Lok Sabha Question No. 1538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Cold Storage
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA, KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1538

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## COLD STORAGE

## 1538. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA: SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether it's a fact that more than 90% of cold storages are for potatoes; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof including categories of cold storages, State wise, including Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per All India Cold Storage Capacity and Technology - Base line Survey (10.12.2014) conducted by M/s Hansa Research Group, commissioned by National Horticulture Board (NHB) under Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, 75% of the total cold storage capacity in the country was used for the purpose of storage of horticulture crops including potato. Out of total production of potatoes in the country, 75% was stored in cold storages for long term storage at farm gate.  Further, 95% of cold storages in the country were owned by private sector, 3% by cooperatives and remaining 2% were under Public Sector Undertakings. As per the information available as on 31.03.2017, there were 7645 cold storages with a capacity of 34.95  million  MT  in  the  country.  The  State  wise  and  agencies  wise  details  including  Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## 1538 FOR ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017 REGARDING COLD STORAGE

State wise & Agency wise distribution of Cold Storages as on 31.03.2017

|        |                               | upto 2009*   | upto 2009*    | 2009-10 to 2016-17   | 2009-10 to 2016-17   | 2009-10 to 2016-17   | 2009-10 to 2016-17   | 2009-10 to 2016-17   | 2009-10 to 2016-17   |      |               |
|--------|-------------------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------|---------------|
| S. No. | Name of the State             |              |               | NHB                  | NHB                  | NHM                  | NHM                  | MoFPI                | MoFPI                |      | Total         |
|        |                               | No.          | Capacity (MT) | No.                  | Capacit y (MT)       | No.                  | Capacit y (MT)       | No.                  | Capacit y (MT)       | No.  | Capacity (MT) |
| 1      | Andaman& Nicobar Islands (UT) | 2            | 210           | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 600                  | 3    | 810           |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana     | 290          | 900606        | 36                   | 220158               | 101                  | 619021               | 15                   | 42776                | 442  | 1782561       |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh             | 1            | 5000          | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 1000                 | 2    | 6000          |
| 4      | Assam                         | 24           | 88068         | 10                   | 61738                | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 8100                 | 36   | 157906        |
| 5      | Bihar                         | 246          | 1147041       | 28                   | 111821               | 29                   | 153233               | 3                    | 3500                 | 306  | 1415595       |
| 6      | Chandigarh (UT)               | 6            | 12216         | 1                    | 246                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 7    | 12462         |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                  | 69           | 341885        | 14                   | 68323                | 13                   | 65349                | 2                    | 8530                 | 98   | 484087        |
| 8      | Delhi                         | 95           | 126158        | 2                    | 3699                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 97   | 129857        |
| 9      | Goa                           | 29           | 7705          | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 29   | 7705          |
| 10     | Gujarat                       | 398          | 1267304       | 50                   | 169199               | 295                  | 1419209              | 21                   | 46095                | 764  | 2901807       |
| 11     | Haryana                       | 244          | 393121        | 39                   | 147816               | 45                   | 152509               | 10                   | 56384                | 338  | 749830        |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh              | 18           | 19858         | 7                    | 20504                | 29                   | 54805                | 12                   | 35850                | 66   | 131017        |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir                | 19           | 42869         | 6                    | 24630                | 7                    | 37707                | 6                    | 7310                 | 38   | 112516        |
| 14     | Jharkhand                     | 45           | 170148        | 8                    | 36757                | 5                    | 29775                | 0                    | 0                    | 58   | 236680        |
| 15     | Karnataka                     | 170          | 407165        | 8                    | 78844                | 12                   | 49392                | 8                    | 24777                | 198  | 560178        |
| 16     | Kerala                        | 193          | 58105         | 1                    | 5000                 | 0                    | 0                    | 4                    | 17300                | 198  | 80405         |
| 17     | Lakshadweep (UT)              | 1            | 15            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 1    | 15            |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh                | 197          | 808052        | 22                   | 114580               | 71                   | 320083               | 10                   | 20950                | 300  | 1263665       |
| 19     | Maharashtra                   | 466          | 546748        | 30                   | 106860               | 58                   | 151122               | 50                   | 173662               | 604  | 978392        |
| 20     | Manipur                       | 0            | 0             | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 5500                 | 2    | 5500          |
| 21     | Meghalaya                     | 3            | 3200          | 1                    | 5000                 | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 4    | 8200          |
| 22     | Mizoram                       | 0            | 0             | 1                    | 3471                 | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 530                  | 3    | 4001          |
| 23     | Nagaland                      | 2            | 6150          | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2                    | 1200                 | 4    | 7350          |
| 24     | Orissa                        | 101          | 291039        | 0                    | 0                    | 68                   | 247100               | 2                    | 2002                 | 171  | 540141        |
| 25     | Pondicherry (UT)              | 3            | 85            | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 3    | 85            |
| 26     | Punjab                        | 422          | 1345193       | 55                   | 176908               | 166                  | 584902               | 17                   | 48701                | 660  | 2155704       |
| 27     | Rajasthan                     | 110          | 324226        | 26                   | 98907                | 21                   | 88760                | 9                    | 43385                | 166  | 555278        |
| 28     | Sikkim                        | 1            | 2000          | 0                    | 0                    | 1                    | 100                  | 0                    | 0                    | 2    | 2100          |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu                    | 148          | 238536        | 16                   | 65047                | 1                    | 6000                 | 9                    | 28042                | 174  | 337625        |
| 30     | Tripura                       | 11           | 29450         | 3                    | 16027                | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 14   | 45477         |
| 31     | Uttar Pradesh                 | 1589         | 10118000      | 503                  | 2975267              | 184                  | 1016530              | 23                   | 66265                | 2299 | 14176062      |
| 32     | Uttrakhand                    | 15           | 68499         | 5                    | 9272                 | 10                   | 21650                | 16                   | 60998                | 46   | 160419        |
| 33     | West Bengal                   | 463          | 5682000       | 14                   | 47812                | 26                   | 153699               | 9                    | 64050                | 512  | 5947561       |
|        | Total                         | 5381         | 24450652      | 886                  | 4567886              | 1142                 | 5170946              | 236                  | 767507               | 7645 | 34956991      |

(Source: Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) upto 2009, National Horticulture Board (NHB), National Horticulture Mission (NHM) & Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)

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