Lok Sabha Question No. 432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Construction/Renovation of Godowns/Warehouses in Rural Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.432

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION OF GODOWNS/WAREHOUSES IN RURAL AREAS

432.   SHR RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) the Schemes/Programmes implemented by the Government for construction/renovation of godowns/ warehouses in rural areas of various States to enhance the storage capacity of agricultural produce in the country;
- (b) the number of godowns/warehouses constructed/ renovated under the said schemes/programmes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UTwise and Scheme/Programme-wise;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated/ released/ utilised under the said schemes/programmes during the said period, State/UT-wise and Scheme/Programme-wise;
- (d) the cases of irregularities in implementation of the said schemes/programmes that has come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  during  the  said  period,  State/  UT-wise  and Scheme/Programme-wise along with action taken/being taken thereon; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  adequate  storage capacity of agriculture produce in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Government is implementing Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), a sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) under which assistance is provided for construction/ renovation of godowns/ warehouses in the rural areas of various States to enhance the storage capacity for agriculture produce.  AMI scheme is a demand driven, back ended credit linked subsidy scheme in which rate of subsidy provided is 25% and 33.33%

based  on  the  category  of  eligible  beneficiary  and  provided  on  capital  cost  of  the  project. Assistance  under  the  sub-scheme  is  available  to  individuals,  agri-preneurs,  group  of farmers/growers, registered Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), cooperatives and state agencies etc.

(b): The  State/UT-wise number of godowns/warehouses assisted under AMI sub-scheme during each of the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I .

(c): As  AMI  scheme is demand driven scheme, no State/UT-wise allocation of funds has been made under the scheme. However, the details of funds allocated and released under AMI scheme to the implementing agencies during the last three years and current year is as under:

| Financial Year                 |   Funds Allocation (Rs. In Crores) |   Funds released to Implementing Agencies (Rs. In Crores) |
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18                        |                             486.89 |                                                    378.32 |
| 2018-19                        |                             104.45 |                                                     55.13 |
| 2019-20                        |                              79.04 |                                                     56.13 |
| 2020-21 Upto 31st August, 2020 |                             213.83 |                                                     37.6  |

(d): No case of irregularities in implementation of the said schemes/programmes has come to the notice of Government during the said period.

(e) The  Government  is  implementing  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH)  under  which  assistance  is  provided  for  development  of  post  harvest  management and marketing infrastructure including cold storage facilities.

The Government is implementing Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana-Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) Scheme under which assistance is provided for development of marketing infrastructure including storage facilities.

Further, Warehouse Infrastructure Fund (WIF) of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) envisages extension of low cost loans to Public and Private sectors for construction/modernization of warehouses, silos, cold storages, cold chain infrastructure.

In addition to above, the Government has approved a new central sector scheme for Financial  Facility  under  'Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund'  to  provide  a  medium-long term  debt  financing  facility for  investment  in  viable  projects  for  post  harvest management infrastructure including warehouses, silos etc.

## Annexure I

State/Union  Territory  (UT)  wise  number  of  godowns/warehouses  assisted  under Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub-scheme during each of the last three years and the current year

| STATE            |   2017 - 2018 |   2018 - 2019 |   2019 - 2020 |   2020-21 Upto Aug. 2020 |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |            35 |            13 |            44 |                       22 |
| Assam            |            55 |             0 |             0 |                        0 |
| Chhattisgarh     |            14 |             0 |             2 |                        2 |
| Gujarat          |           347 |             0 |            89 |                       93 |
| Haryana          |            24 |             5 |             8 |                        5 |
| Karnataka        |           140 |            17 |           109 |                        9 |
| Kerala           |             1 |             0 |             0 |                        0 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |            81 |             0 |            75 |                       55 |
| Maharashtra      |           207 |             0 |            29 |                        5 |
| Odisha           |           271 |             0 |             0 |                        0 |
| Punjab           |            10 |             0 |             1 |                        4 |
| Rajasthan        |            31 |            24 |            21 |                        0 |
| Tamil Nadu       |            17 |             5 |             0 |                        2 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |            14 |             0 |             4 |                        0 |
| Uttarakhand      |             8 |             0 |             0 |                        1 |
| West Bengal      |             4 |             0 |             3 |                        7 |
| Bihar            |             0 |            10 |            36 |                       10 |
| Jharkhand        |             2 |             0 |             3 |                        1 |
| Himachal Pradesh |             9 |             0 |             0 |                        0 |
| Tripura          |             1 |             0 |             0 |                        0 |
| Telangana        |            54 |            48 |             8 |                        3 |
| Total            |          1325 |           122 |           432 |                      219 |