April 12, 2025
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Important For Pre & Mains:
Pre – Key provisions of Schemes / other related Schemes
Mains- Economic Development (GS Paper III):
Rural Economy: Its focus on micro-enterprises and job creation ties into agriculture and rural industrialization. Use data (e.g., 20-30% food wastage reduction) to support arguments on economic growth.
Women Empowerment: With 50%+ women beneficiaries, it’s relevant for gender-related questions (e.g., “How do government schemes promote gender equality in rural India?”).
Sustainability: Reducing food wastage aligns with environmental concerns, offering a multidimensional answer.
Social Justice and Inclusive Growth:
About PMFME:
The Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme is a flagship initiative by the Government of India, launched in 2020 under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), with a focus on uplifting the unorganized micro food processing sector. Here are the key details:
Objective:
Target Beneficiaries:
Financial Outlay:
Key Components:
Support for Upgradation: Assistance for machinery, equipment, and common infrastructure (e.g., cold storage).
Capacity Building: Skill training and handholding for 2 lakh entrepreneurs.
FSSAI Registration: Free registration and support for meeting food safety standards.
Marketing Support: Branding, packaging, and linkage to e-commerce platforms.
Credit Access: Linkage with banks and NBFCs under the Mudra scheme.
Implementation:
Expected Impact:
Eligibility:
Challenges:
Other Related Schemes:
These schemes complement PMFME by addressing overlapping goals like skill development, financial inclusion, and rural empowerment:
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY):
Focus: Skill development for youth and workers in various sectors, including food processing.
Relevance: Provides training aligned with PMFME’s capacity-building needs.
Key Feature: Targets 1 crore youth by 2025 with short-term courses.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM):
Focus: Poverty alleviation through women’s SHGs and rural livelihoods.
Relevance: PMFME leverages NRLM’s network for beneficiary identification and group-based enterprises.
Key Feature: Over 8 crore women mobilized into SHGs by 2024.
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY):
Focus: Provides collateral-free loans up to Rs10 lakh for small businesses.
Relevance: Supports PMFME’s credit-linked subsidy model for equipment and working capital.
Key Feature: Disbursed over Rs 20 lakh crore to 30 crore beneficiaries by 2024.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY):
Focus: Infrastructure development for food processing (e.g., cold chains, mega parks).
Relevance: Provides larger-scale support that micro-enterprises under PMFME can eventually tap into.
Key Feature: Investment of Rs 6,000 crore for 2016-2020, extended with new projects.
प्रधानमंत्री सूक्ष्म खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्यम औपचारिकीकरण योजना (पीएमएफएमई)
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प्री और मेंस के लिए प्रासंगिकता
प्री परीक्षा:
मुख्य परीक्षा (GS पेपर III – आर्थिक विकास):
ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था:
महिला सशक्तिकरण:
सतत विकास:
सामाजिक न्याय और समावेशी विकास (GS I/GS II):
योजना के बारे में:
उद्देश्य:
लक्षित लाभार्थी:
वित्तीय परिव्यय:
मुख्य घटक:
उन्नयन के लिए सहायता:
क्षमता निर्माण:
FSSAI पंजीकरण:
विपणन सहायता:
क्रेडिट तक पहुंच:
प्रभाव और चुनौतियाँ:
अपेक्षित प्रभाव:
चुनौतियाँ:
संबंधित अन्य योजनाएँ:
प्रधानमंत्री कौशल विकास योजना (PMKVY):
दीनदयाल अंत्योदय योजना – राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण आजीविका मिशन (DAY-NRLM):
प्रधानमंत्री मुद्रा योजना (PMMY):
प्रधानमंत्री किसान संपदा योजना (PMKSY):
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