PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises
35% credit-linked capital subsidy up to ₹10 lakh per unit for micro food-processing enterprises, under One District One Product.
What you get
35% credit-linked capital subsidy up to ₹10 lakh per unit · SHG seed capital ₹40,000 per member
Nodal ministry
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Support type
Loan / Credit
Best suited for
Seed / Early Stage · Growth / Scaling
Typical timeline
Rolling, through the PMFME portal and state nodal agencies
What this scheme actually is
PMFME formalises India's unorganised micro food-processing sector around the One District One Product framework. For a small food brand or processing unit, it is the most accessible capital subsidy in the country: 35% of project cost up to ₹10 lakh, credit-linked, with branding and marketing support and incubation centre access on top.
What the scheme sets out to do
Who can apply
What you get
How to apply, step by step
- 1
Identify your district's ODOP product
Alignment to the district's One District One Product improves prioritisation materially.
- 2
Get FSSAI licensing at the right tier
Food businesses cannot formalise without it, and the licence tier depends on turnover and activity. Getting this wrong causes rework.
- 3
Register and apply on the PMFME portal
Applications are made at pmfme.mofpi.gov.in and routed through the state nodal agency and a lender.
- 4
Get the loan sanctioned — the subsidy is credit-linked
No bank loan, no subsidy. The DPR must satisfy the lender before the subsidy conversation begins.
- 5
Claim the subsidy post-disbursement
Subsidy is released after disbursement against documented deployment.
What we actually do on a PMFME mandate
Services this usually needs
No consultant can guarantee a sanction — that decision sits with the evaluating committee, bank or incubator. We commit to an honest eligibility view, an application built to the evaluator’s format, filing inside the window and a documented follow-up cadence. That is stated in every engagement letter we sign.