(a) the details of the districts of the States where ‘One District, One Product’ (ODOP) Scheme has been started;
(b) the details of the Budget allocation for this Scheme; and
(c) the capacity in which the local farmers, farmer- groups, Farmer Producer Organizations(FPOs) and cooperative societies will be included in this Scheme?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)
(a): The District-wise list of the ODOP products which have been identified under the Centrally Sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" implemented by Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is at Annexure.
(b): The PMFME Scheme has been approved by the Government for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Crore.
(c): The PMFME scheme envisages following support to Individual Micro Enterprises, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Producer Cooperatives:
i. Support to Individual Micro Enterprises: Credit-linked capital subsidy @35% of the eligible project cost, maximum ceiling Rs.10 lakh per unit;
ii. Support to FPOs/ SHGs/ Producer Cooperatives: Credit linked Grant @35% to support clusters and groups such as FPOs/ SHGs/ Producer Cooperatives along their entire value chain for sorting, grading, storage, common processing, packaging, marketing, testing etc.
iii. Support to SHGs for seed capital: Seed capital @ Rs. 40,000/- per member of SHG engaged in food processing for working capital and purchase of small tools.
iv. Support for Common Infrastructure: Credit linked grant @ 35% to support FPOs, SHGs, Cooperatives, any Government agency or private enterprises for Common infrastructure. The common infrastructure will also be available for other units and public to utilize on hiring basis for substantial part of the capacity.
v. Branding and Marketing Support: Grant upto 50% for Branding and Marketing to groups of FPOs/ SHGs/ Cooperatives or an SPV of micro food processing enterprises.
vi. Capacity Building: The scheme envisages training for Entrepreneurship Development Skilling (EDP+): program modified to meet the requirement of food processing industry and product specific skilling.
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