Centre released ₹3,700 crore under PM-FME scheme; over 1 lakh entrepreneurs trained, says Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the release of over ₹3,700 crore under the PM-FME scheme, supporting over one lakh entreprene...
15 Oct, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
FM Sitharaman says Rs 3,700 crore released to states under PM-FME schemeFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the PM-FME scheme has released over Rs 3,700 crore to states and sanctioned Rs 11,000 cr...
15 Oct, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
US, UK, Canada quiz India's SPECS scheme, sops at WTOThe US, UK, and Canada have raised concerns at the WTO regarding India's Make in India initiative and various subsidy programs. Questions w...
01 May, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
1,646 projects valued Rs 31,830 crore sanctioned so far under PM Kisan SampadaThe Ministry of Finance announced that 1,646 food processing projects worth Rs 31,830 crore have been sanctioned under PM Kisan Sampada Yoj...
18 Jan, 2025, 01.28 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces loan waivers for 5,119 women under microfinance relief schemeAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Golaghat as part of a 12-day development initiative. He distributed aid to flood-affected ...
14 Dec, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
India's food processing PLI scheme creates 2.89 lakh jobs with Rs 8,910 crore investmentAccording to data reported by the scheme's beneficiaries, an investment of Rs 8,910 crore has been made across 213 locations in the country...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
Food processing sector attracts USD 368.37 mn FDI till Sep FY25India's food processing sector attracted USD 368.37 million in FDI during the first half of fiscal year 2025. Major investments came from I...
05 Dec, 2024, 06.49 PM IST
4 ways Budget 2024 can boost food and agriculture sector in IndiaIn FY24, the Government allocated about 1.9% of the total Union Budget to the Agriculture and Allied sector, and about 1.3% was designated ...
27 Jan, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Government schemes help boost food processing sector to meet global quality, safety standards: Prahlad Singh Patel"The government has allocated Rs 4,600 crores to sustain PMKSY, and recently, the allocation of an additional Rs 920 crores to PMKSY reaffi...
07 Sep, 2023, 08.30 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh government, SBI ink deal to upgrade, establish 7,500 micro food processing units"This partnership with a financial powerhouse like SBI will provide a significant boost to micro food processing enterprises in the state,"...
05 Sep, 2023, 06.34 PM IST
Centre for second PLI scheme for processing millet-based foods: Food Processing Secretary"The ministry had got applications from 30 units in the first phase and the scheme was fully subscribed. Now we plan to provide another rou...
05 Sep, 2023, 03.00 PM IST
Food processing industry invests Rs 4,900 crore under PLI scheme so far: GovernmentThis includes 30 applications (8 large entities and 22 SMEs) under the PLI scheme for millets-based products, it said.
29 Dec, 2022, 09.21 PM IST
Convergence portal of govt's 3 flagship schemes to help micro units engaged in food processingThe convergence portal between the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises...
22 Sep, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Agriculture, Food Processing ministries launch convergence portal for 4 major schemesPradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries for creation of modern infrastr...
21 Sep, 2022, 09.26 PM IST
Ministry of Food Processing Industries launches scheme to help small enterprisesAs a part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the scheme will assist two lakh micro food processing units spread across the country.
07 Jul, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Govt disburses Rs 25.25 crore seed capital to SHGs in 1st year of PMFMEThe Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME), launched on June 29 last year, aims to enhance the competiti...
29 Jun, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Amid farmer protests, KPMG says 'lot of mis-communication' on farm reformsSpecific concerns include the non-inclusion of minimum support price (MSP) in the laws and also the likelihood of deep-pocketed corporate h...
18 Dec, 2020, 06.58 PM IST