Lok Sabha Question No. 1363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Cold Storage and Warehousing Infrastructure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, P. C. Mohan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1363

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## COLD STORAGE AND WAREHOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE

1363.    SHRI D.K.SURESH: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  the  strengthen  cold  storage  and  warehouse infrastructure facilities in the country including Karnataka and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the present capacity of cold storage and warehousing in the country;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  various  quarters  for financial assistance to construct cold storage and warehousing in the State of Karnataka; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof for the last three years along with the number of cold storage and ware housing infrastructure created in the State during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a):       Government is implementing various schemes under which financial assistance is provided for setting up of cold storages and warehouse for storage of Agriculture produce including perishable horticulture produce throughout the country including Karnataka.

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.

Further,  Government  is  implementing  Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI),  a sub-scheme  of  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural  Marketing  (ISAM)  across  the  country including Karnataka. AMI sub-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  subscheme  is  available  to  Individuals,  Farmers,  Group  of  farmers/growers,  Agri-preneurs, Registered Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc.

(b): As on 31.12.2020, 37.42 million MT capacity of cold storage and 81.04 million MT capacity of warehouse has been established in the country.

(c)  & (d): No such representations have been received.   The components of cold storage and  warehouse  under  these  schemes  are  demand/entrepreneur  driven  from  among entrepreneurs,  private  companies,  cooperatives,  farmers  groups  etc  through  commercial ventures for which assistance is available as credit linked back ended subsidy.

As per available information, 18 number of cold storages with capacity of 98711 MT have been created in the State of Karnataka during the last three years.

Further, 215 number of warehouses with capacity of  240000 MT have been created in the State of Karnataka during the last three years.

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