FM Sitharaman says Rs 3,700 crore released to states under PM-FME scheme
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the PM-FME scheme has released over Rs 3,700 crore to states and sanctioned Rs 11,000 crore in loans to micro food processing units. Over one lakh entrepreneurs have been trained, empowering them to transform local crops into marketable products and strengthening rural livelihoods.