Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Augmentation of Crop Storage Facilities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rajeev Rai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 273

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## AUGMENTATION OF CROP STORAGE FACILITIES

273. SHRI RAJEEV RAI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to provide well equipped storage facilities to the farmers to store their produce across the country including the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of such storage facility State-wise; and
- (c) the details of steps which have been taken by the Government to augment crop storage facility for farmers in Mau and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh during the last five years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government has taken several steps to provide well equipped storage facilities to farmers across the country, including in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  Agricultural  Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub-scheme under the Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM), and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF). These schemes aim to reduce postharvest losses, enhance warehousing and improve the marketing infrastructure available to farmers. The State wise storage infrastructure created under AMI is at Annexure-I & support extended under AIF is at Annexure-II .
- (c): The number of storage capacity sanctioned and financial support released under AMI and AIF for Mau and Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure-III .

## Annexure-I

| AMI: State-wise Progress of Storage Infrastructure as on 30.06.2025   | AMI: State-wise Progress of Storage Infrastructure as on 30.06.2025   | AMI: State-wise Progress of Storage Infrastructure as on 30.06.2025   | AMI: State-wise Progress of Storage Infrastructure as on 30.06.2025   | AMI: State-wise Progress of Storage Infrastructure as on 30.06.2025   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                | State                                                                 | No. of Projects Sanctioned                                            | Capacity Sanctioned (MT)                                              | Subsidy Released (Rs. in lakh)                                        |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 1551                                                                  | 6151150                                                               | 31936.74                                                              |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 1                                                                     | 945                                                                   | 6.30                                                                  |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 377                                                                   | 1166504                                                               | 7553.83                                                               |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 1405                                                                  | 1568831                                                               | 5663.08                                                               |
| 5                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 1409                                                                  | 2325298                                                               | 8920.34                                                               |
| 6                                                                     | Goa                                                                   | 1                                                                     | 299                                                                   | 0.94                                                                  |
| 7                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 12478                                                                 | 6251786                                                               | 35640.41                                                              |
| 8                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 2386                                                                  | 7995121                                                               | 45127.85                                                              |
| 9                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 88                                                                    | 30826                                                                 | 180.77                                                                |
| 10                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                       | 18                                                                    | 98937                                                                 | 810.15                                                                |
| 11                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 243                                                                   | 223327                                                                | 1111.66                                                               |
| 12                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 5113                                                                  | 4523571                                                               | 21887.47                                                              |
| 13                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 198                                                                   | 118917                                                                | 649.91                                                                |
| 14                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 8496                                                                  | 29161316                                                              | 174538.11                                                             |
| 15                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 4499                                                                  | 9570046                                                               | 35400.19                                                              |
| 16                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 17                                                                    | 26012                                                                 | 253.41                                                                |
| 17                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 4                                                                     | 705                                                                   | 6.45                                                                  |
| 18                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 36                                                                    | 26887                                                                 | 354.38                                                                |
| 19                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 723                                                                   | 1091492                                                               | 4393.69                                                               |
| 20                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 1839                                                                  | 7144351                                                               | 25354.88                                                              |
| 21                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 1931                                                                  | 3952114                                                               | 15142.22                                                              |
| 22                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 1244                                                                  | 1555776                                                               | 5424.47                                                               |
| 23                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 1403                                                                  | 6325582                                                               | 32042.46                                                              |
| 24                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 6                                                                     | 35453                                                                 | 363.27                                                                |
| 25                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 1311                                                                  | 6110222                                                               | 20417.06                                                              |
| 26                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 375                                                                   | 1058450                                                               | 4202.85                                                               |
| 27                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 2644                                                                  | 1780588                                                               | 5555.02                                                               |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 49796                                                                 | 98294505                                                              | 482937.92                                                             |

Annexure-II AIF: The details of State-wise storage facilities are given hereunder: (Amount in Rs. Crore)

| State            | Warehouse      | Warehouse         | Cold Stores and Cold Chain   | Cold Stores and Cold Chain   |
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| State            | No. of project | Sanctioned Amount | No. of project               | Sanctioned Amount            |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 1210           | 836.04            | 738                          | 2366.85                      |
| Gujarat          | 681            | 691.33            | 284                          | 1604.31                      |
| Maharashtra      | 1866           | 1962.68           | 253                          | 794.55                       |
| Punjab           | 138            | 178.75            | 232                          | 635.10                       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 4431           | 4209.95           | 133                          | 502.31                       |
| Karnataka        | 1482           | 1589.47           | 103                          | 458.58                       |
| West Bengal      | 401            | 269.79            | 105                          | 457.24                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 14             | 19.22             | 19                           | 363.31                       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 656            | 1184.50           | 51                           | 257.79                       |
| Chhattisgarh     | 443            | 474.56            | 66                           | 209.11                       |
| Telangana        | 759            | 978.57            | 36                           | 191.70                       |
| Haryana          | 285            | 637.73            | 59                           | 181.10                       |
| Bihar            | 712            | 698.59            | 40                           | 172.16                       |
| Rajasthan        | 719            | 743.78            | 64                           | 160.64                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 32             | 18.49             | 39                           | 130.44                       |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1454           | 503.44            | 72                           | 119.19                       |
| Uttarakhand      | 136            | 168.31            | 23                           | 112.63                       |
| Kerala           | 121            | 160.56            | 51                           | 65.32                        |
| Jharkhand        | 49             | 72.54             | 29                           | 41.92                        |
| Odisha           | 293            | 328.30            | 34                           | 37.85                        |
| Assam            | 87             | 204.37            | 9                            | 30.51                        |
| Delhi            | 2              | 3.64              | 4                            | 16.49                        |
| Goa              | 1              | 0.80              | 6                            | 6.68                         |
| Chandigarh       | 1              | 3.00              | 1                            | 5.50                         |
| Manipur          | 0              | 0.00              | 2                            | 0.46                         |
| Puducherry       | 3              | 2.86              | 1                            | 0.34                         |
| Meghalaya        | 1              | 6.10              | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| Nagaland         | 1              | 1.76              | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| Tripura          | 4              | 7.09              | 0                            | 0.00                         |
| Grand Total      | 15982          | 15956.23          | 2454                         | 8922.08                      |

## Annexure-III

- 1)  Crop  storage  facility  sanctioned  under  the AIF  Scheme by  various  lending institutions in Mau and Ballia districts of Uttar Pradesh since the inception for the Scheme in 2020 up to 30th June 2025 are given hereunder:

( Amount in Rs. Crore )

|             | Warehouse      | Warehouse         | Cold Stores and Cold Chain   | Cold Stores and Cold Chain   |
|-------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| District    | No. of project | Sanctioned Amount | No. of project               | Sanctioned Amount            |
| Ballia      | 5              | 2.69              | 1                            | 1.52                         |
| Mau         | 3              | 2.43              | 1                            | 0.27                         |
| Grand Total | 8              | 5.12              | 2                            | 1.79                         |

- 2)  During  the  last  five  years,  under  AMI  Scheme  one  project  of  Storage  having capacity  of  4926.58  MT  has  been  sanction  in  the  Ballia  District  and  subsidy  of ₹36,95,000/- has been released.

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