108 loans sanctioned for Common Infrastructure facilities
An investment of Rs.17,015.8 crore has been mobilized across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, covering 59,202 Micro food processing enterprises, as on 31 Dec 2025.
The Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh gave this update in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 12 Mar, adding that under the PMFME Scheme, loans for 75,456 women micro food processing enterprises, 1,427 Self Help Group (SHGs), 270 Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs) and 24,445 loans in aspirational districts have been sanctioned as end of 2025.
For the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency in Odisha, loans for 49 micro food processing enterprises have been sanctioned out of which loans for 21 women micro food processing enterprises and 6 Self Help Group (SHGs) have been sanctioned.
Under the PMFME Scheme, as on 31 Dec 2025, 108 loans have been sanctioned for Common Infrastructure facilities out of which 88 loans have been disbursed and 59 facilities are operational. For the Incubation Centre, 76 proposals have been approved from 24 States/ UTs out of which 23 incubation centers have been commissioned.
Under the PMFME Scheme, 518,121 direct and indirect employment has been generated as on 31st December 2025, out of which 147 and 393 direct and indirect employment has been generated in Nabarangpur of Odisha and Pali Lok Sabha Constituencies, respectively.
The scheme provides grant-in-aid through its Branding and Marketing support to help micro food processing enterprises with limited market access to boost the visibility and sales of their products. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has also been done to facilitate marketing of products manufactured by the units supported under PMFME Scheme.
Singh said the Ministry regularly conducts meeting with lending banks and State Government to scale up the credit flow in the country including Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency and Jalgaon in Maharashtra under the scheme.
The issues being faced by micro food processing enterprises are also raised at the Department of Financial Services (DFS) level and in the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) meetings to discuss and resolve implementation challenges. Further, periodic review meetings are also conducted at state and district level by the State government.
The Ministry is also facilitating market access through participation in national and international exhibitions, buyer–seller meets and integration with e-commerce platforms across the country.
Furthermore, to promote and ensure overall development of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/ expansion of related infrastructure, including Millet processing units through its two Central Sector Scheme viz. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and a Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the country, the Minister said.
One component of PLISFPI scheme focuses on Millet-Based Products (MBP), with an outlay of Rs.800 crores. The objectives of the PLI Scheme for Millet-Based Products (PLISMBP) are to increase the use of millets in food products and promote their value addition by incentivizing the manufacturing and sale of selected millet-based products in both domestic and export markets.
As on date, out of total allocation of Rs.800 crores for PLISMBP, an amount of Rs.793.27 crore has been approved to incentivise 29 applicants, which includes 8 large and 21 Small & Medium entities.
Under PMFME Scheme, Millet based products has been identified as One District One Product (ODOP) in 21 districts in the country. Millet Mahotsav were organised in 30 districts of various States/UTs as a part of International Year of Millet (IYoM 2023) to provide support for micro food processing entrepreneurs, particularly those engaged in the processing of millet products. It aimed to foster start-ups, entrepreneurs and boost the micro sector of the food industry. As on 31.12.2025, under PMFME Scheme, 4,612 micro food processing enterprises with subsidy of Rs. 91.20 Cr for millet processing units has been approved across the country, he said. Fiinews.com
