Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: NABARD Fund for Cold Storage and Development Work
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. †61

To be answered on Friday, December 15, 2017/Agrahayana 24, 1939 (Saka)

## NABARD Fund for Cold Storage and Development Work

†61 DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ.

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  has allocated  the  funds  for  the  construction  and  expansion  of  cold  storages  and  other developmental works under subsidy scheme and if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the amount of subsidy allocated for the said purpose under this scheme during the last three years along with the funds to be allocated/proposed to be allocated in the year 2017-18, State/ UT-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  utilised  by  each  of  the  States  along  with  the  funds  lying unutilised; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure proper utilisation of the funds by the State Governments in this regard?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla )

- (a)  to  (d):  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  has informed  that  construction  of  cold  storages  was  an  eligible  item  under  the  Scheme called 'Agriculture Marketing and Infrastructure Grading Standardization'' (AMIGS), which got subsumed to Agriculture Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub-scheme under the  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agri  Marketing  (ISAM)  w.e.f,  1  April  2014.  As  per  the scheme guidelines, there is no provision to make state-wise allocation of funds and it is purely  demand-driven.  The  subsidy  is  back-ended  and  is  released  to  borrowers through banks. The AMI sub-scheme has been put on hold from 5 August 2014 by GoI for non-SC/ST beneficiaries in states other than North Eastern Region (NER).

The progress in release of subsidy in respect of cold storage  (which has been closed w.e.f  01 st   May  2010),  through  NABARD,  in  various  States  including  state  of  Uttar Pradesh,  as  on  30  November  2017  (since  inception)  as  reported  by  NABARD,  is attached as per Annexure.

| ANNEXUREto USQ61 for 15.12.2017 Progress Report of 'Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Cold Storages   | ANNEXUREto USQ61 for 15.12.2017 Progress Report of 'Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Cold Storages   | ANNEXUREto USQ61 for 15.12.2017 Progress Report of 'Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Cold Storages   | ANNEXUREto USQ61 for 15.12.2017 Progress Report of 'Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Cold Storages   |
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| Cold Storages                                                                                             |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| S.No.                                                                                                     | STATE                                                                                                     | NO.OFSCHEMES                                                                                              | Amount of Subsidy Released                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                    | 132                                                                                                       | 3127.91                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                   | 40                                                                                                        | 918.37                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                | 47                                                                                                        | 1306.42                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                         | 1599.70                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                             | 944                                                                                                       | 29457.76                                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                         | 71.98                                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                               | 74                                                                                                        | 1681.01                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                         | 25.09                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                 | 51                                                                                                        | 1362.64                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                                 | 57                                                                                                        | 2317.16                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                   | 111                                                                                                       | 3274.44                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                        | Odisha                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                        | 396.00                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                            | 53                                                                                                        | 1097.56                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                              | 26                                                                                                        | 896.66                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                                               | 44                                                                                                        | 1188.56                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                            | 94                                                                                                        | 3798.12                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                        | 986.10                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                     | 83                                                                                                        | 2600.41                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                        | 827.52                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                         | 53.10                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                         | 49.24                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                        | New Delhi                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                         | 6.41                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                         | 1086.94                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                         | 56.77                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                                                     | 1831                                                                                                      | 58185.86                                                                                                  |