Lok Sabha Question No. 309 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Cold  Storage  Facilities  in Rural Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 309

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## COLD STORAGE FACILITIES IN RURAL AREAS

## *309.    SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

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

- (a) the details of financial assistance provided by the Government for setting up of cold storage facilities in rural areas;
- (b) whether the Government has planned to set up food processing parks along with storage facilities in those areas in which agricultural produces are getting wasted in huge amounts; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  309    DUE FOR REPLY ON 10 TH   DECEMBER, 2019.

- (a):        The Government is implementing various schemes under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of cold storages throughout the country including rural areas. These cold storages are setup for bulk storages of crops both in urban and rural areas. However, no separate  data  for  cold  storages  in  urban  and  rural  areas  is  centrally  maintained  by  this Department.

Schemes under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of cold storages in the country are given below:

## i) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH):

Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) under which financial assistance is provided for various activities including setting up of cold storages. The component is demand/entrepreneur driven  for  which  Government  assistance  in  the  form  of  credit  linked back ended subsidy is available at the rate of 35% (for general areas) and 50%  (for hilly and scheduled areas) of capital cost of the project for both public and private sector enterprises. During last five years and current year (up to 31.10.2019), 1104 cold storages with capacity of  4 . 82  million  tonnes  have  been  approved  with  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  1810.90  crore under MIDH.

## ii) Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY):

Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  the  Scheme  for  Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure  as one of the component  of  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana with the objective of reducing post-harvest losses of horticulture & non-horticulture     produce and      providing remunerative  price to farmers for their produce.

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Under the scheme, Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid at the rate 35% for general areas and 50% for North East States, Himalayan States, ITDP areas and  Islands  for  storage  and  transport  infrastructure  and  at  the  rate  of  50%  and  75% respectively for value addition and processing infrastructure subject to a maximum of Rs.10 crore  per  project  for  setting  up  Integrated  Cold  Chain  projects  including  Irradiation  facility. Standalone cold storages are not covered under the Scheme.

During last five years and current year (upto 31.10.2019), 208 cold chain projects with cold storage capacity of 5.30 lakh MT have been approved with financial assistance of Rs. 1655.21 crore under PMKSY.

The  year  wise  and  State  wise  details  of  cold  storages  and  cold  chain  projects approved under MIDH and MoFPI Schemes are at Annexure - I .

(b) & (c):      With a view to reduce wastage of agricultural produce in various parts of the country and enhance processing levels, Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing Mega Food Park Scheme (MFPS) for providing modern infrastructure facilities for food processing along the value chain from farm to market. The Scheme is implemented in a cluster based approach which includes creation of infrastructure for primary processing and storage near the farm gate at Primary Processing Centers (PPCs), Collection Centres (CCs) and common facilities and enabling infrastructure at Central Processing Centre. The scheme provides for a capital grant @50% of the eligible project cost in general areas and @75% in difficult  and  hilly  areas  i.e.  North  East  Region  including  Sikkim,  J&K,  Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and ITDP notified areas of the States subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 Crore per project.    The execution,    ownership and   management of the Mega Food Park is

undertaken  by  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  registered  under  the  Companies  Act.  This scheme is a component of the new Central Sector Umbrella Scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).

The Ministry of Food Processing has accorded final approval to 38 Mega Food Park Projects and 2 Mega Food Park projects have been accorded in-principle approval under the scheme which are  under  various  stages  of  implementation.  Presently,  a  total  of  17  Mega Food Park projects at Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh),Tumkur (Karnataka), Fazilka (Punjab), Nalbari (Assam), Khargone (Madhya Pradesh), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Rayagada (Odisha), Satara (Maharashtra), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand), Surat (Gujarat), Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Una(HP), West Godavari(Andhra Pradesh), West Tripura(Tripura) and  Nizamabad (Telangana) have been made operational. These Mega Food Parks have facilities of cold storage and deep freezer also.  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  capacities  of  Cold  Storage  &  Deep  Freezer setup/being  setup  in  the  Mega  Food  Parks  under  the  Mega  Food  Park  scheme  are  at Annexure -II .

## Annexure - I

## State wise details of Cold Storage and Cold Chain projects approved under MIDH and MoFPI schemes from 2014-15 upto 31.10.2019

(Rs. in lakh) Capacity in MT

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | MIDH (Cold Storage)   | MIDH (Cold Storage)   | MIDH (Cold Storage)   | MoFPI (Cold Chain)   | MoFPI (Cold Chain)   | MoFPI (Cold Chain)   | TOTAL   | TOTAL    | TOTAL     |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|----------|-----------|
|          |                     | No.                   | Capacity              | Asst.                 | No.                  | Capacity             | Asst.                | No.     | Capacity | Asst.     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 33                    | 197314                | 4069.70               | 19                   | 29000                | 17002.00             | 52      | 226314   | 21071.70  |
| 2        | Andaman & Nicobar   |                       |                       |                       | 1                    | 1000                 | 245.00               | 1       | 1000     | 245.00    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                       |                       |                       | 1                    | 1000                 | 811.00               | 1       | 1000     | 811.00    |
| 4        | Assam               | 7                     | 51956                 | 1735.76               | 1                    | 3500                 | 1000.00              | 8       | 55456    | 2735.76   |
| 5        | Bihar               | 4                     | 27172                 | 651.42                | 4                    | 44900                | 3733.00              | 8       | 72072    | 4384.42   |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 5                     | 37292                 | 745.59                |                      |                      |                      | 5       | 37292    | 745.59    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 10                    | 51497                 | 1538.14               | 1                    | 6500                 | 975.00               | 11      | 57997    | 2513.14   |
| 8        | Gujarat             | 389                   | 1740947               | 59482.03              | 11                   | 14100                | 10361.00             | 400     | 1755047  | 69843.03  |
| 9        | Haryana             | 57                    | 178921                | 6646.62               | 8                    | 27300                | 6534.00              | 65      | 206221   | 13180.62  |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    | 42                    | 83642                 | 8944.09               | 7                    | 10800                | 6861.00              | 49      | 94442    | 15805.09  |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 29                    | 131140                | 24433.15              | 3                    | 2100                 | 1939.00              | 32      | 133240   | 26372.15  |
| 12       | Jharkhand           | 3                     | 19400                 | 585.58                |                      |                      |                      | 3       | 19400    | 585.58    |
| 13       | Karnataka           | 26                    | 131807                | 3711.47               | 11                   | 13430                | 8353.00              | 37      | 145237   | 12064.47  |
| 14       | Kerala              | 1                     | 1300                  | 45.50                 | 6                    | 9700                 | 5248.00              | 7       | 11000    | 5293.50   |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      | 39                    | 198318                | 5294.23               | 5                    | 12800                | 4209.00              | 44      | 211118   | 9503.23   |
| 16       | Maharashtra         | 29                    | 99399                 | 3186.43               | 41                   | 119600               | 29602.00             | 70      | 218999   | 32788.43  |
| 17       | Manipur             | 1                     | 1600                  | 80.00                 |                      |                      |                      | 1       | 1600     | 80.00     |
| 18       | Nagaland            |                       |                       |                       | 2                    | 1500                 | 1777.00              | 2       | 1500     | 1777.00   |
| 19       | Odisha              | 65                    | 237682                | 8077.15               | 4                    | 11600                | 3479.00              | 69      | 249282   | 11556.15  |
| 20       | Punjab              | 78                    | 304865                | 12758.70              | 13                   | 21800                | 6723.00              | 91      | 326665   | 19481.70  |
| 21       | Rajasthan           | 18                    | 76170                 | 2310.44               | 8                    | 26600                | 4842.00              | 26      | 102770   | 7152.44   |
| 22       | Sikkim              | 1                     | 100                   | 300.00                |                      |                      |                      | 1       | 100      | 300.00    |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu          | 8                     | 51788                 | 935.57                | 17                   | 36000                | 12051.00             | 25      | 87788    | 12986.57  |
| 24       | Telangana           | 19                    | 99029                 | 2430.68               | 8                    | 15400                | 6683.00              | 27      | 114429   | 9113.68   |
| 25       | Tripura             | 1                     | 6296                  | 140.00                |                      |                      |                      | 1       | 6296     | 140.00    |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh       | 219                   | 1050657               | 28230.27              | 16                   | 50940                | 13837.00             | 235     | 1101597  | 42067.27  |
| 27       | Uttrakhand          | 14                    | 29794                 | 4383.75               | 15                   | 53100                | 14372.00             | 29      | 82894    | 18755.75  |
| 28       | West Bengal         | 6                     | 16389                 | 374.71                | 6                    | 17700                | 4884.00              | 12      | 34089    | 5258.71   |
|          | TOTAL               | 1104                  | 4824476               | 181090.98             | 208                  | 530370               | 165521.00            | 1312    | 5354846  | 346611.98 |

Asst. = Assistance

Annexure II State/UT-wise details of the capacities of Cold Storage & Deep Freezer setup/being

## setup in the Mega Food Parks under the Mega Food Park scheme

|                              | Name of MFP                                                                           | Core Processing              | Core Processing              | Pre Processing Center (PPC)   | Pre Processing Center (PPC)   | Total (CPC+PPC)              | Total (CPC+PPC)              |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                      |                                                                                       | Center Cold Storage (MT)     | (CPC) Deep Freezer (MT)      | Cold Storage (MT)             | Deep Freezer (MT)             | Cold Storage (MT)            | Deep Freezer (MT)            |
| (1) Andhra Pradesh           | (1) Andhra Pradesh                                                                    | (1) Andhra Pradesh           | (1) Andhra Pradesh           | (1) Andhra Pradesh            | (1) Andhra Pradesh            | (1) Andhra Pradesh           | (1) Andhra Pradesh           |
| 1                            | Srini Food Park Private Limited, Chitoor                                              | 5,600                        | 500                          | 140                           | -                             | 5,740                        | 500                          |
| 2                            | Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Private Limited, West Godavari                           | 100                          | 3,000                        | -                             | -                             | 100                          | 3,000                        |
| 3                            | Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited(APIIC), Krishna          | 3,000                        | -                            | 80                            | -                             | 3,080                        | -                            |
| (2) Arunachal Pradesh        | (2) Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 | (2) Arunachal Pradesh        | (2) Arunachal Pradesh        | (2) Arunachal Pradesh         | (2) Arunachal Pradesh         | (2) Arunachal Pradesh        | (2) Arunachal Pradesh        |
| 4                            | Rongoge Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd                                                        | 500                          | 500                          | 120                           | 500                           | 620                          | 1000                         |
| (3) Assam                    | (3) Assam                                                                             | (3) Assam                    | (3) Assam                    | (3) Assam                     | (3) Assam                     | (3) Assam                    | (3) Assam                    |
| 5                            | North East Mega Food Park Limited, Nalbari                                            | 1,500                        | -                            | 400                           | -                             | 1,900                        | -                            |
| (4) Bihar                    | (4) Bihar                                                                             | (4) Bihar                    | (4) Bihar                    | (4) Bihar                     | (4) Bihar                     | (4) Bihar                    | (4) Bihar                    |
| 6                            | Pristine Mega Food Park Private Limited, Khagaria                                     | 5,000                        | 1,500                        | 5,000                         | -                             | 10,000                       | 1,500                        |
| (5) Chhattisgarh             | (5) Chhattisgarh                                                                      | (5) Chhattisgarh             | (5) Chhattisgarh             | (5) Chhattisgarh              | (5) Chhattisgarh              | (5) Chhattisgarh             | (5) Chhattisgarh             |
| 7                            | Indus Best Mega Food Park Private Limted, Raipur                                      | 4,600                        | 1,000                        | 4,000                         | -                             | 8,600                        | 1,000                        |
| (6) Gujarat                  | (6) Gujarat                                                                           | (6) Gujarat                  | (6) Gujarat                  | (6) Gujarat                   | (6) Gujarat                   | (6) Gujarat                  | (6) Gujarat                  |
| 8                            | Gujarat Agro Infrastructure Mega Food Park Private Limited, Surat                     | 2,000                        | 1,500                        | 2,200                         | -                             | 4,200                        | 1,500                        |
| 9                            | Fanidhar Mega Food Park Private limited, Mehsana                                      | 5,000                        | 2,000                        | 6,000                         | -                             | 11,000                       | 2,000                        |
| (7) Haryana                  | (7) Haryana                                                                           | (7) Haryana                  | (7) Haryana                  | (7) Haryana                   | (7) Haryana                   | (7) Haryana                  | (7) Haryana                  |
| 10                           | Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED), Rohtak     | 5,000                        | 1,500                        | 1,300                         | -                             | 6,300                        | 1,500                        |
| 11                           | Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC), | 5,000                        | 2,500                        | 1,500                         | -                             | 6,500                        | 2,500                        |
| Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh                                                          | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh  | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh  | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh | Sonipat (8) Himachal Pradesh |
| 12                           | Cremica Food Park Private Limited, Una                                                | -                            | 1,000                        | 150                           | -                             | 150                          | 1,000                        |
| (9)Jammu & Kashmir           | (9)Jammu & Kashmir                                                                    | (9)Jammu & Kashmir           | (9)Jammu & Kashmir           | (9)Jammu & Kashmir            | (9)Jammu & Kashmir            | (9)Jammu & Kashmir           | (9)Jammu & Kashmir           |
| 13                           | RFK Greens Food Park Private Limited, Pulwama                                         | 2,000                        | 200                          | -                             | -                             | 2,000                        |                              |
| (10) Karnataka               | (10) Karnataka                                                                        | (10) Karnataka               | (10) Karnataka               | (10) Karnataka                | (10) Karnataka                | (10) Karnataka               | (10) Karnataka               |
| 14                           | Integrated Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Tumkur                                                | 500                          | 1,000                        | 150                           | -                             | 650                          | 1,000                        |
| 15                           | Favorich Infra Pvt. Ltd., Mandya                                                      | -                            | -                            | 4,000                         | -                             | 4,000                        | -                            |
| (11)Kerala                   | (11)Kerala                                                                            | (11)Kerala                   | (11)Kerala                   | (11)Kerala                    | (11)Kerala                    | (11)Kerala                   | (11)Kerala                   |
| 16                           | Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA), Palakkad           | 5,000                        | -                            | -                             | -                             | 5,000                        | -                            |

| 17                        | Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (KSIDC), Alappuzha         | 3,000                     | 3,000                     | 1,500                     | -                         | 4,500                     | 3,000                     |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| (12) Madhya Pradesh       | (12) Madhya Pradesh                                                            | (12) Madhya Pradesh       | (12) Madhya Pradesh       | (12) Madhya Pradesh       | (12) Madhya Pradesh       | (12) Madhya Pradesh       | (12) Madhya Pradesh       |
| 18                        | Indus Mega Food Park Private Limited, Khargoan                                 | 5,000                     | 2,000                     | 10,000                    | -                         | 15,000                    | 2,000                     |
| 19                        | Avantee Mega Food Park Private Limited, Dewas                                  | 2,000                     | -                         | 1,000                     | -                         | 3,000                     | -                         |
| (12) Maharashtra          | (12) Maharashtra                                                               | (12) Maharashtra          | (12) Maharashtra          | (12) Maharashtra          | (12) Maharashtra          | (12) Maharashtra          | (12) Maharashtra          |
| 20                        | Satara Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Satara                                        | 3,000                     | -                         | 1,200                     | -                         | 4,200                     | -                         |
| 21                        | Paithan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad                                   | 1,000                     | 1,000                     | -                         | -                         | 1,000                     | 1,000                     |
| 22                        | Wardha Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Wardha                                        | 2,000                     | -                         | -                         | -                         | 2,000                     | -                         |
| (13)Mizoram               | (13)Mizoram                                                                    | (13)Mizoram               | (13)Mizoram               | (13)Mizoram               | (13)Mizoram               | (13)Mizoram               | (13)Mizoram               |
| 23                        | Zoram Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Kolasib                                        | 1,000                     | -                         | 300                       | -                         | 1,300                     | -                         |
| (14)Nagaland              | (14)Nagaland                                                                   | (14)Nagaland              | (14)Nagaland              | (14)Nagaland              | (14)Nagaland              | (14)Nagaland              | (14)Nagaland              |
| 24                        | DoysAgri Resources Pvt. Ltd., Dimapur                                          | 3,000                     | 500                       | 500                       | 750                       | 3,500                     | 1,250                     |
| (15)Odisha                | (15)Odisha                                                                     | (15)Odisha                | (15)Odisha                | (15)Odisha                | (15)Odisha                | (15)Odisha                | (15)Odisha                |
| 25                        | MITS Mega Food Park Ltd., Rayagada                                             | 2,000                     | 500                       | 100                       | -                         | 2,100                     | 500                       |
| 26                        | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation                       | 2,000                     | -                         | 300                       | -                         | 2,300                     | -                         |
| (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab                                                      | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab | (IDCO), Khurda (16)Punjab |
| 27                        | International Mega Food Park Ltd., Fazilka                                     | 4,000                     | 2,000                     | -                         | -                         | 4,000                     | 2,000                     |
| 28                        | Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. (PAIC), Ludhiana                       | 4,900                     | 1,000                     | 1,300                     | -                         | 6,200                     | 1,000                     |
| 29                        | Sukhjit Mega Food Park and Infra Ltd., Kapurthala                              | 3,000                     | 2,000                     | -                         | 500                       | 3,000                     | 2,500                     |
| (17) Rajasthan            | (17) Rajasthan                                                                 | (17) Rajasthan            | (17) Rajasthan            | (17) Rajasthan            | (17) Rajasthan            | (17) Rajasthan            | (17) Rajasthan            |
| 30                        | Greentech Mega Food Park Ltd., Ajmer                                           | 5,000                     | 2,550                     | 1,750                     | -                         | 6,750                     | 2,550                     |
| (18) Telangana            | (18) Telangana                                                                 | (18) Telangana            | (18) Telangana            | (18) Telangana            | (18) Telangana            | (18) Telangana            | (18) Telangana            |
| 31                        | Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSIIC), Khammam | -                         | 1,000                     | 7,200                     | -                         | 7,200                     | 1,000                     |
| 32                        | Smart Agro Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Nizamabad                                      | 5,000                     | 500                       | -                         | -                         | 5,000                     | 500                       |
| (19) Tripura              | (19) Tripura                                                                   | (19) Tripura              | (19) Tripura              | (19) Tripura              | (19) Tripura              | (19) Tripura              | (19) Tripura              |
| 33                        | Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., West Tripura                                 | 5,000                     | 1,000                     | -                         | -                         | 5,000                     | 1,000                     |
| (21) Uttarakhand          | (21) Uttarakhand                                                               | (21) Uttarakhand          | (21) Uttarakhand          | (21) Uttarakhand          | (21) Uttarakhand          | (21) Uttarakhand          | (21) Uttarakhand          |
| 34                        | Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Pvt. Ltd., Haridwar                             | 3,000                     | -                         | 4,520                     | -                         | 7,520                     | -                         |
| 35                        | Himalayan Food Park Private Ltd., Udham Singh Nagar                            | 1,250                     | -                         | 10                        | -                         | 1,260                     | -                         |
| (22) Uttar Pradesh        | (22) Uttar Pradesh                                                             | (22) Uttar Pradesh        | (22) Uttar Pradesh        | (22) Uttar Pradesh        | (22) Uttar Pradesh        | (22) Uttar Pradesh        | (22) Uttar Pradesh        |
| 36                        | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Noida Pvt. Ltd., GautamBudh Nagar                 | 6000                      | 1000                      | 5000                      | 3000                      | 11,000                    | 4,000                     |

Contd…3/-

| 37                       | Nandvan Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd., Mathura        | 2000            | 4000            | -               | -               | 2,000           | 4,000           |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| (23)West Bengal          | (23)West Bengal                                  | (23)West Bengal | (23)West Bengal | (23)West Bengal | (23)West Bengal | (23)West Bengal | (23)West Bengal |
| 38                       | Jangipur Bengal Mega Food Park Ltd., Murshidabad | 18,000          | 3,000           | 1,000           | -               | 19,000          | 3,000           |
| Total of 38 MFP Projects | Total of 38 MFP Projects                         | 1,25,950        | 41,250          | 60,720          | 4,750           | 1,86,670        | 46,000          |

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