Lok Sabha Question No. 2154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Rural Godown Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2154

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH   NOVEMBER, 2016

## RURAL GODOWN SCHEME

2154.      SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  Rural  Godown  Scheme  (RGS)  to  promote creation of storage capacity across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  volume  of  storage  capacity  created  increased under the scheme during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has a proposal to increase rural storage capacity with scientific approach so as to encourage post harvest storage in rural areas;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the funds allocated and sanctioned by the Government to various States during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) Scheme also known as Rural Godown  Scheme  (RGS)    started  on  01.04.2001,  got  subsumed  on  01.04.2014  into  the  sub scheme  'Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI)  of  'Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural Marketing' (ISAM) as capital investment  subsidy scheme.  Under the scheme, @ 25% of the capital cost for general category beneficiary and @ 33.33% for special category beneficiary is provided for construction/creation of scientific godowns, their renovation and other infrastructure in the field of Agricultural Marketing in the country. However, the assistance for renovation  is  restricted  to  storage  infrastructure  projects  of  cooperatives  only.  The  main objectives  of  the  AMI  schemes  are  to  develop  agricultural  marketing  infrastructure  including storage  infrastructure  for  effectively  managing  marketable  surplus  of  agriculture  including horticulture and allied sectors.

Currently,  AMI  scheme  is  temporarily  stopped  w.e.f.  05.08.2014  for  general  category promoters due to paucity of funds. However, the scheme is open for SC/ST promoters and for promoters in North-Eastern Region.

State wise storage capacity created under the scheme during the last three years is at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): The  AMI  sub  scheme  of  ISAM  has  scope  to  encourage  storage    capacity  with scientific  approach in rural areas. Hence, no new proposal to increase rural storage capacity with scientific approach is mooted.

(e): There is no State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme. The releases of funds are made to the States on the basis of sanction of projects under the scheme in the particular State and availability of funds.

The details of the funds earmarked, allocated by the Government and utilized under the scheme during the last three years, is as below:

|                         | Name of    |   Allocation of funds |   (Rs. In crore) Utilization / Release of Funds |
|-------------------------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Year                    | Scheme GBY |                344.16 |                                          344.1  |
| 2013-14                 | AMI        |                926.71 |                                          878.18 |
| 2014-15 2015-16         | AMI        |                675.86 |                                          518.81 |
| 2016-17 (upto 25.11.16) | AMI        |                682.8  |                                          517.61 |

NAME of the SCHEME:  Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) (Storage component)/ Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) State wise and Year-wise Physical & Financial Achievements during 12th Five Year Plan

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No.   | Name of States    | 2013-14         | 2013-14               | 2013-14                                                           | 2013-14                        | 2014-15         | 2014-15               | 2014-15                                                           | 2014-15                        | 2015-16         | 2015-16                                                                        | 2015-16           | 2015-16                        |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of States    | PHYSICAL        | PHYSICAL              | FINANCIAL                                                         | FINANCIAL                      | PHYSICAL        | PHYSICAL              | FINANCIAL                                                         | FINANCIAL                      | PHYSICAL        | PHYSICAL                                                                       | FINANCIAL         | FINANCIAL                      |
| S.No.   | Name of States    | No. of Projects | Storage Capacity (MT) | Allocation                                                        | Expenditure (SUBSIDY RELEASED) | No. of Projects | Storage Capacity (MT) | Allocation                                                        | Expenditure (SUBSIDY RELEASED) | No. of Projects | Storage Capacity (MT)                                                          | Allocation        | Expenditure (SUBSIDY RELEASED) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 398             | 1258346               | There is no state-wise allocation has been made under the scheme. | 6313.17                        | 82              | 992285                | There is no state-wise allocation has been made under the scheme. | 6014.07                        | 101             | 503815.1 0 -0.02 0.39 262312.5 0 823718.3 832636 -0.39 20000 49245 0 -34091.96 | under the scheme. | 5257.855                       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               |                                                                                | under the scheme. | 0                              |
| 3       | Assam             | 20              | 187970                |                                                                   | -401.41                        | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               |                                                                                |                   | 454.6289                       |
| 4       | Bihar             | 75              | 120410                |                                                                   | 266.01                         | 14              | 21571                 |                                                                   | 438.71                         | 0               |                                                                                |                   | 0                              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 65              | 285614                |                                                                   | 1174.55                        | 6               | 16341                 |                                                                   | 179.16                         | 46              |                                                                                |                   | 0                              |
| 6       | Goa               | -2              | 9                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               |                                                                                |                   | 0                              |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 701             | 297191                |                                                                   | 672.93                         | 615             | 362318                |                                                                   | 2015.78                        | 1438            |                                                                                |                   | 4704.009                       |
| 8       | Haryana           | 201             | 1555631               |                                                                   | 4752.91                        | 24              | 543253                |                                                                   | 4707.75                        | 52              |                                                                                |                   | 6550.027                       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 16              | 14789                 |                                                                   | 78.55                          | 7               | 2451                  |                                                                   | 9.56                           | 0               |                                                                                |                   | 0.0012                         |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1               | 5000                  |                                                                   | 0.75                           | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 37.59                          | 3               |                                                                                |                   | 144.9                          |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 7               | 45171                 |                                                                   | 103.34                         | 2               | 13153                 |                                                                   | 83.55                          | 5               |                                                                                | made              | 117.534                        |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 363             | 472452                |                                                                   | 1739.68                        | 170             | 368289                |                                                                   | 1629.59                        | 204 268906.8    |                                                                                |                   | 2133.615                       |
| 13      | Kerala            | 46              | 10239                 |                                                                   | 26.27                          | 0               | 18189                 |                                                                   | 1.92                           | -2 -335.44      |                                                                                | been              | 40.8755                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 407             | 2713639               |                                                                   | 4655.7                         | 156             | 823392                |                                                                   | 7383.75                        | 309 1593987     |                                                                                |                   | 8496.61                        |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 270             | 752713                |                                                                   | 1396.72                        | 116             | 409315                |                                                                   | 2567.98                        | 150 452201.4    |                                                                                | has               | 2735.01                        |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 0               | 430                   |                                                                   | 73.35                          | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0 -0.24         |                                                                                |                   | 0.004                          |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               | -454                  |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               |                                                                                | allocation        | 0                              |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 3.52                           | -1              | 564                   |                                                                   | 1.6                            | 0 -0.43         |                                                                                |                   | 0                              |
| 19      | Orissa            | 24              | 78145                 |                                                                   | 259.28                         | 3               | 3206                  |                                                                   | 112.69                         | 0 0.24          |                                                                                |                   | 305.818                        |
| 20      | Punjab            | 45              | 535845                |                                                                   | 8003.74                        | 33              | 85290                 |                                                                   | 707.32                         | 28 306636.1     |                                                                                |                   | 1818.706                       |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 68              | 509989                |                                                                   | 619.41                         | 118             | 545743                |                                                                   | 1112.32                        | 62 521796.1     |                                                                                | state-wise        | 2391.953                       |
| 22      | Tamilnadu         | 31              | 191917                |                                                                   | 556.77                         | 3               | 12016                 |                                                                   | 586.4                          | 30 113404.8     |                                                                                |                   | 683.2745                       |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh     | 142             | 861485                |                                                                   | 1935.43                        | 17              | 205053                |                                                                   | 5584.4                         | 29 260411.7     |                                                                                | no                | 2234.893                       |
| 24      | Uttarakhand       | 36              | 179494                |                                                                   | 840.55                         | 1               | 1461                  |                                                                   | 5.12                           | 7               |                                                                                | is                | 394.2745                       |
| 25      | West Bengal       | 67              | 194033                |                                                                   | 713.42                         | 13              | 42225                 |                                                                   | 275.15                         | 0 -0.49         |                                                                                |                   | 201.851                        |
| 26      | Tripura           | 1               | 6344                  |                                                                   | 36.46                          | 2               | 18416                 |                                                                   | 119.1                          | 0 0             |                                                                                | There             | 116.8525                       |
| 27      | Telangana         | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 93              | 521739.7                                                                       |                   | 3621.71                        |
| 28      | UTs               | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               | 0                     |                                                                   | 0                              | 0               | 0                                                                              |                   | 0                              |
|         | TOTAL             | 2982            | 10276856              |                                                                   | 33821.11                       | 1381            | 4484077               |                                                                   | 33573.51                       | 2555 6496381.5  |                                                                                |                   | 42404.384                      |

Note: Negative figures indicates de-sanction of Projects

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