Lok Sabha Question No. 1720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Cold Storage Space
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1720 ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019

## COLD STORAGE SPACE

## 1720.  SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) the  total  available  cold  storage  space  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years,  Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government is monitoring the utilization rate of cold storages in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure as  one  of  the  component  of Pradhan  MantriKisan  Sampada  Yojana  with  the  objective  of  arresting  post-harvest  losses  of horticulture  &  non-horticulture  produce  and  providing  remunerative  price  to  farmers  for  their produce. Under the scheme, Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 35% for  general  areas  and  @  50%  for  North  East  States,  Himalayan  States,  ITDP  areas  and Islands  for  storage  and  transport  infrastructure  and  @  50%  and  75%  respectively  for  value addition and processing infrastructure subject to a maximum grant-in-aid of ₹10 crore per project for setting up integrated cold chain projects including irradiation facility without any break from the farm gate to the consumer. The integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure can be set up by individuals, groups of entrepreneurs, cooperative societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPOs),  NGOs,  Central/State  PSUs,  etc.  The  components covered under the cold chain scheme are (a) Farm Level Infrastructure (FLI) (b) Distribution hub (DH) (c) Refrigerated vans/ refrigerated trucks/ insulated vans/mobile  insulated tankers and (d) Irradiation  facility.  To  avail  financial  assistance  under  this  scheme,  the  applicant  has  to  set  up Farm Level Infrastructure and any one or both of the components mentioned at (b) and (c) above. Considering the functional nature of the facility, irradiation component is treated as a standalone facility for the purpose of availing grant under the scheme. However, Standalone cold storage is not considered for financial assistance under the Scheme. The scheme is primarily private sector driven and proposals under this scheme are invited through Expression of Interest (EOI). Under the Scheme, 166 cold chain projects have been approved during the last three years from 2016-

17  and  2018-19  creating  cold  storage  capacity  of  3.872  Lakh  MT.  The  State-wise  cold  chain projects  sanctioned  under  the  Scheme  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  cold  storage capacity are at Annexure-I.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for development of Horticulture in the country. Under this Mission, assistance for development of Post-Harvest Management infrastructure including establishment of cold storages is provided. The component is demand/ entrepreneur-driven from among entrepreneurs, private companies, cooperatives, farmers' groups etc. through commercial ventures for which assistance ranging from at the rate 35% to 55% of the eligible project cost in general areas and hilly and scheduled areas respectively, per beneficiary is available as credit linked back ended subsidy through respective State Horticulture Missions. The State wise details of cold storage projects sanctioned during last three years under MIDH (National Horticulture Mission (NHM)) along with the capacity are at Annexure - II.

National Horticulture Board (NHB) under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is providing credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and 50% in case of North East, Hilly States & Scheduled areas for cold storage capacity above 5000 MT  and up to 10000 MT  for construction/ expansion/ modernization  of  cold  storage  and  Controlled  Atmosphere  (CA)  store,  under  the Scheme  for Capital Investment Subsidy for Construction/ Expansion / Modernization of Cold Storages and Storages for  Horticulture  Products .    In  case  of  North  East  Region,  the  capacity  above 1000  MT  are  also  eligible  for  subsidy.  The  projects,  which  are  set  up  in  conformity  with technical standards for energy efficiency and environmental safety energy and multi chambers, only  are  considered  under  the  Scheme.  The  State-wise  and  year-wise  details  of  cold  storage sanctioned during last three years along with the capacity are at Annexure -III.

(b)  &  (c):  The  utilization  of  cold  chain  facilities  established  under  the  Scheme  for  Integrated Cold Chain &  Value Addition Infrastructure is being evaluated by conducting Impact Assessment study on cold chain projects funded by this Ministry.

NHB does not monitor utilization rate after subsidy release.

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ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1720 FOR ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019 REGARDING COLD STORAGE SPACE

State-wise  cold  chain  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Scheme  for  Integrated Cold  Chain  &  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  during  the  last  three  years (2016-17 to 2018-19) along with the cold storage capacity

| S.No.   | State             |   No. of Cold Chain projects sanctioned |   Cold Storage Capacity (Lakh MT) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                      18 |                             0.291 |
| 2       | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                       1 |                             0.01  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       1 |                             0.01  |
| 4       | Assam             |                                       0 |                             0     |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                       1 |                             0     |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      |                                       0 |                             0     |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                                      12 |                             0.177 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                                       5 |                             0.082 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                       6 |                             0.106 |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                       2 |                             0.001 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |                                       9 |                             0.129 |
| 12      | Kerala            |                                       6 |                             0.252 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                       2 |                             0.04  |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |                                      40 |                             1.036 |
| 15      | Manipur           |                                       1 |                             0.026 |
| 16      | Mizoram           |                                       0 |                             0     |
| 17      | Nagaland          |                                       2 |                             0.015 |
| 18      | Odisha            |                                       1 |                             0.02  |
| 19      | Punjab            |                                       8 |                             0.164 |
| 20      | Rajasthan         |                                       6 |                             0.266 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        |                                       8 |                             0.213 |
| 22      | Telangana         |                                       6 |                             0.12  |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                      17 |                             0.427 |
| 24      | Uttarakhand       |                                      10 |                             0.367 |
| 25      | West Bengal       |                                       4 |                             0.12  |
|         | Total             |                                     166 |                             3.872 |

ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1720 FOR ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019 REGARDING COLD STORAGE SPACE

State-wise  cold  storage  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Scheme  of  MIDHNational Horticulture Mission (NHM)) during the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19) along with the cold storage capacity

| State            |   Number of Projects |   Capacity inMT |
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                   11 |           54281 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                    1 |            3243 |
| Gujarat          |                  250 |         1174118 |
| Haryana          |                   35 |          102757 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                   15 |           17519 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |                   17 |           66284 |
| Jharkhand        |                    1 |           10000 |
| Karnataka        |                   10 |           35719 |
| Maharashtra      |                    3 |            6980 |
| Manipur          |                    1 |            1600 |
| Odisha           |                    8 |           31200 |
| Punjab           |                   12 |           37368 |
| Rajasthan        |                    4 |           17933 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                    2 |           10000 |
| Telangana        |                    9 |           43000 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                   80 |          331099 |
| Uttarakhand      |                    2 |            4900 |
| Total            |                  461 |         1948001 |

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1720 FOR ANSWERED ON 2 ND  JULY, 2019 REGARDING COLD STORAGE SPACE

State-wise and year-wise details of cold storage sanctioned during last three years along with the capacity

|       | Name of the      | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17               | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2017-18               | 2018-19 (as on 31.03.2019)   | 2018-19 (as on 31.03.2019)   | 2018-19 (as on 31.03.2019)   |
|-------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S.No. | State            | No.       | Capacity  | Eligible              | No.       | Capacity  | Eligible              | No.                          | Capacity                     | Eligible Subsidy             |
|       |                  |           | (MT)      | Subsidy (Rs. in lakh) |           | (MT)      | Subsidy (Rs. in lakh) |                              | (MT)                         | (Rs. in lakh)                |
| 1     | Punjab           | 1         | 8015      | 38.76                 | 2         | 10292     | 605.44                | 19                           | 100015                       | 2564.27                      |
| 2     | Haryana          | 1         | 4518      | 132.50                | 0         | 0         | 47.68                 | 0                            | 0                            | 5.00                         |
| 3     | Tamil Nadu       | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 3                            | 14576                        | 329.16                       |
| 4     | Himachal Pradesh | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 2                            | 10579                        | 897.95                       |
| 5     | Uttar Pradesh    | 15        | 98565     | 3234.32               | 9         | 55056     | 1763.92               | 16                           | 92284                        | 2384.67                      |
| 6     | Uttrakhand       | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0         | 0         | 30.00                 | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 7     | Maharashtra      | 3         | 10767     | 343.80                | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 8     | Rajasthan        | 1         | 1506      | 108.53                | 1         | 6000      | 120.00                | 7                            | 28896                        | 683.52                       |
| 9     | Karnataka        | 2         | 13809     | 347.98                | 1         | 2954      | 244.59                | 2                            | 11356                        | 280.06                       |
| 10    | Gujarat          | 4         | 22954     | 535.87                | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 1                            | 7398                         | 130.20                       |
| 11    | Orissa           | 1         | 9982      | 214.20                | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh   | 0         | 0         | 5.37                  | 3         | 22102     | 618.59                | 3                            | 22340                        | 554.69                       |
| 13    | Chhattisgarh     | 0         | 0         | 64.00                 | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 14    | West Bengal      | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 15    | Andhra Pradesh   | 1         | 5499      | 90.00                 | 1         | 9760      | 214.20                | 2                            | 17357                        | 192.36                       |
| 16    | Assam            | 2         | 10552     | 390.83                | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 2                            | 15200                        | 536.38                       |
| 17    | Bihar            | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 3                            | 22172                        | 526.47                       |
| 18    | Kerala           | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 1         | 1300      | 45.50                 | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| 19    | Jammu &Kashmir   | 1         | 2730      | 65.52                 | 3         | 17825     | 760.67                | 1                            | 5094                         | 186.24                       |
| 20    | Jharkhand        | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0         | 0         | 0.00                  | 0                            | 0                            | 0.00                         |
|       | TOTAL            | 32        | 188897    | 5571.68               | 21        | 125289    | 4450.59               | 61                           | 347267                       | 9270.97                      |