In a major effort to strengthen India’s food processing sector, the government plans to establish 75,000 new food processing units across the state in the coming years. 

The initiative aims to boost rural employment, reduce post-harvest losses, and enhance the market for farmers' produce by increasing local processing capacity. These units, ranging from micro to mid-sized enterprises, will be set up through a mix of Central schemes, state incentives, and private sector involvement. The PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme will play a key role in upgrading existing micro units and creating new processing clusters. 

The focus will be on high-demand products such as ready-to-eat foods, dairy, spices, millet-based items, and more, with priority given to states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh, which have large agricultural outputs but limited processing infrastructure.