Lok Sabha Question No. 3134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dr. Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3134 ANSWERED ON 07 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## INTEGRATED COLD CHAIN AND VALUE ADDITION INFRASTRUCTURE

## 3134.   DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) the  details  regarding  growth  of  Integrated  Cold  Chain  and  the  Value  Addition Infrastructure in the country so far;
- (b) whether there are enough Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure facilities in the country to cater to the need considering agriculture-based economy of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the estimated number of additional cold storages required in the country along with the details of the existing cold storage and its deficit, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has identified locations where there is a need for cold storages across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether there has been a significant drop in the wastage of food and farm products with the growth of cold chain during the last five years and if so, the details thereof, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a component scheme- Integrated Cold Chain and  Value Addition  Infrastructure (Cold  Chain scheme) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana(PMKSY). Under Cold Chain scheme, so far (up to 30.06.2025), 395 integrated cold chain projects have been approved since 2008. Out of 395 total approved projects, 291 projects have been completed and operationalized, thereby creating preservation and processing capacity of 25.49 LMT/ annum and 113.16 LMT/ annum respectively.

(c) & (d): A study report on 'All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status  &  Gap)'  published  during  2015  by  National  Centre  for  Cold-chain  Development (NCCD), an autonomous body of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, highlighted the gap assessed between the existing capacity of infrastructure already created in the country and the estimated requirement.  The details of (i)  State-wise cold storage (as on 31.01.2025 as reported by Department of Agriculture and Farmers welfare) already created in the country and (ii) estimated State-wise cold storage requirement worked out based on the urban population (2014-15)  of  the  country  as  provided  in  the  said  report  are  placed  at Annexure-I  &  II respectively.

- (e): MoFPI  estimates  harvest  and  post-harvest  losses  from  time  to  time  for  various  agriproduces in the country through commissioning of studies. Two studies were commissioned by the Ministry through:
- (i) Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  (ICAR)  -Central  Institute  of  PostHarvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana on 'Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops and Commodities in India', 2015 with reference year 2012-14; and
- (ii) NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt.  Ltd.  (NABCONS),  namely,  'Study  to determine Post harvest losses of Agri Produce in India' in 2022 with reference year 2020-22.

The different stages considered for assessment of losses were harvesting, collection, grading/sorting, winnowing/cleaning, drying, packaging, transportation, storage at farm level and at godown, wholesalers, retailers, processing unit and transport at market level. The details of estimated loss of various agri-produces are as below:

Post-harvest losses of major crops and commodities

| Crops/ Commodities       | Estimated Loss (%)               | Estimated Loss (%)            |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                          | As per ICAR-CIPHET Study (2015)* | As per NABCONS study (2022)** |
| Cereals                  | 4.65 - 5.99                      | 3.89-5.92                     |
| Pulses                   | 6.36 - 8.41                      | 5.65-6.74                     |
| Oil Seeds                | 3.08 - 9.96                      | 2.87-7.51                     |
| Fruits                   | 6.70-15.88                       | 6.02-15.05                    |
| Vegetables               | 4.58-12.44                       | 4.87-11.61                    |
| Plantation Crops &Spices | 1.18-7.89                        | 1.29-7.33                     |
| Milk                     | 0.92                             | 0.87                          |
| Fisheries (Inland)       | 5.23                             | 4.86                          |
| Fisheries (Marine)       | 10.52                            | 8.76                          |
| Meat                     | 2.71                             | 2.34                          |
| Poultry                  | 6.74                             | 5.63                          |
| Egg                      | 7.19                             | 6.03                          |

Source: *Report on Assessment of Quantitative Harvest and Post-Harvest Losses of Major Crops and commodities in India, 2015. **NABCONS Study 2022

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3134  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07.08.2025  REGARDING 'INTEGRATED COLD CHAIN AND VALUE ADDITION INFRASTRUCTURE'

## State-wise Cold Storage facilities created as on 31.01.2025 in the country

| S. No.   | State/UT                    |   No. of project | Cold Storage created (Capacity in MT) [as reported by Department of Agriculture&   |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar (UT)       |                4 | Farmers Welfare during 2025] 2210                                                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh&             |              480 | 1996340                                                                            |
| 3        | Telangana Arunachal Pradesh |                2 | 6000                                                                               |
| 4        | Assam                       |               43 | 206742                                                                             |
| 5        | Bihar                       |              316 | 1490200                                                                            |
| 6        | Chandigarh(UT)              |                7 | 12462                                                                              |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |              130 | 577663                                                                             |
| 8        | Delhi                       |               97 | 129857                                                                             |
| 9        | Goa                         |               29 | 7705                                                                               |
| 10       | Gujarat                     |             1023 | 4042770                                                                            |
| 11       | Haryana                     |              386 | 870703                                                                             |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh            |               89 | 181318                                                                             |
| 13       | Jammu&Kashmir               |               92 | 151833                                                                             |
| 14       | Jharkhand                   |               59 | 242655                                                                             |
| 15       | Karnataka                   |              268 | 912417                                                                             |
| 16       | Kerala                      |              202 | 96655                                                                              |
| 17       | Lakshadweep(UT)             |                1 | 15                                                                                 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh              |              320 | 1381827                                                                            |
| 19       | Maharashtra                 |              665 | 1219851                                                                            |
| 20       | Manipur                     |                2 | 4500                                                                               |
| 21       | Meghalaya                   |                4 | 8200                                                                               |
| 22       | Mizoram                     |                3 | 4071                                                                               |
| 23       | Nagaland                    |                5 | 8150                                                                               |
| 24       | Odisha                      |              182 | 579321                                                                             |
| 25       | Puducherry (UT)             |                4 | 185                                                                                |
| 26       | Punjab                      |              770 | 2604206                                                                            |
| 27       | Rajasthan                   |              190 | 648908                                                                             |
| 28       | Sikkim                      |                2 | 2100                                                                               |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                  |              188 | 399690                                                                             |
| 30       | Telangana                   |              116 | 617131                                                                             |
| 31       | Tripura                     |               14 | 46354                                                                              |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh               |             2488 | 15096476                                                                           |
| 32       | Uttarakhand                 |               62 | 206848                                                                             |
| 33       | West Bengal                 |              517 | 5952997                                                                            |
| Total    | Total                       |             8760 | 39708360                                                                           |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3134  FOR  ANSWER  ON  07.08.2025  REGARDING 'INTEGRATED COLD CHAIN AND VALUE ADDITION INFRASTRUCTURE'

State-wise breakup of cold storage requirement as on 2014-15 as reported by NCCD, during 2015.

| State             | Urban Population (2014-15)   | Per cent of Population   |   Total Cold Storage required (Capacity in MT) |
|-------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 18428602                     | 4.46                     |                                         530925 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 354419                       | 0.09                     |                                           7508 |
| Assam             | 4774459                      | 1.15                     |                                          71996 |
| Bihar             | 13008947                     | 3.15                     |                                        5123982 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 6670958                      | 1.61                     |                                         513830 |
| Delhi             | 17718674                     | 4.29                     |                                          40122 |
| Goa               | 1002786                      | 0.24                     |                                           2271 |
| Gujarat           | 28523771                     | 6.9                      |                                        2239476 |
| Haryana           | 9998498                      | 2.42                     |                                         240395 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 722662                       | 0.17                     |                                         306147 |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 3807726                      | 0.92                     |                                         907842 |
| Jharkhand         | 8710072                      | 2.11                     |                                          24951 |
| Karnataka         | 25886395                     | 6.26                     |                                         210313 |
| Kerala            | 19831340                     | 4.8                      |                                          45874 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 21658925                     | 5.24                     |                                        1867179 |
| Maharashtra       | 54543414                     | 13.19                    |                                         157709 |
| Manipur           | 943761                       | 0.23                     |                                           5062 |
| Meghalaya         | 651738                       | 0.16                     |                                          18704 |
| Mizoram           | 623469                       | 0.15                     |                                           8920 |
| Nagaland          | 676818                       | 0.16                     |                                           8675 |
| Odisha            | 7583316                      | 1.83                     |                                         305500 |
| Punjab            | 11227754                     | 2.72                     |                                        1693408 |
| Rajasthan         | 18558887                     | 4.49                     |                                          53395 |
| Sikkim            | 210234                       | 0.05                     |                                           2621 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 37817826                     | 9.15                     |                                         194640 |
| Telangana         | 12806317                     | 3.1                      |                                         277129 |
| Tripura           | 1161198                      | 0.28                     |                                           8554 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 48414644                     | 11.71                    |                                       10675137 |
| Uttarakhand       | 3410752                      | 0.82                     |                                          72931 |
| West Bengal       | 31729218                     | 7.67                     |                                        9480929 |
| UT &Others        |                              |                          |                                           4539 |
| Total             | 413461936                    |                          |                                       35100664 |