The Ministry of Finance said that 1,646 food processing projects have been sanctioned under various sub – schemes of PM Kisan Sampad Yojana. It is expected to creation processing and preservation capacity of 428.04 LMT/annum, besides employment generation of 13.42 lakh and extending benifits to 51.24 lakh farmers is also targeted through these projects. Under PMFME Yojana, more than 3.10 lakh SHGs with seed capital support and 1,14,388 individuals with credit linkages subsidy have been sanctioned till December 18, 2024.
The government is pushing to increase the level of processing and enhance the export of processed foods through the creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management from firm gate to retail outlet. Expression of Interest was issued in August 2024 for inviting proposals for setting of multi-product food irradiation units under integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure scheme of PMKSY. Incentives worth Rs 1,084 crore have been disbursed so far in 85 eligible cases.
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