Lok Sabha Question No. 186 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Cold Storages
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sarfaraz Alam, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 186

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018

## COLD STORAGES

- *186.    SHRI SARFARAZ ALAM: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a): the number of cold storages sanctioned by the Government so far for various States, State-wise including Bihar;
- (b): whether the Government proposes to construct cold storages to reduce the storage cost of potato, onion and other vegetables of farmers, specially in view of the shortage of cold storages/godowns in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh;
- (c): if so, the locations of the proposed cold storages, district and State-wise , along with the details of the benefits likely to accrue to the farmers and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d): the  amount  of  financial  assistance  granted  by  the  Government  for  construction  of cold storages along with the amount of assistance released for Bihar during the last three years; and
- (e): whether there is also a provision for grant of concessions to the farmers for use of cold  storages  constructed  with  the  assistance  received  from  the  Government,  if  so,    the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the manner in which assistance is being provided to the farmers in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  186   DUE FOR REPLY ON 31 ST  JULY, 2018.

- (a): There are 7916 cold storages with capacity of 36.23 million MT in the country as on 31.03.2018. The State-wise details of cold storage including Bihar are at Annexure - I .
- (b) & (c): Government  does  not  construct  cold  storages  on  its  own.  However,  it provides financial assistance and fiscal incentives to promote construction of cold storages. Under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme, Government of India allocates funds to States/UTs under National Horticulture Mission (NHM)/ Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH).

Under NHM/HMNEH, States/UTs can sanction cold storages to entrepreneurs who are desirous to set up the same. As per operational Guidelines of MIDH, credit-linked back ended subsidy at the rate of 35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and 50% in case of North-East, hilly and schedule areas is available for various components of post-harvest  infrastructure,  including  cold  storage  with  capacity  upto  5000  MT.  The  cold storage component is demand/ entrepreneur-driven.

Under National Horticulture Board (NHB), credit-linked back ended subsidy at the rate of 35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and 50% in case of NorthEast,  hilly  and  schedule  areas  is  available  for  various  components  of  post-harvest infrastructure,  including  cold  storage  with  capacity  above  5000  MT  upto  10000  MT. However in case of North East region the capacity above 1000 MT is also eligible under NHB scheme.

Further,  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MOFPI)  is  implementing  Pradhan Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  to  provide  integrated  cold  chain  and  preservation infrastructure facilities.   Under this scheme,   Ministry   provides financial assistance in the

-2- form of grant-in-aid at the rate of 35% for general area and at the rate of 50% for North East & Himalayan States subject to a maximum grant-in-aid of Rs. 10.00 crore for setting up integrated cold chain projects with cold storage as one of the component.

(d): Funds under NHM are allocated to State on the basis of Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved by State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) of the State and released as per Centre-State  sharing  pattern  of  60:40  in  all  the  States  except  North  East  &  Himalayan States where it is 90:10. Further, powers have been delegated to States for sanction of projects costing upto Rs. 5 crore. Project exceeding Rs. 5 crore is sanctioned at Central level  on  the  recommendation of SLEC. However, funds in all the cases are released by States.

## During  last  three  years  under  NHM/HMNEH,  595  cold  storages  with  financial assistance of             Rs. 1242.75 crore has been sanctioned in the country, which includes 2 cold storages with financial assistance of Rs. 1.85 crore in Bihar. State-wise details are at Annexure-II .

During last three years, NHB has also sanctioned 107 cold storages with financial assistance of Rs. 176.99 crore in the country. State-wise details are at Annexure-III .

During  last  three  years,  MOFPI  has  released  an  amount  of  Rs.  535.29  crore  for Integrated Cold Chain infrastructure projects in the country, which includes Rs. 7.32 crore for setting up of  3 projects in Bihar. State-wise details are at Annexure-IV.

(e): There is no provision established at Central level for grant of concessions to the farmers for use of cold storages constructed. There is no tariff fixation by government in cold-chain and prices are determined by market forces.

## State wise distribution of Cold Storages as on 31.03.2018

| S. No.   | Name of the State              | Total   |               |
|----------|--------------------------------|---------|---------------|
|          |                                |         | Capacity (MT) |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | 3       | 810           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana     | 452     | 1836366       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 2       | 6000          |
| 4        | Assam                          | 37      | 163258        |
| 5        | Bihar                          | 306     | 1415595       |
| 6        | Chandigarh (UT)                | 7       | 12462         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                   | 98      | 484331        |
| 8        | Delhi                          | 97      | 129857        |
| 9        | Goa                            | 29      | 7705          |
| 10       | Gujarat                        | 890     | 3515976       |
| 11       | Haryana                        | 352     | 791780        |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh               | 65      | 125967        |
| 13       | Jammu & Kashmir                | 55      | 182527        |
| 14       | Jharkhand                      | 58      | 236680        |
| 15       | Karnataka                      | 209     | 602457        |
| 16       | Kerala                         | 199     | 81705         |
| 17       | Lakshadweep (UT)               | 1       | 15            |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 302     | 1281411       |
| 19       | Maharashtra                    | 603     | 979607        |
| 20       | Manipur                        | 3       | 7100          |
| 21       | Meghalaya                      | 4       | 8200          |
| 22       | Mizoram                        | 3       | 3971          |
| 23       | Nagaland                       | 4       | 7350          |
| 24       | Orissa                         | 177     | 566321        |
| 25       | Pondicherry (UT)               | 3       | 85            |
| 26       | Punjab                         | 672     | 2201386       |
| 27       | Rajasthan                      | 167     | 561293        |
| 28       | Sikkim                         | 2       | 2100          |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                     | 173     | 347583        |
| 30       | Tripura                        | 14      | 45477         |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 2368    | 14500773      |
| 32       | Uttrakhand                     | 47      | 162821        |
| 33       | West Bengal                    | 511     | 5940511       |
| 34       | NHB/States                     | 3       | 20195         |
| Total    |                                | 7916    | 36229675      |

## Annexure-I

Annexure-II

## Cold Storage sanctioned under NHM/HMNEH scheme during last three years

(Rs. In lakh)

| State            | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2017-18                  | 2017-18                  | Total   | Total     |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------|-----------|
|                  | P         | F         | P                        | F                        | P                        | F                        | P       | F         |
| Andhra Pradesh   |           |           | 10                       | 1338.84                  | 1                        | 70.00                    | 11      | 1409      |
| Bihar            |           |           |                          |                          | 2                        | 185.29                   | 2       | 185       |
| Chattisgarh      |           |           |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0       | 0         |
| Gujarat          | 61        | 5918.44   | 68                       | 18767.2 0                | 11 6                     | 17842.3 3                | 245     | 42528     |
| Haryana          | 4         | 184.56    | 23                       | 2112.21                  | 9                        | 1092.87                  | 36      | 3390      |
| Himachal Pradesh | 17        | 4488.45   | 10                       |                          |                          |                          | 27      | 4488      |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 4         | 6578.31   | 3                        | 1175.39                  | 14                       | 12491.3 5                | 21      | 20245     |
| Jharkhand        | 1         |           | 1                        | 340.00                   |                          |                          | 2       | 340       |
| Karnataka        | 1         | 136.81    | 3                        | 291.55                   | 5                        | 513.70                   | 9       | 942       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 14        | 1751.24   |                          |                          |                          |                          | 14      | 1751      |
| Maharashtra      | 6         | 341.69    | 3                        | 248.73                   |                          |                          | 9       | 590       |
| Manipur          |           |           |                          |                          | 1                        | 80.00                    | 1       | 80        |
| Odisha           | 47        | 5722.85   | 6                        | 960.00                   | 2                        | 19.60                    | 55      | 6702      |
| Punjab           | 30        | 6108.62   |                          |                          | 12                       | 1196.69                  | 42      | 7305      |
| Rajasthan        |           |           | 1                        | 134.00                   |                          |                          | 1       | 134       |
| Sikkim           |           |           |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0       | 0         |
| Tamil Nadu       |           |           |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0       | 0         |
| Telangana        | 10        | 1226.68   | 5                        | 644.00                   |                          |                          | 15      | 1871      |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 15        | 1010.50   | 27                       | 2820.06                  | 52                       | 5998.46                  | 94      | 9829      |
| Uttarakhand      | 9         | 3578.34   | 1                        | 175.00                   | 1                        | 389.53                   | 11      | 4143      |
| West Bengal      |           |           |                          |                          |                          |                          | 0       | 0         |
| Total            | 219       | 37046.49  | 161                      | 29006.98                 | 215                      | 39879.82                 | 595     | 105933.29 |
|                  |           |           | P - No. of Projects      | P - No. of Projects      | P - No. of Projects      | P - No. of Projects      |         |           |
|                  |           |           | F - Financial Assistance | F - Financial Assistance | F - Financial Assistance | F - Financial Assistance |         |           |

## Annexure-III

## Cold Storage sanctioned under NHB scheme during last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.   | Name of the       | 2015-16   | 2015-16    | 2016-17   | 2016-17    | 2017-18   | 2017-18    | Total   | Total      |
|------|-------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|---------|------------|
| No.  | State             | No.       | Financial  | No.       | Financial  | No.       | Financial  | No.     | Financial  |
|      |                   |           | Assistance |           | Assistance |           | Assistance |         | Assistance |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 6         | 475.49     | 1         | 90.00      |           |            | 7       | 565.49     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 3    | Assam             | 2         | 580.55     | 2         | 390.83     |           |            | 4       | 971.38     |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 5    | Chandigarh        | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 6    | Chhattisgarh      | 1         | 188.32     |           |            |           |            | 1       | 188.32     |
| 7    | Delhi             | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 8    | Goa               | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 9    | Gujarat           | 1         | 175.20     | 4         | 535.87     |           |            | 5       | 711.07     |
| 10   | Haryana           | 4         | 668.34     | 1         | 132.50     |           |            | 5       | 800.84     |
| 11   | Himachal Pradesh  | 2         | 891.74     |           |            |           |            | 2       | 891.74     |
| 12   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0         | 0.00       | 1         | 65.52      | 2         | 612.01     | 3       | 677.53     |
| 13   | Jharkhand         | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 14   | Karnataka         | 0         | 0.00       | 2         | 347.98     | 1         | 244.59     | 3       | 592.57     |
| 15   | Kerala            | 0         | 0.00       |           |            | 1         | 45.50      | 1       | 45.50      |
| 16   | Madhya Pradesh    | 4         | 629.43     |           |            | 3         | 598.59     | 7       | 1228.02    |
| 17   | Maharashtra       | 2         | 441.93     | 3         | 343.80     |           |            | 5       | 785.73     |
| 18   | Meghalaya         | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 19   | Mizoram           | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 20   | Nagaland          | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 21   | Orissa            | 0         | 0.00       | 1         | 214.20     |           |            | 1       | 214.20     |
| 22   | Punjab            | 3         | 795.15     | 1         | 38.76      |           |            | 4       | 833.91     |
| 23   | Rajasthan         | 2         | 791.50     | 1         | 108.53     | 1         | 120.00     | 4       | 1020.03    |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1         | 120.00     |           |            |           |            | 1       | 120.00     |
| 25   | Tripura           | 0         | 0.00       |           |            |           |            | 0       | 0.00       |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh     | 23        | 3569.63    | 15        | 2846.52    | 10        | 1429.67    | 48      | 7845.82    |
| 27   | Uttrakhand        | 1         | 55.20      | 0         |            |           |            | 1       | 55.20      |
| 28   | West Bengal       | 2         | 151.47     |           |            |           |            | 2       | 151.47     |
| 29   | Other State       |           |            |           |            | 3         |            | 3       | 0.00       |
|      | TOTAL             | 54        | 9533.95    | 32        | 5114.51    | 21        | 3050.36    | 107     | 17698.82   |

## State-wise details of funds released for the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure during FY 2015-16 to 2017-18 under MoFPI.

| Sl.No   | Name of the State / UT         | Funds Released (Rs. In crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. In crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. In crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. In crore)   |
|---------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of the State / UT         | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         | 2017-18                         | Total                           |
| 1.      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.0                             |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh                 | 4.00                            | 10.00                           | 14.57                           | 28.57                           |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh              | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 2.03                            | 2.03                            |
| 4.      | Assam                          | 2.27                            | 4.31                            | 0.00                            | 6.58                            |
| 5.      | Bihar                          | 0.00                            | 2.44                            | 4.88                            | 7.32                            |
| 6.      | Chandigarh (UT)                | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.0                             |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                   | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.0                             |
| 8.      | Delhi                          | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.0                             |
| 9.      | Goa                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 10.     | Gujarat                        | 10.32                           | 9.98                            | 16.12                           | 36.42                           |
| 11.     | Haryana                        | 9.94                            | 13.72                           | 11.92                           | 35.58                           |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh               | 18.03                           | 12.31                           | 11.27                           | 41.61                           |
| 13.     | Jammu & Kashmir                | 16.06                           | 12.26                           | 0.00                            | 28.32                           |
| 14.     | Jharkhand                      | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.0                             |
| 15.     | Karnataka                      | 1.97                            | 0.00                            | 4.53                            | 6.5                             |
| 16.     | Kerala                         | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.0                             |
| 17.     | Lakshadweep (UT)               | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 18.     | Madhya Pradesh                 | 3.89                            | 7.50                            | 0.15                            | 11.54                           |
| 19.     | Maharashtra                    | 37.36                           | 32.19                           | 44.65                           | 114.2                           |
| 20.     | Manipur                        | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 21.     | Meghalaya                      | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 22.     | Mizoram                        | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 23.     | Nagaland                       | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 24.     | Orissa                         | 0.92                            | 0.00                            | 7.07                            | 7.99                            |
| 25.     | Pondicherry (UT)               | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 26.     | Punjab                         | 12.67                           | 10.56                           | 19.41                           | 42.64                           |
| 27.     | Rajasthan                      | 9.23                            | 3.64                            | 6.01                            | 18.88                           |
| 28.     | Sikkim                         | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 29.     | Tamil Nadu                     | 0.00                            | 2.27                            | 5.92                            | 8.19                            |
| 30.     | Telangana                      | 0.00                            | 5.00                            | 4.02                            | 9.02                            |
| 31.     | Tripura                        | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 32.     | Uttar Pradesh                  | 10.00                           | 22.48                           | 26.22                           | 58.70                           |
| 33.     | Uttarakhand                    | 14.53                           | 32.65                           | 13.00                           | 60.18                           |
| 34.     | West Bengal                    | 7.31                            | 1.65                            | 2.06                            | 11.02                           |
|         | Total                          | 158.5                           | 182.96                          | 193.83                          | 535.29                          |

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