Lok Sabha Question No. 418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Improving Cold Storage Facilities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Dileshwar Kamait, Upendra Singh Rawat, Ravneet Singh, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 418

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## IMPROVING COLD STORAGE FACILITIES

†418.  SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P.SAROJ): SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) the details of the total wastage of agricultural produce due to lack of cold storage facilities in the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  considering  a  comprehensive  programme  to  reduce wastage of crops due to shortage of storage while increasing the percentage contribution of Bihar in all-India cold storage;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to ease the guidelines and provide assistance to persons and organizations desirous of setting up of cold storage facilities in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): No such data is available regarding wastage of agricultural produce due to lack of cold storage facilities in the last three year. However, a study commissioned by Ministry of Food Processing  Industries  and  carried  out  by  Central  Institute  of  Post  Harvest  Engineering  & Technology  (CIPHET),  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR),  published  in  2015, estimated that quantum of quantitative harvest and post harvest losses were in the range of 4.65% to 5.99% (cereals), 6.36% to 8.41% (pulses), 3.08% to 9.96% (oil seeds), 6.70% to

15.88% (fruits),  4.58%  to  12.44%  (vegetables),  5.23%  to  10.52%  (fish),  2.71%  (meat)  and 0.92% (milk).

(b) to (e): Government is implementing various schemes for reducing post-harvest losses of agricultural/horticulture produce as follows:

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 East region, 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 postharvest 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. The integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure can be set  up  by  individuals,  groups  of  entrepreneurs,  cooperative  societies,  Self  Help  Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), NGOs, Central/State PSUs, etc.

Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  also  implementing  Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), a sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) across the country. 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,  Agri-preneurs,  Farmer  Producer Organizations (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc. for development of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Projects including storage infrastructure.

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