Progress and Impact of the Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme

• PMFME = Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises — a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) launched under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to formalise the unorganised micro food processing segment.
• Operational 2020-21 to 2024-25, outlay ₹10,000 crore, target 2 lakh micro enterprises, anchored on the One District One Product (ODOP) approach.
• UPSC relevance: case study for MSME formalisation, ODOP, SHG/FPO ecosystem, food processing value-chain, and Centre-State financing (60:40) under GS-III (Agri/Food Processing) and GS-II (Welfare schemes).