Lok Sabha Question No. 340 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Setting Up of Cold Storage in FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: *340

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## SETTING UP OF COLD STORAGE IN FPIs

## *340.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

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

- (a) the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  in  Food  Processing  Industries  (FPI)  sector regarding renewal of the contemporary technology and protection against climate change, price fluctuations, demand shocks and also sustained investment;
- (b)       the details of the procedure for setting up of cold storages under this Ministry at the State level; and
- (c)       the  number  of  cold  storages  being  operated  in  the  country  till  data,  State/UT-wise particularly in the State of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.340 FOR ANSWER ON 21 ST  DECEMBER 2021 REGARDING 'SETTING UP OF COLD STORAGE IN FPIs'

(a): The Government  is  implementing  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC) which is  the  overarching  policy  framework  for  climate  action  in  the  country.  In  line  with  the NAPCC, many schemes and programs have been launched to scale up India's action on both, the adaptation  and  mitigation.  Financial  assistance is  also  provided  by  the  Ministry  to  various institutions/research organization to develop green/low carbon foot print technologies for food processing sector.

Besides  supporting  setting  up  of  modern  food  processing  infrastructure  in  the  country through its schemes, the Ministry is undertaking price stabilization measures for perishable fruits and vegetables through financial support at the rate of 50% of expenses on transportation and storage for evacuation of surplus production crops from the producing area to the consumption centres during glut situations, under the Operation Greens scheme.

Further,  regulatory  and  policy  reforms  have  been  undertaken  to  ensure  conducive environment to the food processing investors, including those engaged in exports. These measures include shifting from product approval regime to an ingredient based approval system, putting in place  an  Empowered  Group  of  Secretaries(EGoS)  under  the  Cabinet  Secretary  and  Project Development  Cells  in  the  Ministries;  streamlining  proposal  approval  and  Grants  disbursal process through on-line portal, etc.

(b): MoFPI invites proposals for setting up of food processing infrastructure (associated with compatible cold storages of varied nature, like Controlled Atmosphere, Modified Atmosphere, Frozen,  etc.)  by  floating  Expression  of  Interest  (EOI)'  from  time  to  time  under  component schemes of Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY). The applications are received through online portal and examined based on eligibility and assessment criteria prescribed under the scheme guidelines.  The promoters of the selected proposals thereafter initiate action for setting up the relevant units as per sanctioned project.

(c): The State/UT-wise details of number of cold storages (CA/MA/Frozen, etc) associated with  projects  sanctioned  under  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry,  including  for  the  State  of Maharashtra, is given as under:

|   Sr.No | State/UT          |   Number |
|---------|-------------------|----------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar  |        2 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    |       45 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh |        7 |
|       4 | Assam             |       13 |

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| 5   | Bihar                  |   8 |
|-----|------------------------|-----|
| 6   | Chhattisgarh           |   9 |
| 7   | D &NHaveli &Daman &Diu |   1 |
| 8   | Gujarat                |  39 |
| 9   | Haryana                |  29 |
| 10  | Himachal Pradesh       |  27 |
| 11  | Jammu &Kashmir         |  21 |
| 12  | Karnataka              |  37 |
| 13  | Kerala                 |  11 |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh         |  15 |
| 15  | Maharashtra            | 112 |
| 16  | Manipur                |  15 |
| 17  | Meghalaya              |  10 |
| 18  | Mizoram                |   9 |
| 19  | Nagaland               |   8 |
| 20  | Odisha                 |  10 |
| 21  | Punjab                 |  73 |
| 22  | Rajasthan              |  31 |
| 23  | Tamil Nadu             |  59 |
| 24  | Telangana              |  18 |
| 25  | Tripura                |   1 |
| 26  | Uttar Pradesh          |  41 |
| 27  | Uttarakhand            |  57 |
| 28  | West Bengal            |  23 |
|     | Total                  | 731 |

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