Lok Sabha Question No. 957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Cold Chain Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 957

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## COLD CHAIN UNITS

## 957. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has met its target of adding forty four cold chain units under Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure for the year 202122, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the total number of farmers in Andhra Pradesh who have benefited due to cold chain units during the year 2021-22; and
- (c) the total employment generated due to setting up of the cold chain units during the year 2021-22?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a):       Ministry of Food Processing Industries has targeted to complete 44 cold chain units during 2021-22 under its scheme of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, which is a component scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana.  Against this, a total of 30 projects have become operational by 1st Feb 2022. The remaining 14 projects are at various stages of implementation. The details including reasons are given in Annexure.
- (b):      The number of farmers benefited in the state of Andhra Pradesh due to Cold Chain units during the year 2021-22 is 38,208.
- (c):       The total employment generated through the establishment of cold chain units during the year 2021-22 so far is 18,000.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  OF  THE  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  957  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08 TH   FEBRUARY,  2022 REGARDING COLD CHAIN UNITS

## Status of 44 Cold Chain Units

| S.N.   | State/ UT        | Number of Projects Operational   | Number of Projects under various stages of implementation*   |
|--------|------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh   | 4                                | 2                                                            |
| 2.     | Himachal Pradesh | 1                                | 2                                                            |
| 3.     | Jammu &Kashmir   | 2                                | -                                                            |
| 4.     | Karnataka        | 1                                | -                                                            |
| 5.     | Kerala           | -                                | 1                                                            |
| 6.     | Madhya Pradesh   | 2                                | -                                                            |
| 7.     | Maharashtra      | 7                                | 3                                                            |
| 8.     | Odisha           | 1                                | -                                                            |
| 9.     | Punjab           | 2                                | 1                                                            |
| 10.    | Rajasthan        | 1                                | -                                                            |
| 11.    | Tamil Nadu       | 2                                | 1                                                            |
| 12.    | Telangana        | 4                                | -                                                            |
| 13.    | Uttarakhand      | 2                                | -                                                            |
| 14.    | Uttar Pradesh    | -                                | 2                                                            |
| 15.    | West Bengal      | 1                                | 2                                                            |
|        | Total            | 30                               | 14*                                                          |