Lok Sabha Question No. 976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Cold Storages in Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai, Ganesan Selvam, Manjulata Mandal, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 976

ANSWERED ON- 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## COLD SROREGES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

976. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI C.N ANNADURAI: SHRI SELVAM G.: SHRIMATI  MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI GANANAN KIRTIKAR;

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

(a) the number of normal cold storages and multi-purpose cold storages set up to prevent wastage of fruits and vegetables during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;

- (b) whether the present capacity of cold storages in the food processing sector is insufficient to process the agricultural produce in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including capacity utilization, Sector-wise;
- (d) whether majority of cold storages are mainly concentrated in urban areas leaving behind the rural areas where there is imperative need for more cold storages;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the number of existing cold storages in rural areas vis-à-vis urban areas in the country; and
- (f) the other corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a).    The  State-wise  list  of  cold  storages  sanctioned  under  NHB  (National  Horticulture  Board)  and MIDH (Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture) are given in Annexure .

(b) & (c). The study, instituted by the National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD) under the Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  on  All  India  Cold-chain  Infrastructure  Capacity (Assessment of Status & Gap) - 2015 and conducted by NABCONS, had reported that 35 million metric tons (MMT) cold storage capacity is required against the existing capacity of 32 million metric tons (MMT). However, the food processing units are mainly having storage capacity commensurate with their processing capacities.

(d)  & (e). As the schemes being implemented by the Government for supporting setting up of cold storage  facilities  are  demand  driven,  the  records  are  maintained  based  on  individual/  entrepreneur coordinates.

(f).  The  Government does not set up  cold storage on its own. However, Ministry of Agriculture & Famers Welfare is implementing schemes namely 'Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)' under which assistance is provided for development of Post-Harvest Management (PHM) including establishment of cold storages; and 'Capital Investment Subsidy for Construction/Expansion/Modernization  of  Cold  Storages  and  storages'  for  Horticulture  Produce' through  National  Horticulture Board.  Besides,  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries is implementing Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) through setting up food processing facilities with associated storage facilities.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.976  FOR  ANSWER  ON  13 TH   DECEMBER  2022  REGARDING  'COLD SROREGES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR'

## State wise and year wise details of Cold Storages

| State            | 2019-20   | 2019-20       | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22   | 2021-22       | 2022-23   | 2022-23       |
|------------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|                  | Number    | Capacity (MT) | Number    | Capacity (MT) | Number    | Capacity (MT) | Number    | Capacity (MT) |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 5         | 57164         | -         | -             | 11        | 55000         | 2         | 18789         |
| Assam            | 1         | 10000         | 1         | 9000          | -         | -             | 1         | 5500          |
| Gujarat          | 12        | 33964         | 1         | 3452          | 8         | 37816         | 9         | 18882         |
| Haryana          | -         | -             | -         | -             | 2         | 16063.7       | 4         | 6741          |
| Himachal Pradesh | -         | -             | 1         | 6368          | -         | -             | 3         | 1231          |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 5         | 24981         | 7         | 32163         | 7         | 33574         | 4         | 19000         |
| Jharkhand        | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             | 1         | 5974.67       |
| Karnataka        | 6         | 50488         | -         | -             | 1         | 7300          | 4         | 21320         |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1         | 5653          | -         | -             | 1         | 10000         | 1         | 126.99        |
| Maharashtra      | -         | -             | 1         | 5600          | 4         | 22133         | 2         | 9504          |
| Punjab           | 5         | 28945         | 6         | 31632         | 14        | 60414         | 2         | 4925          |
| Rajasthan        | 1         | 5800          | 4         | 28405         | -         | -             | 1         | 4654.88       |
| Tamil Nadu       | 3         | 23260         | -         | -             | 1         | 5386          | -         | -             |
|                  | 5         | 47320         | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | Telangana -   |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 7         | 59325         | 17        |               | 1         | 100           | 15        | 97424 85871.9 |