India, March 28 -- More than Rs 9,200 crore investments have been made by 168 approved applicants under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme in the food processing sector, the Government said on Friday in the Rajya Sabha.

In a written reply, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh said, "Under the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industries (PLISFPI), 168 applications have been approved as of December 31, 2025."

A cumulative investment of about Rs 9,207 crore has been made by the approved applicants till December 31, 2025.

"Around 35 lakh metric tonnes per annum of processing and preservation capacity has been created under the scheme. Total incentive amount of Rs 2,714.79 crore has ...