Lok Sabha Question No. 1504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Capacity of Cold Storage
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1504

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## CAPACITY OF COLD STORAGE

## 1504. DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has prepared any action plan to increase the capacity of cold storage in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of amount allocated during the last five years for the purpose, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c) In order to arrest post-harvest losses of horticulture & non-horticulture produce and to provide remunerative prices to farmers, Ministry of Food Processing Industries is  implementing the Central Sector Scheme of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure to provide integrated  cold  chain  and  preservation  infrastructure  facilities  from  the  farm  gate  to  the  market. Under the scheme, the Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 35% for general  areas  and  @  50%  for  North  East  States,  Himalayan  States,  ITDP  areas  and  Islands  for storage  and  transport  infrastructure  and  @  50%  and  75%,  respectively  for  value  addition  and processing infrastructure subject to a maximum grant-in-aid of Rs.10 crore per project for setting up integrated  cold  chain  projects  in  the  country.  The  scheme  is  primarily  private  sector  driven  and proposals under this scheme are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI).

The  Ministry  is  assisting  236  cold  chain  projects.  These  include  103  cold  chain  projects  which have been recently sanctioned in the month of March/April, 2017.

Further, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  holistic  development  of  horticulture  which also provides assistance for creation of post harvest infrastructure including establishment of Cold Storages. The scheme is implemented by States, based on Annual Action Plan. States have been advised  to  use  35%  -  40%  of  their  annual  budget  for  creation  of  Post-harvest  management infrastructure including cold storages. The component is project based & demand driven.

Loans  to  food  &  agro-based  processing  units  and  Cold  Chain  have  been  classified  under Agriculture activities for Priority Sector Lending (PSL) as per the revised RBI Guidelines issued on 23/04/2015.  Various  fiscal  incentives  are  also  being  provided  to  promote  creation  of  cold  chain infrastructure.

The scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure is demand driven and not region specific. Therefore, State wise funds are not allocated under the scheme. However, details of year wise funds allocated and released by Ministry under the scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value  Addition  Infrastructure  and  under  MIDH  in  the  last  five  years  are  at Annexure-I  &  II, respectively.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1504  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  25.07.2017  REGARDING CAPACITY OF COLD STORAGE

Details of year wise funds allocated and released by Ministry of Food Processing Industries under the scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure in the last five years.

| Year    |   BE (Rs. Crore) | RE (Rs. Crore)   | Expenditure (Rs. Crore)   |
|---------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
| 2013-14 |           100    | 103.75           | 103.73                    |
| 2014-15 |           160    | 153.37           | 153.37                    |
| 2015-16 |           181    | 180.50           | 160.36                    |
| 2016-17 |           158.23 | 185.21           | 184.88                    |
| 2017-18 |           180    | --               | 20.87 (As on 21.07.2017)  |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1504 FOR ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017 REGARDING CAPACITY OF COLD STORAGE Allocation  of  funds  under  National  Horticulture  Mission  &  Horticulture  Mission  for  NorthEastern & Himalayan Region components of MIDH programme of Department of Agriculture

Cooperation & Farmers' Welfare

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/Implementing Agency                            | Allocation GoI (Share)   | Allocation GoI (Share)   | Allocation GoI (Share)   | Allocation GoI (Share)   | Allocation GoI (Share)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/Implementing Agency                            | 2012-13                  | 2013-14                  | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  | 2016-17                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                       | 116.45                   | 127.50                   | 74.59                    | 71.50                    | 64.03                    |
| 2         | Bihar                                                | 46.75                    | 42.50                    | 42.50                    | 28.50                    | 26.31                    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                                         | 106.25                   | 114.75                   | 120.70                   | 80.00                    | 69.23                    |
| 4         | Goa                                                  | 3.40                     | 4.25                     | 4.68                     | 3.00                     | 2.52                     |
| 5         | Gujarat                                              | 106.25                   | 119.00                   | 130.90                   | 78.71                    | 71.39                    |
| 6         | Haryana                                              | 90.95                    | 102.00                   | 112.20                   | 71.50                    | 61.84                    |
| 7         | Jharkhand                                            | 63.75                    | 68.00                    | 68.00                    | 45.00                    | 40.18                    |
| 8         | Karnataka                                            | 119.00                   | 119.00                   | 124.95                   | 81.50                    | 72.97                    |
| 9         | Kerala                                               | 72.25                    | 85.00                    | 85.00                    | 40.50                    | 46.42                    |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh                                       | 55.25                    | 80.75                    | 93.50                    | 51.00                    | 45.35                    |
| 11        | Maharashtra                                          | 136.00                   | 702.10                   | 158.95                   | 102.50                   | 88.97                    |
| 12        | Orissa                                               | 68.00                    | 85.00                    | 93.50                    | 57.50                    | 49.91                    |
| 13        | Punjab                                               | 62.90                    | 63.75                    | 70.13                    | 46.00                    | 39.86                    |
| 14        | Rajasthan                                            | 80.75                    | 85.00                    | 89.25                    | 55.00                    | 50.89                    |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu                                           | 68.00                    | 97.75                    | 107.95                   | 61.50                    | 55.03                    |
| 16        | Telangana                                            | 0.00                     | 0.00                     | 59.71                    | 40.50                    | 32.90                    |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh                                        | 59.50                    | 59.50                    | 68.00                    | 40.00                    | 37.27                    |
| 18        | West Bengal                                          | 38.25                    | 42.50                    | 42.50                    | 28.50                    | 24.91                    |
| 19        | Delhi                                                | 2.57                     | 0.00                     | 2.55                     | 0.50                     | 0.50                     |
| 20        | Puducherry                                           | 0.91                     | 0.85                     | 1.70                     | 1.00                     | 1.00                     |
| 21        | A&NIslands                                           | 6.97                     | 3.00                     | 5.00                     | 5.00                     | 2.00                     |
| 22        | Lakshadweep                                          | 0.00                     | 0.85                     | 1.00                     | 1.00                     | 0.80                     |
| 23        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                  | 0.00                     | 1.11                     | 1.11                     | 1.00                     | 0.50                     |
| 24        | Arunachal Pradesh                                    | 48.95                    | 48.00                    | 50.00                    | 35.50                    | 32.30                    |
| 25        | Assam                                                | 30.80                    | 48.00                    | 48.00                    | 30.50                    | 28.00                    |
| 26        | Manipur                                              | 45.90                    | 48.00                    | 50.00                    | 37.50                    | 32.00                    |
| 27        | Meghalaya                                            | 35.05                    | 40.00                    | 40.00                    | 28.00                    | 25.50                    |
| 28        | Mizoram                                              | 43.10                    | 48.00                    | 52.00                    | 34.50                    | 31.50                    |
| 29        | Nagaland                                             | 43.55                    | 48.00                    | 52.00                    | 34.50                    | 31.50                    |
| 30        | Sikkim                                               | 43.30                    | 45.00                    | 49.00                    | 34.50                    | 30.50                    |
| 31        | Tripura                                              | 44.80                    | 49.00                    | 54.00                    | 37.50                    | 33.00                    |
| 32        | Jammu &Kashmir                                       | 35.20                    | 30.00                    | 60.00                    | 61.78                    | 46.00                    |
| 33        | Himachal Pradesh                                     | 30.00                    | 32.00                    | 48.00                    | 31.50                    | 32.00                    |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                                          | 19.35                    | 30.00                    | 46.00                    | 22.50                    | 31.00                    |
| 35        | ICAR/SFAC/NHB                                        | 80.00                    | 84.00                    | 0.00                     | 0.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 36        | Directorate of Arecanut& Spices Development, Calicut | 10.00                    | 11.00                    | 11.00                    | 11.00                    | 11.00                    |
| 37        | Spices Board, Kochi                                  | 8.00                     | 8.00                     | 5.00                     | 4.00                     | 2.00                     |

*  During  2013-14,  an  amount  of  Rs.  557.60  crore  was  allocated  and  released  to  Maharashtra  for rejuvenation of orchards in drought affected districts.

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