Each State Government should appoint a Nodal Department at the Governmental level to oversee the implementation of the Scheme. The selection of the Nodal Department is undertaken keeping in view the relative strength and experience of various departments in the State involved in the food processing sector at micro & cluster levels. The potential nodal departments could be Agriculture or Horticulture Department, Food Processing Department, Industries Department, MSME Department or Rural Development Department.

In Kerala, the Department of Industries & Commerce is the State Nodal Department for the implementation of PMFME Scheme in the State.