Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Shortfall in Cold Storage Capacity
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 109

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2024

## SHORTFALL IN COLD STORAGE CAPACITY

*109. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a) the details of current shortfall in the cold storage capacity nationwide relative to the production of perishables and the regions most affected by this shortage; (b) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  cold  storage  facilities  built  under  the Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY)  and  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) during the last five years in the country, Statewise; and (c) the details of the steps taken to address the challenges of single-product cold storage, with over 33 per cent lying in the Uttar Pradesh and plans to diversify these

- facilities across the States?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान क̵  याण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN) (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 109 FOR 03 RD DECEMBER, 2024 REGARDING SHORTFALL IN COLD STORAGE CAPACITY.

(a): A study  was  conducted  by  NABARD  Consultancy Services  (NABCONS) in 2015  on  'All  India  Cold-chain  Infrastructure  Capacity  (AICIC-2015)'.  The  study assessed  the  required  capacity  of  cold  storages  at  that  time  as  351.00  lakh  MT against the existing capacity of 318.23 lakh MT in 2014. The State-wise details are at Annexure - I .

(b): Standalone cold storages are not covered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). However, as per the available information, the statewise  number  of  total  cold  storage  facilities  sanctioned  as  part  of  integrated  cold chain  projects  under  PMKSY  and  cold  storages  sanctioned  under  Mission  for Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  during  the  last  five  years  in  the country are at Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

(c): 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  multi-commodity,  multi-chamber  cold  storages  of  capacity  up  to 5000  MT  in  the  country  on  the  basis  of  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  received  from States/UTs.  AAPs  are  prepared  by  the  States/UTs  based  on  their  requirement, capacity and availability of resources. 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.

All the above schemes are demand/entrepreneur driven through commercial ventures  for  which  government  assistance  is  provided  based  on  the  proposals received from the States/entrepreneur.

Further,  to  strengthen  agriculture  infrastructure  in  the  country,  Government has launched Agriculture Infrastructure Funds (AIF) of Rs. 1.00 lakh crore. Under AIF, there is provision for collateral free term loan upto Rs. 2.00 crore and interest subvention of 3% on the term loan availed for creation of post-harvest infrastructure including establishment of cold storages.

## Annexure - I

State wise required Cold Storage capacity (as per NABCONS report - 2015) in the Country

| S. No.   | State          |   Capacity Required (In MT) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                      530925 |
| 2.       | Arunachal      |                        7508 |
| 3.       | Assam          |                       71996 |
| 4.       | Bihar          |                     5123982 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh   |                      513830 |
| 6.       | Delhi          |                       40122 |
| 7.       | Goa            |                        2271 |
| 8.       | Gujarat        |                     2239476 |
| 9.       | Haryana        |                      240395 |
| 10.      | HP             |                      306147 |
| 11.      | J&K            |                      907842 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand      |                       24951 |
| 13.      | Karnataka      |                      210313 |
| 14.      | Kerala         |                       45874 |
| 15.      | MP             |                     1867179 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra    |                      157709 |
| 17.      | Manipur        |                        5062 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya      |                       18704 |
| 19.      | Mizoram        |                        8920 |
| 20.      | Nagaland       |                        8675 |
| 21.      | Odisha         |                      305500 |
| 22.      | Punjab         |                     1693408 |
| 23.      | Rajasthan      |                       53395 |
| 24.      | Sikkim         |                        2621 |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu     |                      194640 |
| 26.      | Telangana      |                      277129 |
| 27.      | Tripura        |                        8554 |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh  |                    10675137 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand    |                       72931 |
| 30.      | West Bengal    |                     9480929 |
| 31.      | UT &Others     |                        4539 |
| Total    |                |                    35100664 |

(Source: NABCONS Report)

## Annexure - II

## Details of Cold Storages built under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) during last five year

| S. No.   | Name of the State              |   No of Projects |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) |                1 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana     |               24 |
| 3        | Bihar                          |                4 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                   |                3 |
| 5        | Gujarat                        |                9 |
| 6        | Haryana                        |               10 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh               |                4 |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir                |                1 |
| 9        | Karnataka                      |                5 |
| 10       | Kerala                         |                2 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh                 |                7 |
| 12       | Maharashtra                    |                6 |
| 13       | Nagaland                       |                2 |
| 14       | Orissa                         |                5 |
| 15       | Pondicherry (UT)               |                1 |
| 16       | Punjab                         |                6 |
| 17       | Rajasthan                      |                4 |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu                     |                6 |
| 19       | Telangana                      |                4 |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh                  |                5 |
| 21       | Uttrakhand                     |                5 |
| 22       | West Bengal                    |                3 |
|          | Total                          |              117 |

(Source: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI))

## Annexure - III

## Details of Cold Storages built under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) during last five year

| S. No.   | Name of the State          |   No of Projects |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |               56 |
| 2        | Assam                      |                4 |
| 3        | Bihar                      |                4 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh               |               25 |
| 5        | Gujarat                    |               59 |
| 6        | Haryana                    |               11 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh           |                9 |
| 8        | Jammu & Kashmir            |               27 |
| 9        | Jharkhand                  |                1 |
| 10       | Karnataka                  |               43 |
| 11       | Kerala                     |                1 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh             |                8 |
| 13       | Maharashtra                |               33 |
| 14       | Punjab                     |               68 |
| 15       | Rajasthan                  |                8 |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu                 |                5 |
| 17       | Telangana                  |               39 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh              |               81 |
| 19       | Uttrakhand                 |                1 |
| 20       | West Bengal                |                2 |
|          | Total                      |              485 |

(Source:  National  Horticulture  Board  (NHB),  National  Horticulture  Mission  (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH))

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