Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Rural Cold Storage
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nisith Pramanik

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 310 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## RURAL COLD STORAGE

## 310. SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

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

(a): whether the Government plans to build cold storage in rural areas particularly in West Bengal to provide storage facilities to the farmers to store perishable fruits and vegetables to enable them to get reasonable prices and to protect them from selling their goods at a lesser price during harvesting season itself; and

- (b): if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): The Government does not setup cold storage of its own. However, Government is implementing various schemes under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of cold storages in rural areas throughout the country including West Bengal. These  cold  storages  are  setup  for  bulk  storages  of  crops  both  in  urban  and  rural  areas. However, no separate data for cold storages in urban and rural areas is centrally maintained by this Department.

Details of State-wise, year-wise cold storages sanctioned under MIDH since 2017 to till now are Annexed .

Schemes under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of cold storages in the country are as follows:

## i. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH):

Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  under  which  financial  assistance  is provided  for  various  horticulture  activities  including  setting  up  of  cold  storages.  The component is demand/entrepreneur driven for which Government assistance in the form of credit linked back ended subsidy is available at the rate of 35% (for general areas) and 50% (for  hilly  and  scheduled  areas)  of  eligible  capital  cost  of  the  project  for  both  public  and private sector enterprises.

## ii. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY):

Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  is  implementing  the  Scheme  for  Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure as one of the component of Pradhan Mantri Kisan  Sampada  Yojana    (PMKSY)  with  the  objective  of  reducing  post-harvest  losses  of horticulture & non-horticulture produce and providing remunerative price to farmers for their produce. Under the scheme, Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid at the rate 35% for general areas and 50% for North East States, Himalayan States, ITDP areas and Islands for storage and transport infrastructure and at the rate of 50% and 75% respectively for value addition and processing infrastructure subject to a maximum of Rs.10 crore per project for setting up Integrated Cold Chain projects including Irradiation facility. Standalone cold storages are not covered under the Scheme.

## State wise and year wise cold storages sanctioned under MIDH from 2017-18 to till now

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Annexure

Rs. In Lakh

| S.   | State             |     |              |          | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2017-18   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | Grand   | Total   | Grand       |
|------|-------------------|-----|--------------|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|-------------|
| No.  |                   | P   | CP           | F        | P         | CP        | F         | P         | CP        | F         | P         | CP        | F         | P       | CP      | F           |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 2   | 14760 284.20 | 2        | 17357     |           | 192.36    | 3         | 36888     | 642.09    |           |           |           | 7       | 69005   | 1118.65     |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 3    | Assam             | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 2         | 15200     | 536.38    | 1         | 10000     | 340.00    |           |           |           | 3       | 25200   | 876.38      |
| 4    | Bihar             | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 3         | 22172     | 526.47    | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 3       | 22172   | 526.47      |
| 5    | Chandigarh        | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 6    | Chhattisgarh      | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 1         | 3243      | 269.82    | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 1       | 3243    | 269.82      |
| 7    | Delhi             | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 8    | Goa               | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 9    | Gujarat           | 116 | 564289       | 17842.33 | 68        | 289567    | 7265.00   | 12        | 33964     | 1181.77   | 1         | 3452      | 158.02    | 197     | 891272  | 26447.12    |
| 10   | Haryana           | 9   | 31554        | 1140.55  | 4         | 10890     | 938.49    | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 13      | 42444   | 2079.04     |
| 11   | Himachal Pradesh  | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 9         | 16657     | 1148.55   | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 9       | 16657   | 1148.55     |
| 12   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 17  | 72109        | 13252.01 | 3         | 15094     | 1384.95   | 5         | 17909     | 2796.00   | 5         | 22000     | 2774.33   | 30      | 127112  | 20207.29    |
| 13   | Jharkhand         | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 14   | Karnataka         | 7   | 21877        | 783.91   | 5         | 26346     | 656.93    | 5         | 44524     | 971.13    |           |           |           | 17      | 92747   | 2411.97     |
| 15   | Kerala            | 1   | 1300         | 45.50    | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 1       | 1300    | 45.50       |
| 16   | Madhya Pradesh    | 3   | 22102        | 618.59   | 3         | 22340     | 554.69    | 1         | 5652      | 153.35    |           |           |           | 7       | 50094   | 1326.63     |
| 17   | Maharashtra       | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 18   | Manipur           | 1   | 1600         | 80.00    | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 1       | 1600    | 80.00       |
| 19   | Meghalaya         | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 20   | Mizoram           | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 21   | Nagaland          | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 22   | Odisha            | 2   | 1200         | 19.60    | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 2       | 1200    | 19.60       |
| 23   | Punjab            | 14  | 47660        | 1802.13  | 19        | 100015    | 2564.27   | 4         | 21445     | 549.22    |           |           |           | 37      | 169120  | 4915.62     |
| 24   | Rajasthan         | 1   | 6000         | 120.00   | 10        | 41829     | 1043.71   | 1         | 5800      | 148.00    |           |           |           | 12      | 53629   | 1311.71     |
| 25   | Sikkim            | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 26   | Tamil Nadu        | 0   | 10000        | 0.00     | 3         | 14576     | 329.16    | 3         | 23260     | 541.66    |           |           |           | 6       | 47836   | 870.82      |
| 27   | Telangana         | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 4         | 20000     | 560.00    | 4         | 37046     | 720.99    |           |           |           | 8       | 57046   | 1280.99     |
| 28   | Tripura           | 0   | 0 0.00       |          | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 0.00        |
| 29   | Uttar Pradesh     | 61  | 272622       | 7762.38  | 41        | 205681    | 5693.28   | 6         | 43915     | 890.21    |           |           |           | 108     | 522218  | 14345.87    |
| 30   | Uttrakhand        | 1   | 2400         | 419.53   | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           | 0       | 0       | 419.53 0.00 |
| 31   | West Bengal       | 0   | 0            | 0.00     | 0         | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0.00      |           |           |           |         | 2400    |             |
|      | Total             | 235 | 1069472      | 44170.73 | 177       | 820967    | 23664.06  | 45        | 280403    | 8934.42   | 6         | 25452     | 2932.35   | 1 463   | 2196294 | 79701.56    |

P - No. of Projects

CP - Capacity in MT

F - Financial Assistance Sanctioned under MIDH