Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Cold Storage and Warehouse Facilities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ajay Nishad, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1541

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## COLD STORAGE AND WAREHOUSE FACILITIES

†1541 SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  any  shortage  of  cold  storage  and  warehouse  facilities  in  the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is planning to strengthen the same in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Gujarat;
- (d) the present capacity of cold storage and warehousing in the country including the shortfall  for  the  last  three  years  and  the  cold  storage  units  in  public,  private  and cooperative sectors, State-wise;
- (e) the number of cold storage and warehousing infrastructure created during the past three years, State-wise including Gujarat;
- (f) whether  the  Government  provides  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  these facilities  and  if  so,  the  year-wise  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and disbursed to the States during the last two years and current year, State-wise;
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  scheme  for  creating  warehouse facility in rural areas, if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) the strategic plan for doubling farmers' income in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (h): As per the study on 'All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity (AICIC-2015)' conducted by NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) reported the capacity of cold storages required at that time was 35 million MT against the existing capacity of 32 million MT  in  2014.  No  such  study  has  been  conducted  by  Government  for  shortage  of warehouse facilities. However, the present capacity of cold storages is 37.83 million MT and  Warehouses  is  173.65  million  MT  in  the  country.  Government  is  implementing various  schemes  to  develop  the  cold  storage  and  warehouse  facilities  in  the  country including Gujarat:

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.  The  component  is  demand/  entrepreneur-driven  from  among entrepreneurs, private companies, cooperatives, farmers groups etc through commercial ventures  for  which  assistance  at  the  rate  of  35%  of  admissible  project  cost  in  general areas  and  50%  in  hilly  and  scheduled  area  is  available  as  credit  linked  back  ended subsidy.

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 under which 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 Eastern States, the units with capacity above 1000 MT are also eligible for assistance.

Further,  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MOFPI)  is  implementing  a Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure as one of  the  components  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  with  the  objective  of reducing post-harvest  losses  of  horticulture  and  non-horticulture  produce  and  providing remunerative  price  to  farmers  for  their  produce.  Under  the  scheme,  Ministry  provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid at the rate of 35% for general areas and 50%  for  North  East  and  Himalayan  States,  ITDP  areas  and  Islands  for  storage  and transport infrastructure  and  at  the  rate  of  50%  and  75%  respectively  for  value  addition and  processing  infrastructure  subject  to  a  maximum  grant-in-aid  of  Rs.  10  crore  per project for setting up integrated cold chain projects including irradiation facility. Standalone cold storages are not covered under the Scheme.

Department of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare is also implementing Agricultural Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI),  a  sub-scheme  of  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural Marketing  (ISAM)  across  the  country  including  Gujarat.  AMI  is  demand  driven,  credit linked, back ended subsidy scheme. Under the scheme, subsidy at the rate of 25% for plain  areas  and  33.33%  for  NER,  hilly  area  is  available  for  beneficiaries  viz,  Farmers, Individuals,  Farmers, Group  of farmers/growers, Agri-preneurs,  Registered  Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc. for development of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Projects including storage infrastructure.

Depending on requirement in specific areas and for modernization of the storage facilities, the Government has been implementing the following schemes for construction of Warehouse/godowns including silos in the country:

- i. Private  Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme:  Under  this  Scheme,  which  was formulated in 2008, storage capacity is created by private parties, Central Warehousing  Corporation  (CWC)  and  State  Government  Agencies  for  guaranteed hiring by Food Corporation of India (FCI).
- ii. Central  Sector  Scheme:  This  scheme  is  implemented  in  the  North  Eastern  States along  with  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand  and  Kerala.  Funds  are  released  by  the Government to FCI  and  also  directly  to  the  State  Governments  for  construction  of godowns.
- iii. Construction of steel silos: In addition to conventional godowns, construction of steel silos has been undertaken from 2016 for modernizing the storage infrastructure and improving shelf life of stored foodgrains.

As per available information, State-wise number of cold storages and warehouses infrastructure sanctioned during the past three years including Gujarat is at Annexure - I .

These schemes are demand/entrepreneur driven, for which financial assistance is provided as per availability of funds and resources. Under MIDH, funds are allocated to States  on  the  basis  of  Annual  Action  Plans  (AAPs)  received  from  State  Governments, availability of resources and requirement of States. State-wise details of funds allocated and released including setting up of cold storages during last two years and current year are at Annexure - II .

Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  plays  a  vital  role  in increasing the income of farmers throughout the country including Gujarat through various interventions, as given below:

-  Increasing  productivity  through  introduction  of  improved  varieties,  quality  seeds and planting materials, protected cultivation, high density plantation, rejuvenation, precision farming and horticultural mechanization.
-  Diversification  to  High  Value  Horticulture  for  orchards  and  Plantation  crops, Vineyards,  vegetable  &  flower  gardens,  Bee  keeping,  Mushroom  cultivation,  off season vegetables.
-  Promoting  Post  Harvest  Management  through  Cold  storage  (CS),  cold  chain supply chain including pack houses, ripening chamber, reefer vehicle, etc.
-  Promoting Primary and minimal processing
-  Market Linkages: Market infrastructure such as mobile vending cart, retail outlet, primary and wholesale markets. Creating direct market/farmers market.
-  Aggregating  farmers  into  FPO/FIG  and  promoting  their  tie  up with  Market Aggregators (MAs) and Financial Institutions (FIs).
-  Skill Development: Human Resource Development such as awareness programme,  farmers  training,  exposure  visit,  etc.  Providing  training  on  latest technologies on production and post-harvest management to women and youth.
-  Food & Nutritional Security: Increasing Area and Production of horticulture crops with high nutritional value. Promoting sustainable horticulture.

## Annexure - I

## State wise number of Cold Storages and Warehouses sanctioned under Government Schemes during last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Number of Cold Storage   |   Number of Warehouse |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 28                       |                    97 |
| 2        | Assam               | 4                        |                     9 |
| 3        | Bihar               | 6                        |                    88 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh        | 1                        |                     4 |
| 5        | Delhi               | -                        |                     6 |
| 6        | Gujarat             | 92                       |                   270 |
| 7        | Haryana             | 12                       |                   260 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh    | 16                       |                     1 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 16                       |                     1 |
| 10       | Jharkhand           | -                        |                     8 |
| 11       | Karnataka           | 19                       |                   103 |
| 12       | Kerala              | 2                        |                     6 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh      | 12                       |                   358 |
| 14       | Maharashtra         | 14                       |                    79 |
| 15       | Nagaland            | 2                        |                    35 |
| 16       | Odisha              | 2                        |                     1 |
| 17       | Punjab              | 37                       |                    10 |
| 18       | Rajasthan           | 20                       |                    89 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu          | 15                       |                     9 |
| 20       | Telangana           | 15                       |                    84 |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh       | 72                       |                    17 |
| 22       | Uttarakhand         | 9                        |                     3 |
| 23       | West Bengal         | 5                        |                    12 |
|          | Total               | 399                      |                  1550 |

Annexure - II

## State-wise and year wise details of funds allocated and released under MIDH scheme during last two years and current year

Rs. in crore

| Sl. No.   | State                | 2019-20          | 2019-20        | 2020-21          | 2020-21        | 2021-22 (as on 30-11- 2021)   | 2021-22 (as on 30-11- 2021)   |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI)              | Releases (GoI)                |
| 1         | A & N Islands        | 2.00             | 1.00           | 3.00             | 0.30           | 2.10                          | 0.00                          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | 114.00           | 79.38          | 120.00           | 95.00          | 108.00                        | 0.00                          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 26.00            | 12.50          | 22.00            | 8.00           | 17.60                         | 0.00                          |
| 4         | Assam                | 84.00            | 79.16          | 60.00            | 45.00          | 54.00                         | 13.50                         |
| 5         | Bihar                | 22.50            | 15.15          | 25.00            | 15.87          | 20.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 6         | Chandigarh           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh         | 123.00           | 68.45          | 110.00           | 85.00          | 88.00                         | 21.00                         |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.50             | 0.25           | 0.50             | 0.00           | 0.35                          | 0.00                          |
| 9         | Daman & Diu          | 1.50             | 0.00           | 1.00             | 0.00           | 0.80                          | 0.00                          |
| 10        | Delhi                | 0.50             | 0.25           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00                          | 0.00                          |
| 11        | Goa                  | 3.00             | 1.50           | 3.00             | 0.00           | 2.40                          | 0.00                          |
| 12        | Gujarat              | 127.00           | 63.50          | 110.00           | 30.00          | 88.00                         | 21.80                         |
| 13        | Haryana              | 110.00           | 64.91          | 120.00           | 89.32          | 96.00                         | 23.00                         |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh     | 55.00            | 23.15          | 55.00            | 20.00          | 44.00                         | 11.00                         |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 135.30           | 64.99          | 100.00           | 72.18          | 35.00                         | 58.00                         |
| 16        | Jharkhand            | 34.00            | 10.00          | 30.00            | 10.00          | 21.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 17        | Karnataka            | 130.00           | 107.40         | 130.00           | 113.66         | 117.00                        | 0.00                          |
| 18        | Kerala               | 39.50            | 10.00          | 40.00            | 10.00          | 28.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 19        | Lakshadweep          | 0.50             | 0.00           | 0.50             | 0.00           | 0.40                          | 0.00                          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh       | 38.50            | 25.99          | 65.00            | 27.00          | 52.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 21        | Maharashtra          | 158.00           | 82.35          | 130.00           | 63.50          | 91.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 22        | Manipur              | 37.00            | 26.50          | 26.00            | 25.30          | 23.40                         | 5.47                          |
| 23        | Meghalaya            | 42.00            | 9.10           | 25.00            | 7.25           | 17.50                         | 4.30                          |
| 24        | Mizoram              | 30.00            | 22.58          | 30.00            | 40.00          | 27.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 25        | Nagaland             | 32.00            | 23.60          | 26.00            | 26.00          | 23.40                         | 5.85                          |
| 26        | Orissa               | 89.00            | 49.00          | 67.00            | 11.00          | 46.90                         | 0.00                          |
| 27        | Puducherry           | 3.00             | 1.50           | 3.00             | 1.40           | 2.10                          | 0.00                          |
| 28        | Punjab               | 71.00            | 10.00          | 47.00            | 22.50          | 32.90                         | 0.00                          |
| 29        | Rajasthan            | 90.50            | 25.00          | 60.00            | 30.00          | 42.00                         | 0.00                          |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 25.00            | 22.84          | 25.00            | 19.85          | 22.50                         | 0.00                          |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu           | 98.00            | 93.02          | 115.00           | 114.73         | 103.50                        | 25.00                         |
| 32        | Telangana            | 28.00            | 0.00           | 28.00            | 16.15          | 19.60                         | 0.00                          |
| 33        | Tripura              | 44.00            | 20.00          | 26.00            | 10.00          | 18.20                         | 4.50                          |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh        | 67.00            | 62.35          | 80.00            | 64.16          | 64.00                         | 16.00                         |
| 35        | Uttarakhand          | 55.00            | 22.32          | 34.00            |                | 44.00 23.80                   | 11.00                         |
| 36        | West Bengal          | 44.00            | 8.06           | 55.00            | 45.00 10.00    |                               | 0.00 220.42                   |
|           | Total                | 1960.3           | 1105.8         | 1772             | 1128.17        | 1376.45                       |                               |

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