Gujarat leads PMFME success under PM Modi's vision, CM Bhupendra Patel leadership

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 7 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Formaliation of Micro Food Proceing Enterprie (PMFME) Scheme, launched on June 29, 2020, by the Minitry of Food Proceing Indutrie, tand a a tranformative initiative under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, led by Prime Miniter Narendra Modi.
A per the Gujarat government, the cheme aim to upport India vat unorganied micro food proceing ector by offering financial, technical, and buine aitance. A part of the larger national viion of Vikit Bharat@2047, the cheme i alo a critical pillar in Gujarat journey toward Vikit Gujarat, where local enterprie are empowered to become globally competitive.
Under the dynamic leaderhip of Chief Miniter Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat ha emerged a a front-runner in implementing the PMFME cheme, with 675 beneficiarie uccefully onboarded.
The tate ha enured convergence between central aitance and tate-level facilitation, enabling micro food proceing unit to cale up operation, adopt improved technologie, and reach new market. Thee effort are aligned with the viion of Vikit Bharat and demontrate the tate commitment to incluive economic growth, a releae tated.
In Navari, Gujarat, Lalit Thummar tranformed a modet kitchen experiment into Surbhi Wafer Pvt Ltd, which now export 1.5 tonne of banana wafer daily to even countrie. What began with jut 1-2 kg of homemade wafer grew rapidly, but manual method couldnt meet the riing demand. With upport from the Prime Miniter PMFME cheme, Lalitbhai upgraded to automated machine for peeling, licing, and frying. Thi booted capacity to 6 tonne of freh banana daily, improved hygiene, enured uniform quality, and extended helf life, opening door to international market. Today, Surbhi Wafer i known for it authentic tate acro Aia, Europe, and the Middle Eat. The venture ha created local job, epecially for women, and ecured timely procurement for banana farmer.
Equally inpiring i the journey of Bakuleh D. Nagar, an Ahmedabad-baed entrepreneur known for hi range of protein powder and energy drink.
Having gained popularity among health-conciou individual and fitne centre, hi buine oon required expanion to meet growing market demand. Under the PMFME cheme, he received expert guidance and a 35 credit-linked capital ubidy, which allowed him to upgrade hi production facility with modern machinery and advanced packaging olution. The reult wa a ignificant boot in output quality, efficiency, and brand value. Hi ucce tory reflect the PMFME cheme emphai on quality enhancement, innovation, and job creation within the food proceing ecoytem.
The releae further mentioned the tory of Ghanhyam Flour Mill, founded by Mayur Vaghaiya in Surat.
He began with a 10x10 q ft rented hop with jut three people. Today, it ha grown into a thriving enterprie with three factorie and eight retail outlet, employing 40 individual. Mayur journey, inpired by hi father, who tarted the buine in Surat in 1998, exemplifie pereverance. He handled everything from raw material procurement to delivery, howcaing immene dedication. Mayur believe in tranforming challenge into opportunitie, noting, From anger, love i born. He emphaie the importance of a tructured ytem, including daily tock count and meticulou planning. Ghanhyam Flour Mill now produce over 52 type of flour, including wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, idli, and dokla flour, with all product being exported, the releae mentioned.
Mayur fotered team enthuiam, implemented SOP, and empowered hi taff, trengthening the company identity through innovative packaging and factory expanion, it added.
The PMFME cheme provide a comprehenive upport framework that include a 35 per cent capital ubidy on eligible project cot (up to R 10 lakh), eed capital of R 40,000 per member of Self-Help Group, 50 per cent aitance for branding and marketing, and tructured training program in technical and buine development.
Thee Intervention aim to improve operational efficiency, enhance product quality, and create a robut ecoytem for micro food proceor. (ANI)