Strengthening Food Processing Sector through MoFPI Schemes: Infrastructure Development and Over 13 Lakh Employment Generated

• Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) runs a triad — PMKSY, PMFME, PLISFPI — to incentivise infrastructure, formalise micro units, and reward scale manufacturing in food processing.
• Cumulative outcome: 13+ lakh direct & indirect jobs and 1,000+ infrastructure projects sanctioned across India.
• Why it matters for UPSC: links GS-III themes of food processing, value addition, MSME, agri-marketing, employment and demonstrates Centre's doubling farmers' income delivery instruments.