Lok Sabha Question No. 2220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Installation of Solar Powered Cold Storage Facilities
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2220

ANSWERED ON 12/03/2025

## INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWERED COLD STORAGE FACILITIES

2220. SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO

Will the MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to promote the installation of solar-powered cold storage facilities to minimize post-harvest losses for small and marginal farmers in Balangir and Sonepur districts of Odisha and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of financial assistance or subsidies provided for setting up such infrastructure during the last three years;
- (c) the steps taken to involve Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in managing these cold storage facilities; and
- (d) the expected impact of these facilities on reducing food wastage and increasing farmers' incomes in these districts?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) & (b) As informed by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, National Horticulture Board (NHB), NHB is implementing a scheme namely, 'Capital Investment Subsidy for Construction/ Expansion/Modernization of Cold Storages and Storage for Horticulture Products ',  Under this  scheme,  NHB,  provides  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  cold  storages  including  a component  of  Solar  System.  Under  the  Scheme  subsidy  for  more  than  5000MT  cold  storage capacity is provided @ 35% of the eligible project cost in general areas and @ 50% in the Hilly and Scheduled areas and also in NE States, as per cost norms defined for various sizes. Under the scheme, there is an additional provision for putting up a solar system in the cold storage and a project cost Rs. 35.00 lakh is considered for this component and NHB provide subsidy @ 35% of the  eligible  project  cost  in  general  areas  and  @  50%  in  the  Hilly  and  Scheduled  areas  for  this component.

Details of financial assistance provided is given in Annexure 1

- (c)  &  (d)    Under  the  scheme,  assistance  is  available  to  individuals,  Groups  of  farmers/ growers/consumers, Partnership/ Proprietary firms, Self Help Groups (SHG), Farmers Producer

Organization (FPOs), Companies, Corporations, Cooperatives, Cooperative Marketing Federations,  Local  bodies,  Agricultural  Produce  Market  Committees  (APMCs)  &  Marketing Boards and State Governments.

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## Annexure-1

|        | Name of the State   | 202 1-22   |           |           | 202 2-23   |            |           | 202 3-24   |            |           |
|--------|---------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|
| Sl. No | State               | No.        | Capaci ty | Eligibl e | No.        | Capacit y  | Eligible  | No.        | Capacit y  | Eligible  |
| .      |                     |            | (MT)      | Subsid y  |            | (MT)       | Subsid y  |            | (MT)       | Subsid y  |
| 1      | Punjab              | 6          | 43129     | 885.09 6  | 13         | 50160.6 3  | 1323.7 5  | 11         | 41752.2 7  | 1097.1 1  |
| 2      | Haryana             | 2          | 16063. 68 | 488.65    | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 3      | Tamil Nadu          | 1          | 5386      | 119       | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 4      | Himachal Pradesh    | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 5      | Uttar Pradesh       | 1          | 100       | 12.25     | 10         | 61068.2 8  | 1266.1 1  | 12         | 38216.4 2  | 1015.6 2  |
| 6      | Uttarakhan d        | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 1          | 226.86     | 5970      |
| 7      | Maharasht ra        | 3          | 17133     | 490.89 1  | 10         | 54438      | 1458.0 4  | 10         | 42927.8    | 1146.1 96 |
| 8      | Rajasthan           | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 2          | 10654.8 8  | 271.31    | 1          | 6684       | 168.43    |
| 9      | Karnataka           | 1          | 7300      | 182.61 6  | 7          | 64339      | 1491.1 9  | 9          | 74521      | 1840.8 4  |
| 10     | Gujarat             | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 11     | Orissa              | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh      | 1          | 10000     | 238.00    | 3          | 16235.4 2  | 383.49    | 3          | 16752      | 445.58    |
| 13     | Chhattisga rh       | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 1          | 5970       | 158.80    |
| 14     | West Bengal         | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 15     | Andhra Pradesh      | 1          | 10000     | 236.41    | 12         | 115960. 5  | 2735.6 4  | 15         | 143687. 66 | 3375.5 4  |
| 16     | Assam               | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 2          | 9646       | 374.84    | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 17     | Bihar               | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 1          | 6500       | 172.9     |
| 18     | Jharkhand           | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 1          | 5974.67    | 227.03    | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 19     | Tripura             | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 5 0.00    | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 20.    | Delhi               | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 21     | Kerala              | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 22     | Nagaland            | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 23     | Goa                 | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 24     | Arunachal a Pradesh | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 25     | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 2          | 15956      | 486.66    |
| 26     | Mizoram             | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 27     | Meghalaya           | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 28     | Chandigar           | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      | 0          | 0          | 0.00      |
| 29     | h Telangana         | 0          | 0         | 0.00      | 3          | 25264.3 8  | 538.95    | 9          | 85000      | 2075      |
|        | TOTAL               | 16         | 109112    | 2652.9 1  | 63         | 413741. 76 | 10070. 36 | 75         | 478194     | 17952     |