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Lok Sabha Question No. 2568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Pension to the Retired Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2568

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

Pension to the Retired Sportspersons

†2568. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  pension  to  the  retired sprtspersons for their livelihood;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of sportspersons getting pension in Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether there is any increase in this pension over time; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a) and (b): Yes sir. The Government is implementing the Scheme of Pension  to  Meritorious  Sportsperson  with  an  objective  to  provide assured monthly income through annuity for outstanding sportspersons.  Under  the  existing  Scheme,  a  monthly  pension

ranging  from  Rs.12,000/-  to  Rs.20,000/-  is  provided  to  the  exsportspersons.

Currently, 829 ex-sportspersons are receiving benefits under the Scheme. State-wise list is not maintained in the Department.

(c) and (d): Yes Sir. The amount of pension to the ex-sportspersons has been increased over the years. The existing rates of pension are as under:-

|   S. No. | Category of meritorious sportspersons                                                      | Rate of Pension (Rs./per month)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | Medalists at the Olympic Games / Para Olympic Games                                        | 20,000                            |
|        2 | Gold medalists at the World Cup/World Championship* in Olympic and Asian Games disciplines | 16,000                            |
|        3 | Silver and Bronze medalists at the                                                         | 14,000                            |
|        4 | Gold medalists of the Asian/ Commonwealth Games/Para Asian Games                           | 14,000                            |
|        5 | Silver and Bronze medalists of the Asian/ Commonwealth Games/ Para Asian Games             | 12,000                            |

This  amount  of  monthly  pension  was  last  revised  on  07.06.2018 wherein  the  amount  under  each  category  was  doubled  from  the earlier existing amount.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Delay in Releasing MGNREGS Dues
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2565 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## DELAY IN RELEASING MGNREGS DUES

## 2565.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the reasons behind delay in releasing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) dues to States in the current financial year;
- (b) the  details  of  MGNREGS  dues  to  be  released  to  Telangana  for  the  first  quarter  of 2022-23;
- (c) whether there are any dues yet to be released to the State in 2021-22;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for delay in releasing the amount; and
- (e) the time by which the first quarter dues are likely to be released?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment scheme. Under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS, States/UTs  furnish  funds  release  proposals  to  Government  of  India.  The  Ministry  releases funds periodically in two tranches with each tranche consisting of one or more installments, keeping in view the 'agreed to' Labour Budget, demand for works, opening balance, pace of utilization  of  funds,  pending  liabilities,  overall  performance  and  subject  to  submission  of relevant documents by the States/UTs.

Fund release  to  the  States/UTs  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Government  is committed in making funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme.

(b) & (c):   There was no pending liability for the wage component under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS for the State of Telangana as on 30.06.2022 in the financial year 2022-23.

In current financial year 2022-23, an amount of Rs. 674.31 crores has been released to the  State  of  Telangana  for  material  and  administrative  components,  which  includes  the pending liability of the previous financial year 2021-22 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

(d)&(e):      Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Delay in Payment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sougata Ray, Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2546 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## AGREEMENT WITH IIE TO INCREASE EFFECT OF SVEP

2546.  SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Indian Institute of Enterpreneurship (IIE) has signed any agreement with the Ministry of Rural Development to increase the effect of the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the manner in which the SVEP sub-scheme of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is beneficial to the unemployed people in villages along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) Yes  sir.  The  Ministry  has  signed  an  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with  Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) on March 24, 2022 to provide technical support on rural entrepreneurship development to State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs) under Start-up Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP)  through  trainings  and  implementation.  The MoU came into effect w.e.f. March, 24, 2022 and shall be valid for a period of four years. This MOU could be extended further on mutually agreed terms.

(b) This Ministry is implementing Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), a sub-scheme under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), with the objective to help the rural poor to set-up enterprises at the village level  in  non-agricultural  sectors.  The  beneficiaries  of  the  project  are  from  the  Self  Help Group  (SHG)  eco-system  of  DAY-NRLM.  The  operational  unit  of  the  project  is  Block. Besides helping the rural entrepreneurs to access finance, a cadre of Community Resource Person-  Enterprise  Promotion  (CRP-EP)  is  also  promoted  to  provide  business  support services to enterprises. Till now, more than 2.08 lakh enterprises have been supported in 234 blocks  across  29  States/UTs  under  SVEP.  The  total  funds  sanctioned  under  SVEP  is  Rs. 991.87 crore, out of which the Central Share is Rs. 631.71 crore. Till date, an amount of Rs. 391.01 crore Central Share has been released under SVEP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Code for Self-regulation in Advertising
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

CODE FOR SELF-REGULATION IN ADVERTISING

2563. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER  OF  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  (SHRI  ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) &  (b):  The  Cable  Television  Networks  (Regulation)  Act,  1995 and the rules framed thereunder lay down the Advertising Code for adherence  by  the  TV  channels.    The  Department  of  Consumer Affairs has notified Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022 under the Consumer Protection  Act, 2019,  which  inter  alia provides for due diligence for endorsement of advertisements.

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be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to bring new guidelines which will overlap the Code  for Self-regulation in advertising recently notified by Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) and adopted by Advertising Standards Council of India especially to ascertain 'due diligence' by the brand endorsers; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Unregistered Food Processing Enterprises
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560

ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## UNREGISTERED FOOD PROCESSING ENTERPRISES

## †2560. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there are 25 lakhs unregistered food processing enterprises in the country;
- (b) if so, whether any assessment/survey has been conducted regarding the location of such enterprises; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  through  a  national  survey collected data for unincorporated/unregistered enterprises. This latest state-wise survey for unincorporated/unregistered sector is available  for the  year 2015-16. As per this National Sample Survey (NSS 73rd round 2015-16), a total of 24.59 lakh food processing enterprises in the unregistered segment has been reported. The state-wise break-up is as under:

| Name of the state   | Number of Food Processing Industries   |
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      | 1,54,330                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 145                                    |
| Assam               | 65,997                                 |
| Bihar               | 1,45,300                               |
| Chhattisgarh        | 26,957                                 |
| Delhi               | 14,350                                 |
| Goa                 | 2,929                                  |
| Gujarat             | 94,066                                 |
| Haryana             | 24,577                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 21,885                                 |

| Jammu &Kashmir   | 28,089    |
|------------------|-----------|
| Jharkhand        | 1,16,536  |
| Karnataka        | 1,27,458  |
| Kerala           | 77,167    |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1,02,808  |
| Maharashtra      | 2,29,372  |
| Manipur          | 6,038     |
| Meghalaya        | 3,268     |
| Mizoram          | 1,538     |
| Nagaland         | 3,642     |
| Odisha           | 77,781    |
| Punjab           | 63,626    |
| Rajasthan        | 1,01,666  |
| Sikkim           | 101       |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1,78,527  |
| Telangana        | 80,392    |
| Tripura          | 13,998    |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 3,50,883  |
| Uttarakhand      | 18,116    |
| West Bengal      | 3,22,590  |
| Andaman &Nicobar | 774       |
| Chandigarh       | 656       |
| Dadra &Nagar     | 622       |
| Daman &Diu       | 136       |
| Lakshadweep      | 127       |
| Puducherry       | 3,482     |
| Total            | 24,59,929 |

Source: NSSO  Report  No.582  on  Economic  Characteristics  of  Unincorporated  NonAgricultural Enterprises (Excluding Construction) in India; NSS 73 rd Round (July 2015-June 2016)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Villages and Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2558 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## VILLAGES AND GRAM PANCHAYATS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 2558. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of villages and Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  which  have  their  own  office  (pucca)  in  Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  number  of  Gram  Panchayats  offices  functioning  in  rented  or  kutcha  offices/ buildings in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government has any scheme to provide pucca building, electricity, water and state-of the-art facilities to all the Gram Panchayats; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to (c) As per information there are 17949 villages in Andhra Pradesh. Further, out of 13371 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in Andhra Pradesh, 2209 are not having their own building.

(d)  &  (e)  'Panchayat'  being  'local  government' is  a  State  subject.  Hence,  providing infrastructural  facilities  such  as  Panchayat  Building,  electricity,  water  etc  are  primarily  the responsibility  of  the  State.  However,  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  supplements  the efforts of the States, through its schemes and programmes.

Support for infrastructural facilities of computers & peripherals, electricity connections, water etc. in GPs is provided under various schemes/programmes of MoPR viz. Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), Central Finance Commission grants etc. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of revamped RGSA approved on 13.04.2022 for implementation from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026 provides financial support for construction of GP Bhawan on a limited scale with special focus on North Eastern States. So far Annual Action Plan of 16 States/ UTs has been approved under the scheme during the current financial year. Details of new construction of GP bhawan approved under the scheme are as under:

|   Sl. No. | State             |   Construction of Gram Panchayat approved |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Assam             |                                       213 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       800 |
|         3 | Mizoram           |                                       100 |
|         4 | Nagaland          |                                        50 |

For  current  financial  year,  Annual  Action  Plan  has  not  been  submitted  by  State  of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Development of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF PANCHAYATS

## †2556. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of schemes being operated for development of Panchayats by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj;
- (b) the provisions made by the Government to ensure implementation of better Panchayati Raj System throughtout the country;
- (c) whether  any  provision  exists  under  the  Panchayati  Raj  System  to  release  funds  for development of Panchayats; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) Three schemes viz; (i) Centrally Sponsored Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA), (ii) Central Sector Incentivisation of Panchayat and (iii) Central Sector e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project  are  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  for  the  development  of Panchayats.

(b) Provisions of (i) financial and technical assistance under the schemes and programme of the Ministry, (ii) financial grants under the Central Finance Commissions, (iii) financial and technical assistance for capacity building of Panchayats and (iv) technical support  for bringing in transparency, efficiency and  accountability in local governance by facilitating adoption of digital  Panchayat techniques including online auditing of Finance Commission Funds have been made for better implementation of Panchayati Raj system in the country.

(c) & (d) Funds are released to the Panchayats under the Central Finance Commissions Awards and presently under Fifteenth Finance Commission Award, funds are released to all three tiers of Panchyati Raj Institutions including the traditional local bodies and as such all States and areas in the States are covered under the Central Finance Commission Award. Besides, under the schemes of (i) 'Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)' with the major objectives of capacity building of the elected representatives and other functionaries of the Panchayati Raj Institutions funds are released to the all States/UTs with provision for creation and development of Panchayat infrastructure.  Similarly, under the 'Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP)' Awards including financial incentives to the best performing Panchayats are provided for their good work for improving delivery of services and public goods. This scheme is implemented in all States/UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Assistance under NPYAD
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Geeta Kora, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Rama Devi, Chandan Singh, Locket Chatterjee, Riti Pathak

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Department of Youth Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. † 2554

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

Assistance under NPYAD

† 2554.   SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK :

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)     the details of the autonomous organizations which are/have been provided  assistance  under  the  National  Programme  for  Youth  and Adolescent Development (NPYAD), year and State/UT-wise;
- (b)     the details of activities made and tools used by such organizations to promote personality development among the target groups; and
- (c)          the  number  of  research  related  publications  supported  by  the
- Government under NPYAD since 2014?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a)          Under  the  National  Programme  for  Youth  and  Adolescent Development (NPYAD) Scheme, assistance has been provided to one

autonomous  organization  viz.  Nehru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan  (NYKS) whose headquarter is in Delhi.

(b)          NYKS  undertakes  activities  such  as  Life  Skills,  Leadership Development, Talk by Experts, Interactive Sessions, Cultural Programmes, Shramdaan, Field Visits, Food Festivals, Yoga, Exhibition, Debate/Declamation  to  promote  personality  development  among  the target group i.e. youth.

(c)          No  research  related  publication  has  been  supported  by  the Government under NPYAD Scheme since 2014.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: All-India Trade Portal for Agriculture Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2550

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## ALL-INDIA TRADE PORTAL FOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR

2550.  SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  an  All-India  trade  portal  of  the  Union  Government  for  the agriculture sector in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any data showing the number of farmers benefitted under this scheme in Rajasthan; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) is envisaged as a pan-India electronic trading platform launched by Government of India on 14th April, 2016 with the objective of  creating  online  transparent  competitive  price  discovery  system  to  facilitate  farmers with remunerative prices for their produce.

So far, 1000 mandis of 18 States and 3 UTs have been integrated with e-NAM platform  which  also  includes  144  mandis  of  Rajasthan.  As  on  30.06.2022,  more  than 1.73  crore  farmers  &  more  than  2.26  Lakhs  traders  have  been  registered  on  e-NAM platform. The agricultural produce trade with a value of Rs 2.04 lakh crore have so far been  recorded  on  e-NAM  platform  which  also  include  trade  value  of  Rs  38,794  crore from Rajasthan state.

As on 30.06.2022, more than 15.0 Lakh farmers have been registered in Rajasthan State to avail various facilities and assistance under National Agriculture Market (e-NAM).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Capacity of Cold Chains
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2548

ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## CAPACITY OF COLD CHAINS

## 2548.  PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SINDHE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a) whether  the  capacity  of  cold  storage  and  clod  chains  available  in  the  country  are adequate  to  meet  the  demand  for  storing  perishable  commodities  like  fruits  and vegetables; and
- (b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per a study on 'All India Cold Chain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status & Gap)' conducted by NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS) that was commissioned by the National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD) under Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the requirement of cold storage in the country is 35 million MT, while capacity of such storage is around 32 million MT.

Though the Government is not establishing such facilities on its own, it is implementing various  demand driven  schemes like  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojna  (PMKSY)  and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for extending financial support for  setting  up  of  such  facilities  by  individuals/  entities  who  come  forward  with  eligible proposals as per respective scheme guidelines.

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