Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Cold Stores in Rural Areas
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 269

ANSWERED ON 19 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## COLD STORES IN RURAL AREAS

## 269.   MS. DIYA KUMARI:

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

- (a) the number/ break up of existing cold storages in rural and urban areas of the country;
- (b) the area where the majority of cold storages are located, rural area or urban area- wise;
- (c) whether the Government deems it appropriate to increase the number of cold storages; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): A total number of 5,427 cold storages with capacity of 226.69 Lakh MT have been established  in  the  country  as  a  part  of  the  components  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada Yojana  (PMKSY)  of  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  and  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. The state-wise distribution of financially assisted cold storages under the aforesaid schemes along with their respective capacities is placed at Annexure. No separate data on the breakup of the cold storages in urban /rural areas is maintained.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  through  its  schemes  under  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) is providing financial assistance for setting up of cold  storages  as  part  of  the  scheme  components.  Further,  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  through  its  Schemes  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 supports for setting up of cold storages in the country.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.269 REGARDING COLD STORES IN RURAL AREAS

| State-wise S.No   | distribution State        | of financially Schemes of MoFPI   | assisted            | cold storages NHB Scheme   | along with        | their respective MIDH Scheme   | capacities          | Total                | Total               |
|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|                   |                           | No. of cold storag e              | Capacit y (Lakh MT) | No. of cold storag e       | Capacit (Lakh MT) | y No. of cold storag e         | Capacit y (Lakh MT) | No. of cold storag e | Capacit y (Lakh MT) |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh            | 23                                | 0.48                | 134                        | 6.91              | 67                             | 4.01                | 224                  | 11.4                |
| 2                 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2                                 | 0.01                | -                          | -                 | -                              | -                   | 2                    | 0.01                |
| 3                 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3                                 | 0.02                | 1                          | 0.04              | -                              | -                   | 4                    | 0.06                |
| 4                 | Assam                     | 8                                 | 0.14                | 33                         | 1.75              | -                              | -                   | 41                   | 1.89                |
| 5                 | Bihar                     | 11                                | 0.56                | 141                        | 5.74              | 29                             | 1.53                | 181                  | 7.83                |
| 6                 | Chhattisga rh             | 9                                 | 0.24                | 47                         | 2.46              | 14                             | 0.69                | 70                   | 3.39                |
| 7                 | Gujarat                   | 28                                | 0.5                 | 296                        | 6.23              | 503                            | 23.59               | 827                  | 30.32               |
| 8                 | Goa                       | -                                 | -                   | 1                          | 0.03              | -                              | -                   | 1                    | 0.03                |
| 9                 | Haryana                   | 23                                | 0.61                | 90                         | 3.16              | 66                             | 2.15                | 179                  | 5.92                |
| 10                | Himachal Pradesh          | 28                                | 0.36                | 16                         | 0.53              | 36                             | 0.61                | 80                   | 1.5                 |
| 11                | Jammu & Kashmir           | 11                                | 0.11                | 11                         | 0.47              | 24                             | 1.05                | 46                   | 1.63                |
| 12                | Jharkhand                 | 0                                 | 0                   | 37                         | 1.63              | 5                              | 0.30                | 42                   | 1.93                |
| 13                | Karnataka                 | 25                                | 0.5                 | 94                         | 5.04              | 25                             | 0.96                | 144                  | 6.5                 |
| 14                | Kerala                    | 14                                | 0.35                | 7                          | 0.21              | -                              | -                   | 21                   | 0.56                |
| 15                | Madhya Pradesh            | 13                                | 0.35                | 102                        | 3.77              | 71                             | 3.20                | 186                  | 7.32                |
| 16                | Maharashtr a              | 104                               | 2.09                | 221                        | 4.30              | 67                             | 1.68                | 392                  | 8.07                |
| 17                | Manipur                   | 6                                 | 0.03                | -                          | -                 | 1                              | 0.02                | 7                    | 0.05                |
| 18                | Meghalaya                 | 0                                 | 0                   | 1                          | 0.05              | -                              | -                   | 1                    | 0.05                |
| 19                | Mizoram                   | 7                                 | 0.02                | 1                          | 0.03              | -                              | -                   | 8                    | 0.05                |
| 20                | Nagaland                  | 6                                 | 0.06                | 1                          | 0.05              | -                              | -                   | 7                    | 0.11                |
| 21                | Odisha                    | 11                                | 0.16                | 22                         | 1.06              | 73                             | 2.63                | 106                  | 3.85                |
| 22                | Punjab                    | 41                                | 0.73                | 209                        | 7.16              | 180                            | 6.24                | 430                  | 14.13               |
| 23                | Rajasthan                 | 25                                | 0.5                 | 87                         | 3.25              | 30                             | 1.28                | 142                  | 5.03                |
| 24                | Sikkim                    | -                                 | -                   | -                          | -                 | 1                              | 0.001               | 1                    | 0.001               |
| 25                | Tamil Nadu                | 44                                | 0.44                | 70                         | 2.46              | 1                              | 0.16                | 115                  | 3.06                |
| 26                | Telangana                 | 18                                | 0.33                | 4                          | 0.37              | 60                             | 3.53                | 82                   | 4.23                |
| 27                | Tripura                   | 1                                 | 0.05                | 5                          | 0.25              | -                              | -                   | 6                    | 0.3                 |
| 28                | Uttar Pradesh             | 50                                | 0.8                 | 1455                       | 81.60             | 312                            | 16.42               | 1817                 | 98.82               |
| 29                | Uttarakhan d              | 58                                | 0.98                | 8                          | 0.20              | 11                             | 0.24                | 77                   | 1.42                |
| 30                | West Bengal               | 28                                | 0.9                 | 94                         | 3.31              | 55                             | 2.79                | 177                  | 7                   |
| 31                | Chandigar h               | -                                 | -                   | 1                          | 0.002             | -                              | -                   | 1                    | 0.002               |
|                   | Total                     | 597                               | 11.32               | 3,199                      | 142.29            | 1,631                          | 73.08               | 5,427                | 226.69              |

Note:

*  Cold  storages  set  up  under  the  Scheme  for  integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure,  Mega  Food  Park

Scheme and Scheme for Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages under PMKSY of MoFPI

# Cold storages set up under the Schemes of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare