Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries addressed Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 703 on July 24, 2025, regarding the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. As of June 2025, 170 applications have been approved with a budget outlay of Rs. 10,900 crore. The scheme aims to enhance food processing capacity and increase the demand for Indian products in global markets.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Project Approvals and Finances:**
* 170 applications approved under the PLI scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI).
* The budget outlay of the scheme is Rs. 10,900 crore.
* **State-wise Project Distribution:**
* 48 projects approved in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
* No projects approved in the Phulpur Lok Sabha Constituency.
* Details of sanctioned projects, including beneficiary names, districts, committed investment, and actual reported investment, are available in the Annexure for Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
* **Increase in Food Processing Capacity:**
* The scheme has led to an increase in food processing capacity of 35.00 lakh MT per annum in the Country.
* Increase in food processing capacity in Chhattisgarh: 0.18 lakh MT per annum.
* Increase in food processing capacity in Maharashtra: 4.34 lakh MT per annum.
* Increase in food processing capacity in Rajasthan: 1.23 lakh MT per annum.
* **Employment Generation:**
* 3,39,034 jobs generated, including direct and indirect employment.
* State-wise data on employment and farmers benefitted is not maintained.
* **Value Addition and Export:**
* Incentives are admissible where the entire manufacturing chain, including primary processing, occurs in India.
* Total export of agricultural processed food products approved under PLISFPI has increased with a CAGR of 13.23% as on 2024-25 with reference to 2019-20.
* **Investment Details:**
* Total investment of Rs. 9032 crores made by approved companies across the country under the PLISFPI.
* Details of investment made in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan are in the Annexure.
Impact Analysis:
* **Food Processing Companies:**
* Impact: Benefit from financial incentives, increased production capacity, and potential for export growth.
* Action Required: Execute projects as per approved plans, report investment and production data, and ensure compliance with scheme guidelines.
* **Farmers:**
* Impact: Potential for increased demand for agricultural produce and enhanced value addition.
* Action Required: No specific action outlined; benefits are indirect through increased demand.
* **Government (Ministry of Food Processing Industries):**
* Impact: Oversight and monitoring of the PLISFPI scheme's implementation and achievement of its objectives.
* Action Required: Continue to monitor project progress, assess the impact on food processing capacity and employment, and evaluate the scheme's overall effectiveness.
* **Consumers:**
* Impact: Access to a wider range of processed food products.
* Action Required: No specific action outlined; benefits are indirect through wider availability.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Food Processing Industries: A ministry within the Government of India responsible for food processing industries.
Production Linked Incentive scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI): A government scheme designed to boost food processing capacity and value addition in the agricultural sector.
Chhattisgarh: A state in India where projects have been approved under the PLISFPI scheme.
Maharashtra: A state in India where projects have been approved under the PLISFPI scheme.
Rajasthan: A state in India where projects have been approved under the PLISFPI scheme.
Phulpur Lok Sabha Constituency: A Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, India, where no projects have been approved under the PLISFPI scheme.
Bikaji Foods International: An Indian food processing company with multiple projects sanctioned under PLISFPI scheme in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding the PLI scheme was raised.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 703
ANSWERED ON 24TH JULY, 2025
PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PLI SCHEME
703. SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:
SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:
SMT. POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM:
SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:
SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:
SHRI DULU MAHATO:
SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:
SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:
SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR
SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:
SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:
SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:
SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:
SHRI GODAM NAGESH:
SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:
SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of projects sanctioned and financed by the Government under the
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme by June, 2025;
(b) whether any projects related to the States of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and
Phulpur Lok Sabha Constituency have also been covered under the said scheme and
if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said scheme has led to an increase in food processing capacity of the
country, particularly in each of the said States and if so, the details thereof;
(d) the total number of jobs generated so far along with its impact in the food processing
sector of the country and particularly in each of the said States including the number
of farmers benefitted therefrom;
(e) whether the said scheme has helped/resulted in enhancing the value addition of
agricultural produce and improved/increased the demand for Indian products in global
markets; and
(f) if so, the details thereof along with the benefits achieved in the country including the
said States under the said scheme?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)
(a) The budget outlay of the scheme is Rs.10,900 crore and total 170 applications have
been approved under various categories of the Production Linked Incentive scheme for Food
Processing Industries (PLISFPI).(b) Total 48 projects have been approved under PLISFPI in the States of Chhattisgarh,
Maharashtra and Rajasthan. No project has been approved in the Phulpur Lok Sabha
Constituency. The details of projects approved in these States are at Annexure.
(c) The scheme has led to increase in food processing capacity of 35.00 lakh MT per annum
in the Country. The food processing capacity added in the States of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
and Rajasthan are as under:
Increase in Food Processing capacity [in Lakh Metric
Ton per Annum]
Chhattisgarh 0.18
Maharashtra 4.34
Rajasthan 1.23
(d) The total number of 03,39,034, both Direct and Indirect employment, have been
generated so far under the PLISFPI. State-wise data on employment and farmers benefitted is
not maintained.
(e) 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. Total export of agricultural processed food
products approved under PLISFPI has increased with a CAGR of 13.23% as on 2024-25 with
reference to 2019-20.
(f) Under the PLISFPI, total investment of Rs. 9032 crores made by the approved
companies across the country. The details of investment made in the States of Chhattisgarh,
Maharashtra and Rajasthan under the PLISFPI are at Annexure.
*****ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (f) OF THE LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 703 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2025 REGARDING
“PROJECTS SANCTIONED UNDER PLI SCHEME”
Details of projects sanctioned under PLISFPI Scheme in the States of Chhattisgarh,
Maharashtra and Rajasthan
Sl. State Beneficiary Name District Committed Actual/Reporte
No. Investment d Investment
(Rs. in (Rs. in Crores)
Crores)
1 Chhatisgarh Bikaji Foods International Durg 40.93 45.13
Limited
2 Maharashtra Achal Cashews Private Kolhapur 0 0
Limited
3 Maharashtra Britannia Industries Limited Ranjangaon 51 191.33
4 Maharashtra Chordia Food Products Satara 0 0
Limited
5 Maharashtra Drums Food International Pune 0 0
Private Limited
6 Maharashtra Early Foods Private Limited Pune 0 0
7 Maharashtra Everest Food Products Pvt Mumbai 9 11.06
Ltd
8 Maharashtra Exotic Fruits Private Nashik 76.86 133.19
Limited
9 Maharashtra Exotic Fruits Private Ratnagiri 6.79 1.18
Limited
10 Maharashtra Fazlani Exports Private Mumbai 0.00 0
Limited
11 Maharashtra Foods And Inns Limited Nashik 9.45 20.13
12 Maharashtra Gadre Marine Export Ratnagiri 61.44 76
Private Limited
13 Maharashtra Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Thane 16.41 15.25
Marketing Federation Ltd
14 Maharashtra Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Nagpur 27.45 75.57
Marketing Federation Ltd
15 Maharashtra Gujarat Co-Operative Milk Navi 69.1 131.5
Marketing Federation Ltd Mumbai
16 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 4.66 10.52
International Private Limted
17 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 11.72 31.83
International Private Limted
18 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 10.64 12.45
International Private Limted
19 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 12.59 32.83
International Private Limted
20 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 4.42 13.43
International Private Limted
21 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 1.35 6.31
International Private LimtedSl. State Beneficiary Name District Committed Actual/Reporte
No. Investment d Investment
(Rs. in (Rs. in Crores)
Crores)
22 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 0.76 2.44
International Private Limted
23 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 120 129.03
International Private Limted
24 Maharashtra Haldiram Foods Nagpur 22.69 24.41
International Private Limted
25 Maharashtra Hindustan Unilever Limited Nashik 35.22 36.33
26 Maharashtra HW Wellness Solutions Pune 0 0
27 Maharashtra Indapur Dairy And Milk Pune 45.9 50.18
Products Limited
28 Maharashtra Marico Limited Jalgaon 0 0
29 Maharashtra N B Laboratories Private Nagpur 0 0
Limited
30 Maharashtra Nagshetiya Industries Nashik 0 0
31 Maharashtra Parag Milk Foods Limited Pune 28.65 32.37
32 Maharashtra Parle Agro Private Limited Raigad 24 54.95
33 Maharashtra Parle Biscuits Pvt Ltd Thane 9.19 9.66
34 Maharashtra Pravin Masalewale Pune 4.55 5.36
35 Maharashtra Pravin Masalewale Pune 20.33 20.69
36 Maharashtra Pravin Masalewale Satara/BHA 7.88 7.88
NDGAON
37 Maharashtra Sahyadri Farms Post Nashik 55.53 71.09
Harvest Care Limited
38 Maharashtra Shanti Agro Industries Sindhudurg 0 0
39 Maharashtra Sunfresh Agro Industries Ahmednagar 26.47 28.66
Pvt Ltd
40 Maharashtra Suruchi Spices Pvt Ltd Nagpur 57.59 62.02
41 Maharashtra Suruchi Spices Pvt Ltd Nagpur 46.93 48.92
42 Maharashtra Tasty Bite Eatables Limited Pune 66.45 82.61
43 Rajasthan Bikaji Foods International Bikaner 76.04 103.81
Limited
44 Rajasthan Bikaji Foods International Bikaner 58.9 53.04
Limited
45 Rajasthan Bikaji Foods International Bikaner 17.09 31.26
Limited
46 Rajasthan Bikaji Foods International Bikaner 78.09 73.57
Limited (Frozen Unit)
47 Rajasthan ITC Limited Sikar 6 0.11
48 Rajasthan MTR Foods Private Limited Kota 8.7 11.17
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