Lok Sabha Question No. 2224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Cold Storages
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2224

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## COLD STORAGES

## 2224.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the number of cold storages functioning and those which are under construction in the country, State-wise particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposals to upgrade the existing cold storages to deal with the new challenges and ensure better food safety;
- (c) whether the Government has signed any MoU with any country recently in 2-3 years for bringing  any  new  technology  for  storage  of  grains  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of funds released by the Government for setting up of cold storages during the last three years, State-wise particulrly in the State of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): As  per  available  information,  there  are  8457  number  of  cold  storages  in  the country  including  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  State/UT-  wise  details  of  cold  storage including the State of Uttar Pradesh are at Annexure-I .

Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  under  which  financial  assistance  is available for setting up of cold storage including upgradation of cold storage 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  construction/Expansion/  Modernization  of  cold  storages  of capacity up to 5000 MT in the country. 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% of the project cost in general areas and 50% of the project cost in hilly and scheduled areas through respective State Horticulture Missions.

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'.  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.

Under these schemes assistance for setting up of new cold storage infrastructure is available only to multi-chamber cold storage unit with technologies which are energy efficient with provision for thermal insulation, humidity control, advanced cooling systems, automation etc.  having  specifications  and  standards  approved  by  the  Ministry  to  ensure  better  food safety.

- (c): As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Consumer  Affairs,  Food  and  Public Distribution, no MoU has been signed with other countries recently in 2-3 years for bringing any new technology for storage of grains in the country.
- (d): Under  MIDH  scheme,  funds  are  allocated  and  released  to  States  on  the  basis  of Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  received  from  the  States,  based  on  the  availability  of  their resources  and  requirement  of  States.  State-wise  releases  of  funds  under  MIDH  including establishment of cold storages is at Annexure - II .

## State/UT- wise details of cold storage including the State of Uttar Pradesh in the country as on 03.03.2023

| S. No.   | Name of the State              |   Number |
|----------|--------------------------------|----------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) |        4 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana     |      440 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh              |        2 |
| 4        | Assam                          |       43 |
| 5        | Bihar                          |      312 |
| 6        | Chandigarh (UT)                |        7 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                   |       99 |
| 8        | Delhi                          |       97 |
| 9        | Goa                            |       29 |
| 10       | Gujarat                        |      994 |
| 11       | Haryana                        |      374 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh               |       84 |
| 13       | Jammu & Kashmir                |       83 |
| 14       | Jharkhand                      |       59 |
| 15       | Karnataka                      |      236 |
| 16       | Kerala                         |      201 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep (UT)               |        1 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                 |      312 |
| 19       | Maharashtra                    |      632 |
| 20       | Manipur                        |        2 |
| 21       | Meghalaya                      |        4 |
| 22       | Mizoram                        |        3 |
| 23       | Nagaland                       |        5 |
| 24       | Orissa                         |      181 |
| 25       | Pondicherry (UT)               |        3 |
| 26       | Punjab                         |      737 |
| 27       | Rajasthan                      |      189 |
| 28       | Sikkim                         |        2 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                     |      187 |
| 30       | Telangana                      |      101 |
| 31       | Tripura                        |       14 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                  |     2445 |
| 33       | Uttrakhand                     |       60 |
| 34       | West Bengal                    |      515 |
| Total    |                                |     8457 |

(Source:  Directorate  of  Marketing  and  Inspection  (DMI)  upto  2009,  National  Horticulture  Board  (NHB), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH)) and MoFPI

## Annexure - II

## State-wise release of funds under MIDH in AAP including establishment of cold storages

(Rs. in crore)

| State Implementing Agency   |   2019-20 Releases (GoI) |   2020-21 Releases (GoI) |   2021-22 Releases (GoI) |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh              |                    79.38 |                    95    |                    50    |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                    12.5  |                     8    |                     4.4  |
| Assam                       |                    79.16 |                    45    |                    27    |
| Bihar                       |                    15.15 |                    15.87 |                     9.6  |
| Chhattisgarh                |                    68.44 |                    85    |                    63    |
| Goa                         |                     1.5  |                     0    |                     0.6  |
| Gujarat                     |                    63.5  |                    30    |                    87.18 |
| Haryana                     |                    64.91 |                    89.32 |                    46    |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                    23.15 |                    20    |                    11    |
| Jammu & Kashmir             |                    64.99 |                    72.18 |                    67.75 |
| Jharkhand                   |                    10    |                    10    |                     0    |
| Karnataka                   |                   107.4  |                   113.66 |                    54    |
| Kerala                      |                    10    |                    10    |                    28    |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                    25.99 |                    27    |                     0    |
| Maharashtra                 |                    82.35 |                    63.5  |                    18.63 |
| Manipur                     |                    26.5  |                    25.3  |                    10.94 |
| Meghalaya                   |                     9.1  |                     7.25 |                     8.6  |
| Mizoram                     |                    22.58 |                    40    |                     6.75 |
| Nagaland                    |                    23.6  |                    26    |                    11.7  |
| Orissa                      |                    49    |                    11    |                    11    |
| Punjab                      |                    10    |                    22.5  |                     8.22 |
| Rajasthan                   |                    25    |                    30    |                    10    |
| Sikkim                      |                    22.84 |                    19.85 |                    10.93 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |                    93.02 |                   114.73 |                    75    |
| Telangana                   |                     0    |                    16.15 |                     0    |
| Tripura                     |                    20    |                    10    |                     9    |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                    62.35 |                    64.16 |                    32    |
| Uttarakhand                 |                    22.32 |                    45    |                    22    |
| West Bengal                 |                     8.06 |                    10    |                     0    |
| A & N Islands               |                     1    |                     0.3  |                     0.53 |
| Chandigarh                  |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                     0.25 |                     0    |                     0    |
| Daman & Diu                 |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |
| Delhi                       |                     0.25 |                     0    |                     0    |
| Lakshadweep                 |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |
| Puducherry                  |                     1.5  |                     1.4  |                     0    |
| Ladakh                      |                     0    |                    15    |                    25.82 |
| Total                       |                  1105.79 |                  1143.17 |                   709.65 |

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