Port Blair, July 16: The Department of Industries has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Prime Minister’s Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME)’ of Ministry of Food Processing Industries launched under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with the objective to formulize and strengthen Micro Food Processing Enterprises by utilizing the local resources. Under the scheme, financial assistance in the form of Credit Linked Subsidy @ 35% of the project cost will be extended to the individual and group enterprises apart from seed capital assistance to the SHG members. 

The Department has been organizing outreach sensitization programmes for reaching out to stakeholders and target groups including micro food based industries working in different parts of these Islands. Similarly, ‘Awareness-cum-Application Processing Camp’ will be organized in N & M Andaman District during July, 2023 as per the following schedule:

18/07/2023 - 10.00 AM – Diglipur - Panchayat Hall, Gram Panchayat Subashgram

19/07/2023 - 10.00 AM – Mayabunder - Panchayat Hall, Gram Panchayat Pokadera

20/07/2023 - 10.00 AM – Rangat - Zilla Parishad Hall, Rangat

During the programme, different scheme components of PMFME scheme will be disseminated to the target group and handholding support would be provided to the interested entrepreneurs in documentation, DPR preparation and online submission of application in the portal.

Interested youth, budding entrepreneurs, owners of existing micro food processing enterprises have been requested to take benefit of the opportunity. For more details, contact over Mobile No. 9476022115 / 9474209557.