Question : Achievement of PMFME Scheme

(a) the salient features, aims and objectives for launching Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme;

(b) whether the scheme has recently completed two years and if so, the details thereof alongwith the achievements made so far and challenges faced while implementing PMFME;

(c) the number of individual beneficiaries, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs) and producer cooperatives that have been benefitted out of PMFME Scheme since its launch, State-wise including Telangana;

(d) the percentage of beneficiaries in the rural and urban areas out of those who have availed the scheme;

(e) the number of skill training workshops/sessions which have been conducted under the scheme till date and the products which have been identified for the various districts under the One District One Product (ODOP) approach of the Scheme, district-wise;

(f) the number of applicants so far registered on the portal and cleared for credit linked subsidy; and

(g) the extent to which the scheme has been helpful to individual micro enterprises in unorganized segments in food processing sector?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a): As part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing enterprises in the country. The scheme is operational for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore. Scheme primarily adopts One District One Product (ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of scale in terms of procurement of inputs, availing common services and marketing of products. It provides the framework for value chain development and alignment of support infrastructure.
The scheme aims to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote formalization of the sector.

The objectives of the scheme are to build capacity of micro enterprises through increased access to credit, integration with organized supply chain by strengthening branding and marketing, increased access to common services, strengthening of institutions, research & training in the food processing sector.

The details of assistance available to Micro Food Processing Enterprises under PMFME Scheme is at Annexure-I.
(b): The Scheme was approved by the Cabinet in May, 2020 & guidelines were issued in June, 2020. The achievements made under the Scheme till date, since its inception are at Annexure-II.
The MoFPI is facing challenges in implementation of the Scheme such as non-allocation of its corresponding share by States/ UTs, non-receipt of sufficient applications under individual / group categories, delay in sanctioning of loans by banks etc.
(c) & (d): Till date, 4909 Individual Beneficiaries, 3 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), 60 Self Help Groups (SHGs) and 2 Producer Cooperatives have been benefitted under PMFME Scheme since its launch. The State-wise details including Telangana are as Annexure-III. The Scheme envisages support to both rural and urban micro food processing entrepreneurs.
(e): The Capacity Building component of the PMFME Scheme envisages to provide Food Processing and Entrepreneurship Training to the new and existing micro-food processing individuals taking benefits under the scheme. 173 training sessions have been conducted till date.The details of persons trained under the scheme are as under:

Sl. No. Type of Trainee Numbers
1 Master Trainer (MT) 485
2 District Level Trainer (DLT) 713
3 District Resource Person (DRP) 575
4 Beneficiary 4244

The District-wise list of the products which have been identified under the One District One Product (ODOP) approach under the scheme is at Annexure-IV.
(f) & (g): Till date, 26,424 applications of individual micro food processing enterprises have been submitted for Credit linked subsidy out of which 4974 loans sanctioned. Subsidy/ Grant –in-Aid released to 1280 beneficiaries amounting to Rs. 39.84 crore under the scheme.

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