Government schemes help boost food processing sector to meet global quality, safety standards: Prahlad Singh Patel
Prahlad Singh Patel said on Thursday. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme are three pivotal programmes actively championed by the food processing ministry, the minister said while speaking at speaking at 3-day ANUTEC — International FoodTec India & ANUFOOD India 2023.
«These initiatives raise (help) our industry to meet global quality and safety standards, benefiting the entire food processing value chain.
»The government has allocated Rs 4,600 crores to sustain PMKSY, and recently, the allocation of an additional Rs 920 crores to PMKSY reaffirms its commitment to sector growth and development.
Our government always stands ready to support technological advancements and competitiveness whenever the need arises," he added.
At the same event, Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary (SME) in the Ministry of MSME, said micro, small and medium enterprises contribute 30 per cent to the country's GDP, and the goal is to make MSMEs globally competitive as well as the second-largest employment generator in India by 2047. «In India, the MSME Ministry accounts for over 30 per cent of the GDP, almost 50 per cent of exports and 45 per cent of industrial output.
