Lok Sabha Question No. 4363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Increase in Capacity of Godowns and Cold Storages
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MOHAMMAD SALIM, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4363

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28 TH  MARCH, 2017

## INCREASE IN CAPACITY OF GODOWNS AND COLD STORAGES

4363.  SHRI MOHD. SALIM: SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cold storage units set up in the country during the last three years to prevent wastage of fruits and vegetables, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the current number of cold storage units are adequate to accommodate a large amount of fruits and vegetables being produced in the country; and
- (c) if not, the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of cold storage units in the country along with the funds allocated by the Government for this purpose during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): State wise cold storage units setup under National Horticulture Board (NHB) and National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in the country during the last three years to prevent wastage of fruits and vegetables is at Annexure - I.
- (b): A  recent  study  on  All  India  Cold-chain  Infrastructure  Capacity  (AICIC-2015) conducted by  NCCD-NABCONS assessed demand and reported the gaps in end-toend  connectivity.  As  per  this  report  status  of  cold  chain  infrastructure  created  and required is tabulated as follows:

|   S. No. | Component                              | Existing Capacity(2014)   | Approximate Requirement   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Integrated Pack Houses                 | 250 numbers               | 70,000 numbers            |
|        2 | Reefer Trucks                          | <10,000 numbers           | 62,000 numbers            |
|        3 | Cold stores (Bulk & distribution hubs) | 32 million tonnes         | 35 million tonnes         |
|        4 | Ripening Chambers                      | 800 numbers               | 9000 numbers              |

Study reveals that future focus should be for creation of pack houses, refrigerated  transport,  ripening  chambers  instead of standalone large cold storage/CA store projects.

(c): The Government is implementing the following schemes/missions for increasing storage capacity of perishables in the country:

- i. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)  of  DAC&FW
- ii. Integrated cold chain Scheme of MOFPI:
- iii. Scheme of  Agricultural  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce
- iv. Scheme  of  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation  (NCDC)  under  DAC &FW
- v. Grameen Bhandaran Yojana of DAC&FW

Under these schemes, financial assistance in the form of grants in aid are provided to farmers/entrepreneurs for setting up cold storages/cold chain infrastructure.

Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing Mission for Integrated  Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for development of Horticulture  in  the  country  which  includes  assistance  for  creation  of  post-harvest infrastructure  (PHM)  including  establishment  of  cold  storages,  processing  units,  pack houses, pre-cooling units, controlled atmosphere  storage, reefer vans, Integrated Cold chain and setting up of ripening chambers.

Under Post harvest component credit linked back ended subsidy @ 35% to @ 50% of the project cost is available. The component is demand/entrepreneur driven. Assistance for  creation  of  cold  storage/cold  chain  component  is  available to  individuals,  group  of farmers/growers/consumers,  partnership/  proprietary  firms,  self  help  groups,  farmers producer organizations, companies, corporations, cooperatives, cooperative marketing federations, agricultural produce market committees & marketing boards, state governments and local bodies like panchayats.

The  funds  are  allocated  to  States  based  on  the  annual  action  plan  for  holistic development of horticulture including cold storages under PHM component. The States have  been  advised  to  utilize  35%  -  40%  of  the  allocated  funds  for  creation  of  postharvest infrastructure including cold storages during the current financial year.

The funds allocated to the States under MIDH which includes cold chain during last three years and current years is at Annexure - II.

## Annexure-I

## State wise Cold Storage Projects Sanctioned under NHB & NHM Scheme during last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31.12.2016)   | 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31.12.2016)   | 2013-14 to 2016-17 (as on 31.12.2016)   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|          |                     | No.                                     | Capacity                                | Eligible                                |
|          |                     |                                         | (MT)                                    | Subsidy                                 |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 29                                      | 167865                                  | 2924.54                                 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00                                    |
| 3        | Assam               | 6                                       | 41404                                   | 1336.15                                 |
| 4        | Bihar               | 4                                       | 15216                                   | 222.67                                  |
| 5        | Chandigarh          | 1                                       | 246                                     | 24.60                                   |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        | 13                                      | 71196                                   | 1682.56                                 |
| 7        | Delhi               | 2                                       | 3699                                    | 135.98                                  |
| 8        | Goa                 | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00                                    |
| 9        | Gujarat             | 210                                     | 925223                                  | 33758.14                                |
| 10       | Haryana             | 46                                      | 182582                                  | 5545.99                                 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh    | 36                                      | 75309                                   | 8742.17                                 |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 8                                       | 38937                                   | 9738.51                                 |
| 13       | Jharkhand           | 3                                       | 19400                                   | 585.58                                  |
| 14       | Karnataka           | 8                                       | 42331                                   | 1067.57                                 |
| 15       | Kerala              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00                                    |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh      | 39                                      | 179299                                  | 4578.09                                 |
| 17       | Maharashtra         | 44                                      | 158023                                  | 4550.50                                 |
| 18       | Meghalaya           | 1                                       | 5000                                    | 28.28                                   |
| 19       | Mizoram             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00                                    |
| 20       | Nagaland            | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00                                    |
| 21       | Orissa              | 60                                      | 212000                                  | 7382.35                                 |
| 22       | Punjab              | 61                                      | 185338                                  | 9268.76                                 |
| 23       | Rajasthan           | 18                                      | 72045                                   | 1804.67                                 |
| 24       | Sikkim              | 1                                       | 100                                     | 300.00                                  |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu          | 3                                       | 14212                                   | 302.75                                  |
| 26       | Telangana           | 21                                      | 123039                                  | 2436.56                                 |
| 27       | Tripura             | 2                                       | 11296                                   | 305.00                                  |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       | 188                                     | 942581                                  | 19729.18                                |
| 29       | Uttrakhand          | 14                                      | 28522                                   | 4119.22                                 |
| 30       | West Bengal         | 7                                       | 20389                                   | 469.87                                  |
|          | TOTAL               | 825                                     | 3535253                                 | 121039.70                               |

## Annexure - II

## Details of funds Allocated to States under MIDH (NHM & HMNEH) during last three years and current year (2013-14 to 2016-17)

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | States               |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | A & N Islands        |      3    |      5    |      5    |      2    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh       |    212.5  |    124.32 |    119.17 |    106.72 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh    |     53.33 |     55.56 |     39.44 |     35.89 |
| 4        | Assam                |     53.33 |     53.33 |     33.89 |     31.11 |
| 5        | Bihar                |     70.83 |     70.83 |     47.5  |     43.85 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh         |    191.25 |    201.17 |    133.33 |    115.38 |
| 7        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |      1.11 |      1.11 |      1    |      0.5  |
| 8        | Delhi                |      0    |      2.55 |      0.5  |      0.5  |
| 9        | Goa                  |      7.08 |      7.8  |      5    |      4.2  |
| 10       | Gujarat              |    198.33 |    218.17 |    131.18 |    118.98 |
| 11       | Haryana              |    170    |    187    |    119.17 |    103.07 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh     |     35.56 |     53.33 |     35    |     35.56 |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir      |     33.33 |     66.67 |     68.64 |     51.11 |
| 15       | Jharkhand            |    113.33 |    113.33 |     75    |     66.97 |
| 16       | Karnataka            |    198.33 |    208.25 |    135.83 |    121.62 |
| 17       | Kerala               |    141.67 |    141.67 |     67.5  |     77.37 |
| 18       | Lakshadweep          |      0.85 |      1    |      1    |      0.8  |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh       |    134.58 |    155.83 |     85    |     75.58 |
| 20       | Maharashtra          |   1170.17 |    264.92 |    170.83 |    148.28 |
| 21       | Manipur              |     53.33 |     55.56 |     41.67 |     35.56 |
| 22       | Meghalaya            |     44.44 |     44.44 |     31.11 |     28.33 |
| 23       | Mizoram              |     53.33 |     57.78 |     38.33 |     35    |
| 24       | Nagaland             |     53.33 |     57.78 |     38.33 |     35    |
| 25       | Orissa               |    141.67 |    155.83 |     95.83 |     83.18 |
| 26       | Puducherry           |      0.85 |      1.7  |      1    |      1    |
| 27       | Punjab               |    106.25 |    116.88 |     76.67 |     66.43 |
| 28       | Rajasthan            |    141.67 |    148.75 |     91.67 |     84.82 |
| 29       | Sikkim               |     50    |     54.44 |     38.33 |     33.89 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu           |    162.92 |    179.92 |    102.5  |     91.72 |
| 31       | Telangana            |      0    |     99.52 |     67.5  |     54.83 |
| 32       | Tripura              |     54.44 |     60    |     41.67 |     36.67 |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh        |     99.17 |    113.33 |     66.67 |     62.12 |
| 34       | Uttarakhand          |     33.33 |     51.11 |     25    |     34.44 |
| 35       | West Bengal          |     70.83 |     70.83 |     47.5  |     41.52 |
|          | Total                |   3854.17 |   3199.71 |   2077.77 |   1863.99 |

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