Lok Sabha Question No. 4313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Construction of Warehouses/Godowns through AMI Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4313 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES/GODOWNS THROUGH AMI SCHEME

4313.  SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

(a)   whether the Government is planning to construct warehouses/godowns through Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) scheme or through NAFED;

(b)    if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)      whether  Soybean farmers of Dharashiv district in  Maharashtra  are  facing postharvest crop losses due to lack of adequate storage facilities;

(d)     if  so,  the  estimated  quantity  of  such  loss  along  with  the  economic loss  caused thereby and the reasons therefor; and

(e)   the steps taken by the Government to prevent such losses being suffered by the farmers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b):  The Government is implementing Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), a  sub-scheme  of  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural  Marketing  (ISAM)  under  which assistance is provided for construction of godowns/ warehouses in the rural areas in the States  to  enhance  the  storage  capacity  for  agriculture  produce.  Under  the  scheme, Government provides subsidy  at the rate of 25% and 33.33% on capital cost of the project  based  on  the  category  of  eligible  beneficiary.  Assistance  is  available  to Individuals,  Farmers,  Group  of  farmers/growers,  Agri-preneurs,  Registered  Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc. The scheme is demand driven.

(c) & (d):  In Dharashiv district of Maharashtra, 6 storage projects were sanctioned under AMI, creating a storage capacity of 21,027 MT, with a total subsidy release of ₹36.75 lakh.  Additionally,  under  the  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF),  20  warehouse projects have been sanctioned with a loan amount of ₹18.40 crore as of 30 th  June 2025. Efforts under schemes like AIF and AMI are significantly improving access to scientific storage,  thereby  reducing  the  risk  of  potential  crop  damage  and  improving  market readiness.

(e): In  order  to  address  the  post-harvest  losses,  in  addition  to  AMI  and  AIF, Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  under  which  financial  assistance  is provided:-

- (i) For storage facilities under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) financial assistance is provided for various horticulture activities including construction/Expansion/ Modernization of cold storages of capacity up to 5000 MT  in  the  country  on  the  basis  of  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  received  from States/UTs. For Cold Storage 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.
- (ii) Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) play a significant role in reducing postharvest losses, as they help farmers by providing collective strength, resources, and access to better technologies and practices. In Central Sector Scheme for 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)', 10,000 FPOs have been registered.
- (iii) Further, the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) implements Central Sector  Umbrella  Scheme  -  PMKSY  to  create  post-harvest  infrastructure  and processing  facilities  to  boost  the  overall  development  of  the  food  processing sector,  including  reduction  in  post-harvest  losses.  The  component  schemes under PMKSY provide credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form  of  grants-in-aid  to  entrepreneurs  for  setting  up  of  food  processing/ preservation infrastructure which, inter-alia, includes cold storages and refrigerated vehicles to minimize post-harvest losses.

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