UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4737
ANSWERED ON 21ST AUGUST, 2025
DEMAND OF INDIAN PRODUCTS IN GLOBAL MARKETS

(a) whether the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme has resulted in enhancing value addition of agricultural, horticultural and floricultural produce and increased the demand for Indian products in global markets and if so, the details thereof along with the foreign exchange earned during each of the last five years;
(b) the total number of food processing units and value addition projects sanctioned and financed by the Union Government under the said scheme as on 30 June, 2025, State-wise;
(c) whether the said scheme initiated by the Union Government has led to an increase in the food processing capacity of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(d) whether the food processing units and value addition projects under the said scheme have generated job opportunities in this sector and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?