c): Out of 168 applicants approved under PLISFPI Scheme, 69 applicants are under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) category. In addition, 40 contract manufacturing units of main approved applicants are also from MSME. Out of 168 applicants approved under PLISFPI, 2 applicants are cooperatives, 13 applicants are under organic segment and 2 applicants are under the segment for innovative food products.

(d): The objectives of the Scheme are to support the creation of global food manufacturing champions, promote Indian brands of food products, increase employment opportunities for off-farm jobs, ensure remunerative prices of farm produce and higher income to the farmers. The incentives under the PLISFPI are admissible where the entire chain of manufacturing processes, including primary processing, of the food products applied for coverage under the scheme takes place in India. The incentives are also provided to promote branding and marketing abroad by approved beneficiaries / applicants.

*****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2483 FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2026 REGARDING “PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT OF THE PLI SCHEME FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES” State-wise details of investment made under Category-I of the PLISFPI Scheme Sl. No. State Number of locations/units Investment Achieved (Rs. in crores) 1 Andhra Pradesh 34 1313.33 2 Assam 3 46.54 3 Bihar 7 660.37 4 Chhatisgarh 1 45.14 5 Goa 1 20.21 6 Gujarat 27 1599.88 7 Haryana 6 80.62 8 Himachal Pradesh 1 10.93 9 Jammu & Kashmir 2 78.6 10 Jharkhand 2 11.76 11 Karnataka 13 312.87 12 Kerala 7 193.34 13 Madhya Pradesh 8 657.69 14 Maharashtra 31 1368.71 15 Odisha 6 196.56 16 Punjab 6 136.02 17 Rajasthan 6 279.94 18 Tamil Nadu 11 390.91 19 Telangana 8 245.5 20 Uttar Pradesh 23 1242.83 21 Uttarakhand 2 132.72 22 West Bengal 8 182.53 Total 213 9207.00