Lok Sabha Question No. 4610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Post-Harvest Management and Cold Chain Infrastructure
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Smt. Roopkumari Choudhary, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Shri Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4610

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  AUGUST, 2025

## POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT AND COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE

## 4610.  SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SMT. ROOPKUMARI CHOUDHARY:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

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

- (a) the total number of functional cold chain facilities established across the country under the  Union  Government  sponsored  schemes  such  as  the  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture and the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana, Statewise including Odisha and Jharkhand;
- (b) whether the Government has identified such districts or blocks in each State of the country including Odisha where absence of cold chain logistics after crop harvesting causes significantly post-harvest losses particularly for perishable items such as fruits, vegetables, marine and dairy;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  the  participation  of  private  sector investment and the FPO in decentralised cold storage and refrigerated transportation systems;
- (e) whether any digital platform is being used to map cold chain capacity and link it to local mandi network or agri-export hubs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of cold chain facilities established in Palghar district of Maharashtra during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a component scheme - Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme) under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2016-17. Under Cold Chain scheme, so far 169 cold chain projects have been completed and operationalised across the country since 2016-17. State-wise number of cold chain projects completed and operationalised till 30.06.2025 across the country since 2016-17 including the States of Odisha and Jharkhand is provided at Annexure-I.

State-wise number of Cold Storage facilities created so far (till 31.01.2025) across the country (including the States of Odisha and Jharkhand) under various Central Government schemes including Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare(DA&FW) and MoFPI is provided at Annexure-II.

(b) & (c): MoFPI has not conducted any assessment study to identify the districts or blocks across the country where absence of cold chain logistics after crop harvesting causes significant post-harvest  losses  particularly  for  perishable  items  such  as  fruits,  vegetables,  marine  and dairy.

(d): Under  any  of  the  component  schemes  of  PMKSY,  no  standalone  cold  storage  and refrigerated  transport  system  are  supported.  However,  in  the  individual  food  processing projects, cold storage and reefer vehicles are considered as the eligible items for providing grants-in-aid/subsidy.  Cold Chain scheme is demand driven and being implemented across the country. Any eligible entity including private organisations and FPOs may avail the financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid/ subsidy for setting up of cold chain project as per the extant scheme guidelines. Under this scheme, credit linked back-ended grants-in-aid/subsidy is provided for setting up of cold chain projects @35% of the eligible project cost in general areas and @ 50% in case of difficult areas and the proposals from SC/ST, FPOs and Self Help Groups with maximum grants-in-aid/ subsidy of Rs.10.00 crore per project.

Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  has  been  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 across the country on the basis of Annual Action Plan received from the States/ UTs. Under this demand driven scheme, credit linked back-ended subsidy @35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and @ 50% in case of North East, Hilly States & Scheduled areas through respective State Horticulture Missions.

National Horticulture Board (NHB) has been implementing a scheme namely, Capital Investment  Subsidy  for  Construction/  Expansion/  Modernization  of  Cold  Storages  and Storages for Horticulture products. Under this demand driven scheme, credit linked back-ended subsidy @35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and @ 50% in case of North East, Hilly States & Scheduled areas for cold storage capacity above 5000 MT and up to 20000 MT is sanctioned for construction/ expansion/ modernization of cold storage and CA store, as per cost norms prescribed for various sizes/ types of cold storages / onion storages.

MoFPI through its Promotional Activities scheme, organizes food fairs and exhibitions and also participates in both domestic and international food related events, wherein it creates awareness on various schemes including the component scheme - Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) being implemented by the Ministry. Expression of Interest (EoIs) are floated in the Ministry's website from time to time for inviting proposals from the eligible entities under Cold Chain scheme. For wider publicity, the EoIs are published in the leading national and regional newspapers through Press Information Bureau (PIB) and social media platforms.

(e): Under  the  PM  Gati  Shakti  initiative  of  Department  for  Promotion  of  Industry  and Internal  Trade  (DPIIT),  MoFPI  has  mapped  all  the  cold  chain  projects  along  with  their capacities, however, they are not linked with local mandis and agri-export hubs.

(f): Under Cold Chain scheme, during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25), no cold chain project has been approved by MoFPI in Palghar district of Maharashtra.

## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4610  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.08.2025  REGARDING 'POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT AND COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE'

State-wise  number  of  cold  chain  projects  completed  and  operationalised  under  Cold Chain scheme so far (till 30.06.2025) since inception of PMKSY

|   S. No. | State/UT                | No. of projects completed and operationalised   |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh          | 20                                              |
|        2 | Assam                   | -                                               |
|        3 | Bihar                   | 2                                               |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh            | 0                                               |
|        5 | Goa                     | -                                               |
|        6 | Gujarat                 | 13                                              |
|        7 | Haryana                 | 10                                              |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh        | 4                                               |
|        9 | Jammu &Kashmir          | 2                                               |
|       10 | Jharkhand               | -                                               |
|       11 | Karnataka               | 10                                              |
|       12 | Kerala                  | 2                                               |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh          | 5                                               |
|       14 | Maharashtra             | 31                                              |
|       15 | Orissa                  | 3                                               |
|       16 | Punjab                  | 11                                              |
|       17 | Rajasthan               | 9                                               |
|       18 | Tamil Nadu              | 10                                              |
|       19 | Telangana               | 7                                               |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh           | 9                                               |
|       21 | Uttarakhand             | 13                                              |
|       22 | West Bengal             | 5                                               |
|       23 | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1                                               |
|       24 | Manipur                 | -                                               |
|       25 | Meghalaya               | -                                               |
|       26 | Mizoram                 | -                                               |
|       27 | Nagaland                | 1                                               |
|       28 | Tripura                 | -                                               |
|       29 | Sikkim                  | -                                               |
|       30 | A &NIslands             | 1                                               |
|       31 | Chandigarh              | -                                               |
|       32 | D &NHaveli & Daman &Diu | -                                               |
|       33 | Delhi                   | -                                               |
|       34 | Lakshadweep             | -                                               |
|       35 | Pondicherry             | -                                               |
|       36 | Ladakh                  | -                                               |

ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4610  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.08.2025  REGARDING 'POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT AND COLD CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE'

State-wise number of Cold Storage facilities created so far (till 31.01.2025) across the country under various Central Government schemes including MIDH of DA&FW

| S. No.   | State/UT                  |   No. of cold storage created till 31.01.2025 |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar (UT)     |                                             4 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh &Telangana |                                           480 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                             2 |
| 4        | Assam                     |                                            43 |
| 5        | Bihar                     |                                           316 |
| 6        | Chandigarh(UT)            |                                             7 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              |                                           130 |
| 8        | Delhi                     |                                            97 |
| 9        | Goa                       |                                            29 |
| 10       | Gujarat                   |                                          1023 |
| 11       | Haryana                   |                                           386 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                            89 |
| 13       | Jammu&Kashmir             |                                            92 |
| 14       | Jharkhand                 |                                            59 |
| 15       | Karnataka                 |                                           268 |
| 16       | Kerala                    |                                           202 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep(UT)           |                                             1 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                           320 |
| 19       | Maharashtra               |                                           665 |
| 20       | Manipur                   |                                             2 |
| 21       | Meghalaya                 |                                             4 |
| 22       | Mizoram                   |                                             3 |
| 23       | Nagaland                  |                                             5 |
| 24       | Odisha                    |                                           182 |
| 25       | Puducherry (UT)           |                                             4 |
| 26       | Punjab                    |                                           770 |
| 27       | Rajasthan                 |                                           190 |
| 28       | Sikkim                    |                                             2 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                |                                           188 |
| 30       | Telangana                 |                                           116 |
| 31       | Tripura                   |                                            14 |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                          2488 |
| 32       | Uttarakhand               |                                            62 |
| 33       | West Bengal               |                                           517 |
| Total    | Total                     |                                          8760 |

Source: Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI)  up to 2009, National Horticulture Board (NHB), MIDH [National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH)] and MoFPI.