Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises scheme (PM-FME Scheme)

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Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates capacity building component of PM-FME Scheme

• Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar has virtually inaugurated the capacity building component of the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises scheme (PM-FME Scheme). 
• PM-FME Scheme has been launched with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25. 
• He also launched the GIS One District One Product (ODOP) digital map of India.

Component of the PM-FME scheme Under the capacity building :

• The component envisages imparting training to food processing entrepreneurs, various groups, viz., self-help groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Co-operatives, workers, and other stakeholders associated with the implementation of the PM-FME scheme.
• Training would be given to the master trainers through online mode, classroom lecture and demonstration, and self-paced online learning material.
• The master trainers will then train the district-level trainers, who will eventually train the beneficiaries.

GIS ODOP digital map of India Launched:

• It provides details of One District One Product (ODOP) products of all the states and facilitates the stakeholders to make concerted efforts for its value chain development. 
• The digital map also has indicators for tribal, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and aspirational districts.