GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 919
ANSWERED ON 04TH DECEMBER, 2025
STRENGTHENING OF RURAL FOOD SUPPLY-CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
919. SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT:
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a): whether the Government is aware of the major gaps in rural food supply-chain
infrastructure, including grading...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 919 ANSWERED ON 04TH DECEMBER, 2025 STRENGTHENING OF RURAL FOOD SUPPLY-CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
919. SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT:
Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:
(a): whether the Government is aware of the major gaps in rural food supply-chain infrastructure, including grading centres, packing units, controlled-atmosphere storage facilities, reefer vans and food-testing laboratories, as highlighted in the Annual Report 2024- 25 and if so, the reasons for the low level of public investment in these critical areas;
(b): whether the Government has undertaken any assessment of the public investment required to bridge these infrastructural gaps and if so, the details thereof; and
(c): the roadmap and timelines formulated by the Government to address these deficiencies and to strengthen rural food supply-chain infrastructure across the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)
(a) to (c): In order to address gaps in food supply-chain infrastructure and ensure overall development of Food Processing Sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its two Central Sector Schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI). MoFPI is also implementing a Centrally sponsored scheme namely PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises
(PMFME) scheme.
These schemes aim towards creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from farm gate to retail outlet which includes storage, transportation, value addition etc., thereby help in providing better returns to farmers, reducing wastage of agricultural produce, reduction in post harvest losses, enhancing productivity and increasing the processing level.
MoFPI schemes are demand driven and most of the projects approved under the schemes are in rural areas, thereby promoting public investment in rural areas to bridge these infrastructural gaps. MoFPI does not set up food processing units on its own. However, it provides financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to eligible entrepreneurs for establishing related infrastructure, through its schemes as per related scheme guidelines.
The total approved outlay for these three schemes are as under:
Name of the Scheme Implementation period Total Outlay (Rupees in Crores) PMKSY 2021-2026 6520 PLISFPI 2021-2027 10900 PMFME 2020-2026 10000 *****