She additionally stated that loans value ₹11,000 crore have been sanctioned to micro meals processing models and collectives for the reason that scheme's launch in 2020. “Over one lakh entrepreneurs have obtained coaching beneath PM-FME, enhancing their expertise and empowering them to develop their companies,” Sitharaman stated on the inauguration of Farmers' Coaching cum Frequent Facility Centre for Agro Processing at Methagal village in Karnataka's Koppal district.
The PM-FME scheme goals to offer monetary, technical, and enterprise assist to assist native entrepreneurs arrange or improve their models.
“The purpose is to allow rural entrepreneurs to rework native crops–whether millets, fruits or groundnuts–into marketable packaged meals, snacks, or elements,” the minister stated in her deal with.
She additionally launched the PM Dhan Dhaanya Krishi Yojana–announced within the 2025-26 price range with an outlay of ₹24,000 crore–covering 100 districts, together with Koppal. The scheme goals to offer high quality seeds, pure farming and water conservation coaching, improved irrigation and simpler entry to markets for farmers.
Sitharaman, who represents Karnataka within the Rajya Sabha, stated these initiatives will strengthen rural livelihoods and empower farmers by worth addition, market linkages and ability improvement.
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