Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), established in 1988, is the Government of India's nodal ministry for developing the food-processing sector — a major employment and value-addition engine linking agriculture to industry and consumers. Headquartered in New Delhi, MoFPI formulates policy and runs a suite of capital-subsidy and incentive schemes for entrepreneurs, FPOs, SHGs and enterprises.

Flagship schemes.

• PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME): a centrally sponsored scheme providing 35% credit-linked capital subsidy (up to ₹10 lakh per unit), seed capital to SHG members, and branding/marketing support.
• PLISFPI: a ₹10,900 crore Production Linked Incentive Scheme incentivising manufacturing of ready-to-eat/ready-to-cook foods, processed fruits & vegetables, marine products and mozzarella, plus innovative/organic SME products.
• PM Kisan SAMPADA Yojana: an umbrella scheme funding mega food parks, cold chains, agro-processing clusters and food-testing labs.

Support for startups. MoFPI backs food-tech and processing startups through grant-in-aid, capital subsidies and incubation support via designated centres and the NIFTEM institutes. Schemes are largely non-dilutive and credit-linked.

Eligibility. Individual entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises, FPOs, cooperatives, SHGs and companies processing agricultural, horticultural, dairy, marine and allied produce are eligible, with criteria varying per scheme.

Who should apply. Food-processing, agritech and packaged-food founders seeking capital subsidy, infrastructure support or production-linked incentives should review MoFPI's open schemes at mofpi.gov.in.