New Delhi: Odisha has witnessed fresh momentum in the micro food processing sector under the Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, with enterprises getting formalised and new investments mobilised across the State.
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu, as reported by PIB India, said in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
According to official data, 93 micro food processing enterprises in Odisha have been formalised under the scheme as of December 31, 2025. The initiative has also mobilised investments worth Rs 306.79 crore in the State, including Rs 1.75 crore in Nabarangpur and Rs 3.65 crore in Malkangiri.
Across the country, a total of 59,202 micro food processing enterprises have been formalised since the launch of the scheme. The programme has mobilised cumulative investments of Rs 17,015.8 crore nationwide.
The scheme has also expanded credit support for small entrepreneurs. As of December 31, 2025, loans have been sanctioned to 75,456 women-led micro food processing enterprises, 1,427 Self Help Groups (SHGs), and 270 Farmer Producer Organisations. In addition, 24,445 loans have been sanctioned in aspirational districts.
In Odisha’s Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency, loans have been sanctioned to 49 micro food-processing enterprises. This includes loans for 21 women-led enterprises and six SHGs.
The scheme has also contributed to job creation. As of December 31, 2025, it has generated 5,18,121 direct and indirect employment opportunities across the country. Of these, 147 jobs have been created in Nabarangpur, Odisha, and 393 in the Pali Lok Sabha constituency, Rajasthan.
The PMFME Scheme aims to support small food processing units by improving access to credit, boosting investment, and strengthening the food processing ecosystem in different states and union territories.
