Lok Sabha Question No. 4768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Post-Harvest Infrastructure and Cold Chain Expansion
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4768

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## POST-HARVEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND COLD CHAIN EXPANSION

## 4768.   DR. BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a) the current status of post-harvest infrastructure developed including cold chains, pack houses and agro-logistics hubs under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and other schemes in Uttar Pradesh including Bulandshahr district;
- (b) the data on the additional storage capacity created since 2020, district-wise; and
- (c) whether any evaluation has been conducted to assess the impact of these infrastructures on price realisation for small and marginal farmers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) does not set up food processing infrastructure on its own but provides financial assistance for setting up of food processing infrastructure in the country under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY)' scheme. Under PMKSY standalone pack houses and cold storages are not supported. However, cold storages for captive use under PMKSY and pack houses as part of the eligible project sub component  under  the  component  scheme  Operation  Greens  of  PMKSY  are  supported. Assistance is also provided for logistics such as mobile pre-cooling vans, reefer vehicle and controlled  temperature/  ventilated  vehicle  with  or  without  raking  under  PMKSY.    As  on 31.07.2025, a total 97 projects have been sanctioned/approved in the state of Uttar Pradesh under PMKSY, including 27 cold chain projects out of which 01 project is in Bulandshahar district,  02  Agro-processing  clusters  and  04  projects  under  Operation  Greens  component scheme. District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020 for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh under PMKSY is at Annexure.

(c) As per the Evaluation Study conducted and submitted to the Ministry by NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. (NABCONS) in 2020 on 'Impact of Units Implemented under Scheme for Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure assisted by Ministry of Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)',  it  was  highlighted  that  due  to  interventions  of  the Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Food Processing Industries, while all sectors had shown some decrease in wastages, but Fruits & Vegetables, Dairy and Fisheries sector had shown significant reduction in wastages thereby helping in providing better returns to farmers including marginal farmers in the country. Under component schemes of PMKSY till July 2025 a total of 1595 projects have been approved out of which 1148 are operational, benefitting 34,81,484 farmers throughout the country.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b)  OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4768 FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.08.2025  REGARDING ' POST-HARVEST INFRASTRUCTURE AND COLD CHAIN EXPANSION'

| District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020, for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh underPMKSY   | District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020, for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh underPMKSY   | District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020, for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh underPMKSY   | District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020, for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh underPMKSY   | District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020, for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh underPMKSY   | District-wise processing and preservation capacity created since 2020, for captive use in the state of Uttar Pradesh underPMKSY   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                                           | District-Name                                                                                                                     | No. of projects approved                                                                                                          | Processing capacity (LMT/Annum)                                                                                                   | Preservation Capacity (LMT/Annum                                                                                                  | Total Processing and Preservation capacity (LMT/Annum)                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                 | Agra                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                 | Aligarh                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                 | 0.29                                                                                                                              | 0.03                                                                                                                              | 0.32                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                 | Barabanki                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.72                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.72                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                 | Bareilly                                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                                                 | 0.29                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.29                                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                                 | Bhadohi                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.22                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.22                                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                                 | Budaun                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.23                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.23                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                 | Bulandshar                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.16                                                                                                                              | 0.07                                                                                                                              | 0.23                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                 | Chandauli                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.04                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.04                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                 | Farukhhabad                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                | Gautam Budh Nagar                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.60                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.60                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                | Gorakhpur                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.38                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.38                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                                | Hapur                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                 | 0.41                                                                                                                              | 0.24                                                                                                                              | 0.65                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                                | Hathras                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.12                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.12                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                                | Kanpur Dehat                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                 | 0.37                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.37                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                | Lucknow                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                 | 0.14                                                                                                                              | 0.12                                                                                                                              | 0.26                                                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                                                | Mathura                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                 | 3.06                                                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                                                              | 3.07                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                                | Meerut                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.29                                                                                                                              | 0.10                                                                                                                              | 0.39                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                | Mirzapur                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                 | 1.43                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 1.43                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                | Pilibhit                                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.23                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.23                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                | Unnao                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                                | Varanasi                                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                                 | 0.14                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                              | 0.14                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                   | Grand Total                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                                | 9.12                                                                                                                              | 0.58                                                                                                                              | 9.70                                                                                                                              |

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