Lok Sabha Question No. 3540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Financial Assistance for Consruction of Cold Storage and Godowns
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3540

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  AUGUST, 2021

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COLD STORAGE AND GODOWNS

†3540. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  the  States seeking financial assistance for the construction of cold storage and godowns; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b):  No  sir.  However,  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of cold storages and godowns throughout the country.

Department  of  Agriculture  &  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 through State Governments. Government assistance in the form of credit linked back ended subsidy is available at the rate of 35% of the project cost in general areas and at the rate of 50% of the project cost in hilly and scheduled areas. Besides, National Horticulture Board (NHB) is implementing a scheme namely 'Capital  Investment  Subsidy  for  Construction/Expansion  /Modernization  of  Cold Storages and Storages for Horticulture Products'. It is a demand/entrepreneur driven, credit linked and back ended subsidy. Under the scheme, credit linked back-ended subsidy at the rate of 35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and 50% in case of North East, hilly & scheduled areas for construction/expansion/modernization  of  cold  storage  and  controlled  atmosphere (CA) storage of capacity above 5000 MT and up to 10000 MT is available. In case of North  East  region,  the  units  with  capacity  above  1000  MT  are  also  eligible  for assistance. Further,  in  order  to  promote  creation  of  Scientific  Storage  infrastructure  and Marketing infrastructure (other than Storage), the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India is implementing sub-scheme 'Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)' of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) across the country. It is demand driven, credit linked, back ended subsidy scheme. Subsidy support @ 25% and 33.33% is available for beneficiaries viz. Farmers, Individuals, Agri-preneurs, FPOs, Cooperatives, state agencies etc. schemes.  Further,  during  the  last  three  years,  35 projects for setting

During  the  last  three  years,  266  projects  for  setting  up  of  cold  storage  with financial assistance of Rs. 416.00 crore have been assisted under MIDH and NHB up  of warehouse/godowns with financial assistance of Rs. 2.13 crore have been assisted under the AMI scheme.

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