Lok Sabha Question No. 2516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Shortage of Cold Storage
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA †

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2516

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## SHORTAGE OF COLD STORAGE

## † 2516. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) whether there is a huge shortage of cold storages and warehouses in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any action plan to overcome this situation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): As  per  the  study  undertaken  on  All  India  Cold  Chain  Infrastructure  Capacity (Assessment  of  Status  and  Gap)  in  August,  2015  by  National  Centre    for  Cold  Chain Development (NCCD), an autonomous body under the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, cold storage facilities with capacity of 35 million tonnes are required to cater the need of farmers in the country.

(c)  &  (d): 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 5427 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) The state-wise distribution of financially assisted cold storages under the aforesaid schemes  along  with  their  respective  capacities as on  31.10.2019  is  placed  at ANNEXURE.

Department of Food and Public Distribution has also created a storage capacity of 758.80 Lakh Metric Tonnes for storage of food grains in the country.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  AND  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2516  FOR  ANSWER  ON  03 RD   DECEMBER,  2019  REGARDING  'SHORTAGE  OF COLD STORAGE'

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| S.                                                                                                     | State                                                                                                  | Schemes of MoFPI*                                                                                      | Schemes of MoFPI*                                                                                      | NHB Scheme#                                                                                            | NHB Scheme#                                                                                            | MIDH Scheme#                                                                                           | MIDH Scheme#                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                                  |
| No.                                                                                                    |                                                                                                        | No. of cold storage                                                                                    | Capacity (Lakh MT)                                                                                     | No. of cold storage                                                                                    | Capacity (Lakh MT)                                                                                     | No. of cold storage                                                                                    | Capacity (Lakh MT)                                                                                     | No. of cold storage                                                                                    | Capacity (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                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                           | 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                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                            | 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                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                            | 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                                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                                             | -                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0.002                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                      | 0.002                                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                      | -                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                     | 0.22                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                  | 597                                                                                                    | 11.32                                                                                                  | 3199                                                                                                   | 142.29                                                                                                 | 1631                                                                                                   | 73.08                                                                                                  | 5427                                                                                                   | 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