Centre targets 25% food processing by 2031, weighs national mission and PLI push
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries aims to lift India's processing level to 25% by 2031, up from 17% in 2023 and 10% in 2010-11. A possible national mission or PLI scheme, alongside a 'Bharat' brand, would drive value addition and processed-food exports.
What happened
Ministry of Food Processing Industries · Centre aims to raise India's food processing level to 25% by 2031 from 17%, via a possible national mission or PLI
Key facts
- 25% by 2031
- 17% in 2023
- 10% in 2010-11
Why this matters
A possible PLI scheme and 'Bharat' brand push create timely opportunities for acquisitions, JVs, and export-focused partnerships in value-added food processing.
What to watch
- Budget FY26/FY27 allocation or scheme notification for food processing PLI
- Bharat brand trademark and product line launches
- Processed-food export data trend (APEDA numbers)
- Cold-chain and logistics cost indices
- MSP/farm-gate price interventions affecting raw-material availability
- Track MoFPI cabinet note or budget line-item for the national mission and PLI corpus size
- Large processors (ITC, Nestle India, Britannia, ADM/Cargill JVs) to announce greenfield processing capacity
- Cold-chain and warehousing REIT/infra players position for backward-linkage contracts
- State governments compete with land and single-window clearances for processing clusters
- Retail chains expand private-label processed ranges to capture value-addition margins