Lok Sabha Question No. 1594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Cold Storage in FPIS
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1594

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## COLD STORAGE IN FPIS

## †1594. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether  steps  are  being  taken  to  promote  cold  storage  as  an  important  support  to minimize the loss of crops after harvesting of crops in the food processing sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated and disbursed for the purpose; and
- (d) the details of funds disbursed for Madhya Pradesh & Jharkhand, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) does not support setting up of stand alone cold storages. However, it provides Grants in Aid for cold storage infrastructure as  part  of  food  processing  projects  under  relevant  component  schemes  of  Central  Sector Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY).  As  part  of  41  Mega  Food  Parks, Ministry has approved  setting up of cold storage and deep freeze capacity of 2.3 LMT and as part of 350 Integrated Cold Chain projects, Ministry has approved creation of cold storage capacity  of  10.02  LMT  across  the  country  under  corresponding  component  schemes  of PMKSY. Being Central Sector  and demand driven scheme, no state wise allocation is made under PMKSY.

Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  development  of  Horticulture  in  the  country including Jharkhand & Madhya Pradesh under which financial assistance is available, interalia, for setting up of Post Harvest Management (PHM) infrastructure including establishment of  cold  storages  (Construction,  Expansion  and  Modernization)  etc.  The  component  is demand/ entrepreneur-driven for which assistance at the rate 35% of the eligible project cost in general areas and 50% in hilly & scheduled areas, is available as credit linked back ended subsidy through respective State Horticulture Missions. State-wise details of funds allocated and released under MIDH for various activities including creation of cold storage facilities to various States during last two years and current year is placed at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1594 FOR ANSWER ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021 ON COLD STORAGES IN FPIS

State-wise  and  year  wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  releases  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          | 2021-22        |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State               | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) |
| 1         | A &NIslands         | 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          | 55.00            | 45.00          | 44.00            | 11.00          |
| 36        | West Bengal         | 44.00            | 8.06           | 34.00            | 10.00          | 23.80            | 0.00           |
|           | Total               | 1960.30          | 1105.80        | 1772.00          | 1128.17        | 1376.45          | 220.42         |