Seminar & Workshop on CSS- Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme was held at DC Conference Hall, Noklak on 27th October 2022.

SDO (Civil) Noklak C. Phuniang said the PMFME scheme is a part of the vision of the Government to make the country self-reliant by way of generating employment and income and also to promote the formalization of the sector. The scheme will support farmers, producer organizations, Self Help Groups, co-operatives societies, and new and existing individual entrepreneurs. 

Phuniang pointed out that unless people are self-reliant, the country cannot be called self-reliant, and encouraged the gathering to get the benefits from this scheme. The success of one unit shall bear a long chain of trickle-down effects. He requested all the participants to learn properly and encouraged them to become more enterprising so that it will bring about an overall development of the society. He expressed hope that the PMFME scheme will be successful in the district and urged the stakeholders to work for the successful implementation of the scheme in the district. 

Functional Manager, SDIC, Noklak Nyeipa Phom in his welcome address requested the participants to learn and hoped the scheme will be a great input to the district. 

District Resource Person, PMFME Noklak Chongkoi delivered the keynote address while District Resource Person, PMFME Noklak Ngoun chaired the programme. 

In the Technical Session, the resource person of the programme was Inspector of Industries, SDIC Noklak M. Yangdikhum Sangtam who spoke on the topic of PMFME, its aims & Objectives, the importance of ODOP, and the role of DRPs. District Resource Person, Noklak Kongpe spoke on modalities and sharing of portal details and how to apply. District resource person, Noklak, Thanghoi spoke on support to food processing units and eligibility criteria. President, Taste of Noklak Society (TONS) Mongshai shared her experience in Food Processing.

(K. K. Chim, IA Noklak)