In a comprehensive ecosystem update released through the Press Information Bureau on April 21, 2026, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries reported that the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) has decisively outperformed key statutory targets four years into its six-year run. With an outlay of ₹10,900 crore for the period 2021-22 to 2026-27, the scheme had by February 2026 disbursed ₹2,162.55 crore in incentives against approved applications from 165 beneficiaries spanning 274 project locations. Beneficiary firms have collectively reported on-the-ground investments of ₹9,207 crore and added 34 lakh metric tonnes per annum of processing and preservation capacity. Crucially, the scheme has generated approximately 3.39 lakh direct and indirect jobs, decisively surpassing the original 2026-27 target of 2.5 lakh. Exports of agricultural processed food products approved under the scheme have grown at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 13.23 per cent through 2024-25, with cumulative export sales touching ₹89,053.44 crore between April 2021 and September 2025. PLISFPI covers four product baskets: Ready-to-Cook and Ready-to-Eat foods (including millet-based products), Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Marine Products, and Mozzarella Cheese, supported by SME innovation grants and global branding assistance. The release signals the maturation of performance-based industrial policy in India's agrifood value chain.