India, Jan. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The food processing sector plays an important role in increasing farm income and creating off-farm jobs, reducing post-harvest losses in agriculture and allied sector production through on- and off-farm investments in preservation and processing infrastructure. Accordingly, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has undertaken several initiatives to give impetus to development of food processing sector in the country and has made significant achievements in its schemes during the year of 2025.
The notable achievements over past year are as follows: -
Other remarkable notable achievements over past year are as follows: -
Government of India has allocated B.E. of Rs. 4064 Crore to Ministry for development of Food Processing Sector in the Year 2026-27, which marks an increase of about 13.79 % from Revised Estimate (R.E.) of Rs. 3571.57 Crore in 2025-26.
"Approval includes (i) Rs. 1000 crore to support setting up of 50 Multi Product Food Irradiation Units under the component scheme-Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ICCVAl) and 100 Food Testing Labs (FTLs) with NABL accreditation under the component scheme - Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure (FSQAI) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), in alignment with the budget announcement for FY 2024-25.
27 Proposals of marketing and branding have been approved including 2 National Level Proposals (NAFED Phase 1 and Phase 2) and 25 State Level Proposals.
4. Activities/Achievements under "World Food India-2025"- [WFI Division]
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