Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan

Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme  as a part of “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”. Union Minister said that the Scheme would generate total investment of Rs 35,000 crore and generate 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled employment and benefit 8 lakh units through access to information, training, better exposure and formalization.

Objective of the scheme:

• The scheme has been launched by the government to provide support to the local unorganized food units in rural India.
• The scheme aims at providing employment as well as to benefit 8 lakh units across the country to increase the productivity in quantity as well as in quality.
• The scheme will work on the up-gradation of the existing micro food processing enterprises.

PM FME Scheme:

• The Ministry of Food Processing Units (MoFPI) has launched an All India centrally sponsored scheme that will be implemented over five years from FY21 to FY25 with a budget of Rs. 10,000 crore.
• The expenditure under the scheme will be shared in 60:40 percent ratio between state and central governments.
• It will 90:10 ratio with the Himalayan and the Northeastern States, 60:40 percent ratio with UTs with Legislatures, and 100% by the centre for other Union territories (UTs).

Scheme Financing:

It is a centrally sponsored scheme under which an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore will be made.

The outlay will be shared by the Central and State Governments in the following manner:

• In the ratio of 60:40 between the central and state governments;
• In the ratio of 90:10 between the North East and the Himalayan States;
• Union Territories with Legislature in the ratio of 60:40;
• In other Union Territories, 100% of the expenditure will be borne by the Central

Other aspects of the scheme:

• Under the scheme, units producing products other than ODOP products will also be supported.
• Along with the development of infrastructure for ODOP products, assistance will also be provided for branding and marketing.
• Under the scheme, ‘Waste to Wealth’ products, small forest products will be encouraged.
• Special attention will be focused on Aspirational Districts.

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