HP&M Department Shopian organises Awareness programme on PM-FME at Hermain Block

SHOPIAN, February 23: Under ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’, the Horticulture Planning & Marketing (HP&M) Department Shopian today organized 6th awareness programme on Prime Minister’s Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) scheme in Block Hermain of the district.

A large gathering of potential entrepreneurs of the block participated in the event.

Area Marketing Officer Shopian along with his field staff, District Horticulture Officer Shopian, representative from Lead District bank, experts from Agriculture department Shopian, District Project Manager, NRLM Shopian and District Resource Person PM-FME scheme Shopian attended the programme.

Area Marketing Officer, who is also District Nodal officer (DNO) for the scheme addressed the gathering and presented an overview and potential scope of the scheme in the district.

He informed that the Scheme offers 35% credit linked capital subsidy with a maximum ceiling of Rs. 10 lakhs and Rs. 40,000 seed capital per member for SHGs and Producer Cooperatives with support for Branding and Marketing of the processed product.

The audience was urged to come forward and reap the benefits of the scheme. Expressing the desire, some potential entrepreneurs were on spot registered for the scheme.

Experts from Agriculture, Horticulture, District Project Manager, NRLM Shopian and District Resource Person PMFME Scheme Shopian also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the role of their respective departments in the implementation of the said scheme in the district.