Lok Sabha Question No. 218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Cold Storage Chain Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 218

ANSWERED ON 02 ND  February, 2021

## COLD STORAGE CHAIN SCHEME

## 218. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government for providing cold storage chains in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is providing subsidy for setting up cold storage and if so, the details there of especially in Maharashtra and Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the number of cold storages to be set up in Maharashtra and Rajasthan;
- (d) whether the  Government  has  set  any  priority  for  food  processing  industries  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State-wise;
- (e) the present system of cold storages in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Haryana and whether these are sufficient to meet the requirement; and
- (f) if not, the measures being taken to meet the shortage of cold storage?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  ( DoAC&FW )  is  providing assistance under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture ( MIDH ) for development of Post Harvest Management ( PHM ) including establishment of cold storages. The components of PHM  are demand/entrepreneur-driven from among entrepreneurs, private companies, cooperatives, farmers group etc. through commercial ventures for which assistance @35% of admissible project cost in general areas and 50% in  hilly  and  scheduled  area  is  available  as  credit  linked  back  ended  subsidy  through  respective  State Horticulture Missions.
- (c): The government does not setup cold storage of its own. The components of PHM including cold storages is demand/entrepreneur-driven for which financial assistance is provided based on the Annual Action Plan, requirement and priorities of respective State Horticulture Missions.   1153 projects have been sanctioned under  MIDH from 2014-15 to 2020-21 (up to December 2020) including 30 for Maharashtra and 20 for Rajasthan.
- (d):       The scheme of MIDH provides assistance for setting up of Food Processing Units in North East and Himalayan States.  The different component schemes under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojna (PMKSY) implemented  by  MoFPI  are  meant  for  supporting  food  processing  sector  only.  MoFPI  has  also  recently launched the scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro-Food Processing Enterprises.
- (e) & (f):     DoAC&FW has not conducted any survey for requirement of cold storage capacity in recent years. However as per available information, details of cold storage in Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Haryana during 1999-2000 to 2020-21 up to 31.12.2020 are as under:

| State       |   Number of Cold Storage |   Capacity inMT |
|-------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| Maharashtra |                      556 |          818742 |
| Rajasthan   |                      169 |          568406 |
| Haryana     |                      348 |          772025 |