Lok Sabha Question No. 3766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Cold Chain Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3766

## ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## COLD CHAIN SCHEME

## †3766. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme regarding approval of cold chain series based on production and availability areas, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the scheme of the Government regarding setting up of cold chains in production areas; and
- (c) if so, the names of various districts of Madhya Pradesh which have been included in the scheme on the basis of productivity and availability?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  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 Mantri Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  with  the  objective  of  arresting  post-harvest  losses  of  horticulture  &  nonhorticulture 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, stand-alone cold storage are 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 for Integrated Cold  Chain  &  Value  Addition  Infrastructure,  as  on  30.06.2019,  292  cold  chain  projects  have  been approved. Out of these, 154 cold chain projects have started their commercial operations and remaining 138 are in various stages of implementation.

(c): Under the Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure, proposals are invited through  Expression  of  Interest  and  the  eligible  proposals  are  approved  by  the  Ministry  as  per  the operational guidelines of the Scheme. The details of six cold chain projects being implemented in the State of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme are placed at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3766 FOR ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019 REGARDING COLD CHAIN SCHEME

The  details  of  the  cold  chain  projects  being  implemented  in  the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh  under  the  Scheme  for Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure

| S.No.   | Project Name                                 | Sector      | District   | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost (Rupees in crore) |   Approved Grants in-aid (Rupees in crore) | Grants-in-aid in Status of implementation   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-------------|------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Om Agro Products                             | F&V         | Jabalpur   | 25.07.2012         |                            17.22 |                                       3.97 | 3.97 Completed                              |
| 2       | Bhanu Farms Ltd.                             | F&V         | Jabalpur   | 20.09.2013         |                            39.5  |                                       9.48 | 9.48 Completed                              |
| 3       | Brij Dairy                                   | Dairy       | Betul      | 18.10.2013         |                             8.06 |                                       2.43 | 2.43 Completed                              |
| 4       | Shree Uttam Food Products (India) Pvt. Ltd., | F&V         | Jhabua     | 22.05.2015         |                            32.25 |                                      10    | 7.50 Completed                              |
| 5       | Sahara Frozen Foods                          | F&V         | Morena     | 12.10.2018         |                            23.88 |                                      10    | Under implementation                        |
| 6       | Jamnadas Industries                          | Irradiation | Indore     | 17.12.2018         |                            30.8  |                                       7.6  | Under implementation                        |
| Total   |                                              |             |            |                    |                           151.71 |                                      43.48 | 23.38                                       |