Lok Sabha Question No. 2499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Improvement of Cold Storage Facilities
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2499

ANSWERED ON 03 RD   DECEMBER, 2019

## IMPROVEMENT OF COLD STORAGE FACILITIES

## 2499.  DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to improve the cold storage facilities in the country, State/ UT-wise and year-wise since 2015; and
- (b) the details of the addition made to the capacity of cold storage between 2015-till date, State-wise particularly in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry of Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  is  implementing Pradhan Mantri Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY),  which  comprises  of  component  schemes  namely  (i) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (ii) Mega Food Park, (iii) Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages, (iv) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities (v) Agro processing Cluster and (vi) Operation Greens. Cold storages are established as a part of these schemes. The prospective entrepreneurs may apply against the Expression of Interest as and when floated by this Ministry.

Cold  storages  are  also  established  through  the  schemes  of  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) namely (i) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for development of Horticulture in the country and (ii) Capital Investment Subsidy  for  Construction/  Expansion  /  Modernization  of  Cold  Storages  and  Storages  for Horticulture Products of National Horticulture Board. A total number of 1303 cold storages with capacity of 4562860 Metric Tonnes (MT) have been established in the country (including Bihar) under the aforesaid schemes from 2015-16 to 2019-20 (as on 31.10.2019), the details of which are placed at ANNEXURE.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2499 FOR ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2019 REGARDING 'IMPROVEMENT OF COLD STORAGE FACILITIES'

| andDAC&FW with State Numb er of old rage   | 2015-16              | 2015-16   | 2016-17               | 2016-17         | 2017-18                | 2017-18         | 2018-19                   | 2018-19         | 2019-20                   | 2019-20      | Total                     | Total           |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| andDAC&FW with State Numb er of old rage   | c sto Capacit y inMT | er old    | Numb of c st orage ty | Capaci inM T er | Numb of c old sto rage | Capaci ty inM T | Numb er of c old sto rage | Capaci ty inM T | Numb of c old sto rage ty | Capaci inM T | Numb er of c old sto rage | Capaci ty in MT |
| 1Andhra Prad esh                           | 7 31037              | 11        | 54780                 |                 | 7                      | 19860           | 13                        | 39397           | 3                         | 36888        | 41                        | 181962          |
| 2Andaman & Nicobar Isl ands                | 0 0                  | 0         | 0                     |                 | 2                      | 1000            | 0                         | 0               | 0                         | 0            | 2                         | 1000            |
| 3Arunachal P radesh                        | 0 0                  | 0         | 0                     |                 | 1                      | 1000            | 0                         | 0               | 0                         | 0            | 1                         | 1000            |
| 4Assam                                     | 4 21577              | 2         |                       | 10552           | 0                      | 0               | 2                         | 15200           | 2                         | 3500         | 10                        | 50829           |
| 5Bihar 2                                   |                      | 3500      | 0                     | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 5                         | 26682           | 7                         | 42400        | 14                        | 72582           |
| 6Chhattisgarh                              | 1 5200               |           | 0                     | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 6                         | 3827            | 3                         | 6500         | 10                        | 15527           |
| 7Gujarat                                   | 62                   | 219958    | 72                    | 355615          | 126                    | 576389          | 72                        | 295767          | 8                         | 19217        | 340                       | 146694 5        |
| 8Haryana 13                                | 40794                |           | 24                    | 64831           | 17                     | 39754           | 5                         | 10890           | 0                         | 0            | 59                        | 156269          |
| 9Himachal Pr adesh                         | 19                   | 39092     | 11                    | 15441           | 0                      | 0               | 19                        | 21484           | 2                         | 5700         | 51                        | 81717           |
| 10Jammu&K ashmir                           | 6 26207              |           | 4                     | 14730           | 20                     | 72209           | 6                         | 17134           | 0                         | 0            | 36                        | 130280          |
| 11Jharkhand                                | 1                    | 5000      | 1                     | 10000           | 0                      | 0               | 0                         | 0               | 0                         | 0            | 2                         | 15000           |
| 12Karnataka                                | 1 4900               | 5         |                       | 24579           | 12                     | 28277           | 15                        | 46723           | 7                         | 45024        | 40                        | 149503          |
| 13Kerala                                   | 0 0                  | 0         |                       | 0               | 3                      | 3600            | 3                         | 4900            | 3                         | 2500         | 9                         | 11000           |
| 14Madhya Pra desh                          | 22 109129            |           | 0                     | 0               | 3                      | 22102           | 5                         | 26340           | 4                         | 1800         | 34                        | 159371          |
| 15Maharashtra                              | 11 41157             |           | 7                     | 26747           | 35                     | 80600           | 31                        | 25630           | 0                         | 0            | 84                        | 174134          |
| 16Manipur                                  | 0                    | 0         | 0                     | 0               | 1                      | 1600            | 0                         | 0               | 1                         | 90           | 2                         | 1690            |
| 17Nagaland                                 | 0                    | 0         | 0                     | 0               | 3                      | 1000            | 1                         | 500             | 0                         | 0            | 4                         | 1500            |
| 18Odisha                                   | 47                   | 156440    | 7                     | 39982           | 5                      | 5300            | 0                         | 0               | 4                         | 9600         | 63                        | 211322          |
| 19Punjab                                   | 36 107727            |           | 1                     | 8015            | 22                     | 59560           | 28                        | 111438          | 2                         | 200          | 89                        | 286940          |
| 20Rajasthan                                | 3                    | 10979     | 2                     | 6506            | 20                     | 39350           | 11                        | 41873           | 1                         | 0            | 37                        | 98708           |
| 21Tamil Nadu 12                            |                      | 7912      | 0                     | 0               | 12                     | 31200           | 8                         | 18817           | 15                        | 24900        | 47                        | 82829           |
| 22Telangana                                | 10                   | 56029     | 5                     | 23000           | 5                      | 11600           | 8                         | 20400           | 10                        | 45446        | 38                        | 156475          |
| 23Tripura                                  | 0                    | 0         | 0                     | 0               | 0                      | 0               | 1                         | 5000            | 0                         | 0            | 1                         | 5000            |
| 24Uttar Prades h 44                        | 174184               |           | 42                    | 207098          | 84                     | 306062          | 49                        | 211271          | 4                         | 28295        | 223                       | 926910          |
| 25Uttarakhand                              | 19                   | 36150     | 3                     | 11200           | 13                     | 25500           | 10                        | 6170            | 0                         | 0            | 45                        | 79020           |
| 26West Benga l                             | 5                    | 30077     | 0                     | 0               | 1                      | 1000            | 10                        | 7570            | 5                         | 6700         | 21                        | 45347           |
| Total                                      | 325                  | 112704 9  | 197                   | 873076          | 392                    | 132696 2        | 308                       | 957013          | 81                        | 278760       | 1303                      | 456286 0        |