Lok Sabha Question No. 436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Cold Storage for Onions
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 436

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## COLD STORAGE FOR ONIONS

436.    DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any request from the State Government of Tamil Nadu or farmers union to set up and onion cold storage warehouse and Onion Research Centre in Thathainagar Pettai, Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu where onion is cultivated in large quantity;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  period by  which onion cold storage warehouse and Onion Research Centre in Thathainagar Pettai would be set up; and
- (c) the  total  number  of  onion  cold  storage  warehouses  and  Onion  Research  Centres functioning/operational across the country as on date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- (a) to (c): No such request has been received by the Union Government.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme under which financial assistance for establishment of low cost onion storage structure with capacity of 25 MT  is available in the form of back ended subsidy at the rate of 50% of the eligible capital cost of Rs. 1.75 lakh/unit.

National  Research  Centre  for  Onion  and  Garlic  was  established  during  1994  which was subsequently upgraded to Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research in December 2008. Directorate has an All India Network Research Project on Onion & Garlic with 25 participating centres all over the country.

State - wise number of low cost onion storage structure and Centers of Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research are at Annexure I & II respectively .

## Annexure - I

## State wise position of low cost onion storage created under MIDH (upto 31.03.2019) (Unit in nos.)

| S. No.   | State          |   Low Cost onion storage structure |   Capacity MT |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------|---------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                                 26 |           650 |
| 2.       | Bihar          |                                888 |         22200 |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |                                462 |         11550 |
| 4.       | Gujarat        |                                136 |         10008 |
| 5.       | Haryana        |                                313 |          7825 |
| 6.       | Jharkhand      |                                  2 |            50 |
| 7.       | Karnataka      |                               1717 |         42925 |
| 8.       | Madhya Pradesh |                                971 |         35444 |
| 9.       | Maharashtra    |                               1937 |         53745 |
| 10.      | Odisha         |                               2861 |         71525 |
| 11.      | Punjab         |                                  3 |            75 |
| 12.      | Rajasthan      |                               4979 |        124475 |
| 13.      | Tamilnadu      |                               1385 |         34625 |
| 14.      | Uttar Pradesh  |                                125 |         11975 |
| 15.      | West Bengal    |                                143 |          3575 |
|          | Grand Total    |                              15948 |        430647 |

Data based on NHM/ HMNEH Portal - from 2005-06 to 2017-18

## List of Centers of Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research

##  Main Centres: 11 including ICAR-DOGR

1. SKNAU, Jobner, Rajasthan
2. Krishinagar, Adhartal, Jabalpur, M.P.
3. C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, UP.
4. TNAU, Coimbatore, TN
5. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka.
6. Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh  Gujarat.
7. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab.
8. ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Rajgurunagar, Pune, Maharashtra.
9. Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, J&K.
10. ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Lembucherra, Tripura
11. ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, Gangtok, Sikkim.

##  Voluntary Centres: 13

1. Indian Institute of Horticultural  Research,  Hassarghatta Lake  Post, Bangalore, Karnataka
2. National Horticultural Research & Development Foundation  (NHRDF), Nashik, Maharashtra.
3. National Horticultural Research & Development Foundation, Darar,  Karnal, Haryana.
4. Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra.
5. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
6. Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Akola, Maharashtra.
7. Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal
8. College of Horticulture, Mandsore, Madhya Pradesh
9. Division of Vegetable Science, Indian Agricultural Research, New Delhi
10. Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
11. Department of  Vegetable  Science  &  Floriculture,  CSK  HP  Krishi  Vishwavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh.
12. Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Shala, Almora, Uttaranchal
13. Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Regional Station, Mukteshwar, Nainital, Uttarakhand
14.  Cooperating Centre:  (Without any Financial Assistance)
1. Division of Vegetable Science & Floriculture, Chatha, SKUAST,  Jammu, J&K.

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