Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)

What is the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)?

The Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) is a central sector scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI), approved by the Union Cabinet in March 2021. According to MoFPI, the scheme has a total outlay of Rs 10,900 crore and runs for six years, from FY 2021-22 to FY 2026-27.

PLISFPI exists to build Indian food-processing companies large enough to compete globally. It rewards firms for growing the manufacture and sale of specific high-value food products in India, and it supports the promotion of Indian food brands in overseas markets.

Main objectives

• Support the creation of global food-manufacturing champions with strong Indian brands.
• Increase the processing capacity and incremental sales of notified food products.
• Encourage branding and marketing of Indian food products abroad.
• Generate employment across the food-processing value chain.

What does PLISFPI cover?

PLISFPI supports four broad food-product segments, plus a branding component:

According to MoFPI, a total of 163 applications from 127 companies, including 69 MSMEs, are covered under the scheme, with approved projects spread across 212 locations in 22 states.

How much does PLISFPI provide?

The scheme pays selected companies incentives linked to incremental sales of the notified food products, against committed investment, over the scheme period. Per the scheme design:

• No single company can receive more than 25% of the total budget for its segment.
• No selected company can receive less than 5% of that segment outlay.

This range keeps support spread across both large manufacturers and MSMEs. The exact incentive rates and the committed-investment and incremental-sales thresholds are set out in the scheme guidelines on the MoFPI portal.

PLISFPI is built around three components:

• Incentive on incremental sales of the four notified food-product segments, tied to committed investment in processing capacity.
• A dedicated component for innovative and organic products, including free-range eggs, poultry and egg products, so newer categories are not crowded out by established ones.
• Support for branding and marketing abroad, so Indian food companies can build recognisable brands in export markets rather than only supplying as unbranded manufacturers.

Together these components push companies not just to make more, but to sell more of value-added, branded Indian food both at home and overseas.

Who is eligible for PLISFPI?

A company can apply if it:

• Is a company, proprietary or partnership firm, LLP or co-operative registered in India that manufactures the notified food products.
• Meets the minimum sales of eligible food products and the committed-investment thresholds set for its chosen segment.
• Agrees to the base-year and incremental-sales conditions in the guidelines.

You are not eligible if:

• You are an individual, student or job seeker seeking a personal grant: PLISFPI is a company incentive scheme with no individual benefit of any kind.
• Your product does not fall within one of the notified food-product segments.
• Your firm cannot meet the minimum investment or eligible-sales thresholds for its segment.

Anyone offering personal "PLISFPI registration" to individuals for a fee is running a scam. The scheme has no citizen application.

How to apply for PLISFPI

PLISFPI has no citizen application; the process is entirely for companies and is handled by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries:

1. Confirm your product falls within one of the notified segments (RTC/RTE foods, processed fruits and vegetables, marine products or mozzarella).
2. Register your company on the MoFPI PLISFPI portal during an open application window (the initial window has closed — verify current status on the portal).
3. Prepare the detailed project report, audited financials, committed-investment plan and base-year sales records for the chosen segment.
4. Submit the online application with the required documents and the committed incremental-sales targets.
5. Selected companies execute an agreement with the ministry and claim incentives against verified investment and incremental sales each year.

What is the status of PLISFPI?

According to MoFPI, the scheme's beneficiaries have already been selected: 163 applications from 127 companies are covered, spanning 22 states. The initial application window is therefore closed. The scheme period runs to FY 2026-27, during which selected companies claim incentives against their verified incremental sales.

Because allocations and progress figures are revised as claims are settled, confirm the latest status and any reopening of applications on the official MoFPI PLISFPI portal before acting. Do not rely on third-party "consultants" promising guaranteed selection or personal enrolment.

What has PLISFPI achieved so far?

PLISFPI has moved well past the selection stage and into disbursal against results. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 23 July 2026, the Minister of Food Processing Industries reported that incentives of Rs 3,271.44 crore had been disbursed under the scheme up to June 2026.

According to that statement, approved applicants had invested Rs 9,207 crore against a committed investment of Rs 7,722 crore, and had generated about 3.35 lakh direct and indirect jobs against a target of 2.50 lakh, so the scheme has already exceeded both its investment and its employment targets. Sales of PLI-supported food products rose from Rs 58,758 crore in FY 2019-20 to Rs 1,08,854 crore in FY 2025-26, and the investment has created processing capacity of about 34 lakh metric tonnes a year.

These figures are revised as fresh claims are settled, so a company tracking the scheme should confirm the current position from MoFPI or the latest PIB release rather than relying on a single snapshot. For a citizen, the takeaway is simpler: the money is flowing to the selected companies against verified sales, and there is still no individual application at any point in this process.

How does PLISFPI differ from other food-processing schemes?

PLISFPI is often confused with the PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme, but the two serve different audiences. PMFME supports individual micro-enterprises and self-help groups with credit-linked subsidy and hand-holding; PLISFPI, by contrast, is a large-company incentive tied to incremental sales and committed investment, with segment-level caps.

For a small food entrepreneur, PLISFPI is usually not the right door, the thresholds are aimed at companies capable of scaling up manufacturing of the notified products and building national or export brands. Smaller enterprises are typically better served by PMFME or by state-level food-processing support. This is one of the most common misunderstandings readers have about PLISFPI, and it is why the scheme states plainly that it is a company incentive with no individual enrolment.

Help and how to verify

• Official scheme information and guidelines: the MoFPI PLISFPI pages.
• Approvals, outlay and progress: PIB press releases and the MoFPI portal.

There is no citizen helpline because there is no individual application. Treat any person, call or website that asks an individual to "register" or pay a fee for PLISFPI as fraudulent, and verify every claim against MoFPI before acting on it.