PMFME awareness camp held in CCpur
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIO
CCpur, April 20 2023:
District Industries Centre (DIC) under Department of Trade, Commerce & Industries organised one-day awareness programme on Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme at DIC Training Hall, here on Thursday.
Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) S Khaik-hopau Ngaihte, DIC general manager A Loken Singh and TQS Global Management System, North Eastern Region in-charge Dr Vedmani Kshetrimayum attended the programme as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, Khaikhopau informed that objective of the scheme is to encourage the progressive farmers/SHGs, FPOs and entrepreneurs to engage in food processing sector and maximise the potential of food processing and agricultural activities.
He urged the participants to reap the benefits of the scheme and process local agricultural products to increase their shelf life as well as add considerable value to these products.
In the technical session, DIC Churachandpur's Lhingneiting Touthang spoke on PMFME, its aims & objectives, support to food processing units and eligibility criteria and more.
A large number of local farmers, SHG members and representatives from FPOs attended the awareness programme.
Mention may be made -that envisioning enhancement of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganised sector of food processing industry and formalisation of the sector, the PMFME Scheme is currently being implemented in different states and union territories.