Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Comprehensive Plan for Setting up Cold Storages
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 238

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SETTING UP COLD STORAGES

## *238. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  cold  storages  currently  operational  and  under  construction across the country;
- (b) whether there is still a huge shortage of the said cold storages in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate a comprehensive plan to set up more/new cold storages across the country to meet the growing demand;
- (d) if so, the steps taken/being taken for the purpose in the identified States; and
- (e) whether, keeping in mind the large scale of Orange Production in Wardha and Amravati districts of Maharashtra, the Government proposes to set up any cold storages there and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान क̵  याण मंũी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 238 FOR 19 TH DECEMBER, 2023 REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SETTING UP COLD STORAGES.

(a) & (b): As  per  the  study  conducted  by  NABARD  Consultancy  Services (NABCONS) in 2015 on 'All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity (AICIC-2015)', required  capacity  of  cold  storages  at  that  time  was  351.00  lakh  MT  against  the existing capacity of 318.23 lakh MT in 2014. As per available information, currently, there  are  8653  cold  storages  in  the  country  with  the  capacity  of 394.17  lakh  MT. The State/UT-wise details of Cold Storages are at Annexure . (c) & (d): Government is implementing  various schemes  under  which  financial assistance  is  available  for  setting  up  of  cold  storage  for  perishable  horticultural produce throughout the country. Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  Mission  for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) under which financial assistance is provided for various horticulture activities including construction/Expansion/ Modernization  of  cold  storages  of  capacity  up  to  5000  MT  in  the  country.  The component of Cold Storage is demand/entrepreneur driven for which Government assistance in the form of credit linked back ended subsidy is available at the rate of 35% of the project  cost in general  areas and  50% of  the  project cost in  hilly  and scheduled areas through respective State Horticulture Missions. Under the scheme, assistance is available to individuals, Groups of farmers/ growers/  consumers,  Partnership/  Proprietary  firms,  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs), Farmers  Producer  Organization  (FPOs),  Companies,  Corporations,  Cooperatives, Cooperative  Marketing  Federations,  Local  bodies,  Agricultural  Produce  Market Committees (APMCs) & Marketing Boards and State Governments. Besides,  National  Horticulture  Board  (NHB)  is  implementing  a  scheme namely 'Capital Investment Subsidy for  Construction/Expansion  /Modernization  of Cold Storages  and Storages for Horticulture  Products'.  Under  the  scheme,  credit linked  back-ended subsidy at  the  rate  of 35%  of the  capital  cost  of the  project  in general  areas  and  50%  in  case  of  North  East,  hilly  &  scheduled  areas  for

construction/expansion/modernization  of  cold  storage  and  Controlled  Atmosphere (CA) storage of capacity above 5000 MT and up to 10000 MT is available. In case of  North  East  region,  the  units  with  capacity  above  1000  MT  are  also  eligible  for assistance.

Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  implements  a  Scheme  for Integrated Cold Chain, Food Processing and Preservation Infrastructure as one of the  components  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)  with  the objective of reducing  post-harvest losses of horticulture and  non-horticulture produce and providing remunerative price to farmers for their produce. Under the scheme, Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid at the rate of  35%  for  general  areas  and  50%  for  North  East  and  Himalayan  States,  ITDP areas  and Islands for  storage  and  transport  infrastructure  and  at  the  rate  of  50% and 75% respectively for value addition and processing infrastructure subject to a maximum grant-in-aid of Rs. 10.00 crore per project for setting up of integrated cold chain projects including irradiation facility. Standalone cold storages are not covered under the Scheme.

(e): The component of cold storage under MIDH scheme is demand/entrepreneur driven.  Under  MIDH,  funds  are  allocated  to  States  for  implementing  the  scheme including establishment of cold storage on the basis of Annual Action Plans (AAPs) prepared  by  the  States  based  on  their  requirement  and  availability  of  resources. The MIDH scheme is being implemented throughout the country including Wardha and Amravati District  of  Maharashtra.  As  per  information  received  from  the  State Government  of  Maharashtra,  one  cold  storage  having  capacity  of  4993  MT  is established in Amravati District under MIDH.

## Annexure

## State wise distribution of Cold Storages in the Country (as on 20.11.2023)

| S. No.   | Name of the State          | Total   | Total         |
|----------|----------------------------|---------|---------------|
|          |                            | No.     | Capacity (MT) |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 467     | 1893071       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh          | 2       | 6000          |
| 4        | Assam                      | 45      | 216388        |
| 5        | Bihar                      | 313     | 1476557       |
| 6        | Chandigarh (UT)            | 7       | 12462         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh               | 120     | 553832        |
| 8        | Delhi                      | 97      | 129857        |
| 9        | Goa                        | 29      | 7705          |
| 10       | Gujarat                    | 1014    | 3974593       |
| 11       | Haryana                    | 382     | 867884        |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh           | 89      | 174072        |
| 13       | Jammu & Kashmir            | 89      | 341515        |
| 14       | Jharkhand                  | 60      | 248629        |
| 15       | Karnataka                  | 250     | 838940        |
| 16       | Kerala                     | 202     | 96655         |
| 17       | Lakshadweep (UT)           | 1       | 15            |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh             | 315     | 1364003       |
| 19       | Maharashtra                | 656     | 1176499       |
| 20       | Manipur                    | 2       | 4500          |
| 21       | Meghalaya                  | 4       | 8200          |
| 22       | Mizoram                    | 3       | 4071          |
| 23       | Nagaland                   | 5       | 8150          |
| 24       | Orissa                     | 182     | 579321        |
| 25       | Pondicherry (UT)           | 4       | 185           |
| 26       | Punjab                     | 761     | 2588686       |
| 27       | Rajasthan                  | 191     | 652879        |
| 28       | Sikkim                     | 2       | 2100          |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                 | 188     | 399690        |
| 30       | Telangana                  | 108     | 541397        |
| 31       | Tripura                    | 14      | 46354         |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh              | 2472    |               |
|          |                            |         | 15045874      |
| 34       | West Bengal                | 515     | 5948316       |
| 33       | Uttrakhand                 | 60      | 206621        |
|          | Total                      | 8653    | 39417231      |

(Source: Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) upto 2009, National Horticulture Board (NHB), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH)) and MoFPI

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