Lok Sabha Question No. 3868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Rural Godown Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: George Baker

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3868

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## RURAL GODOWN SCHEME

3868.  SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कया ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the salient features of Rural Godown Scheme;
- (b) the details of the funds earmarked, allocated by the Government and utilized under the scheme during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the number of Godowns which have been modernised and created for having Scientific Storage Capacity in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaint  regarding  the  misuse  of  the allocated funds; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI PARSHOTTA RUPALA)

- (a): The Government is implementing capital investment subsidy sub-scheme 'Agricultural Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI)'  of  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural  Marketing  (ISAM) scheme [the erstwhile two schemes viz. (i) Grameen Bhandaran Yojna (GBY), also known as Rural  Godown  Scheme;  and  (ii)  Scheme  for  Strengthening/Development  of  Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading & Standardization (AMIGS) have been subsumed into one scheme  known  as  Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI)  on  01.04.2014].  Under  the scheme,  capital  investment  subsidy  @  25%  of  the  capital  cost  for  general  category beneficiary and @33.33% for special category beneficiary is provided for construction/creation of scientific godowns and other marketing infrastructure in the country. However,  the  assistance  for  renovation  is  restricted  to  storage  infrastructure  projects  of cooperatives  only.  Currently,  AMI  scheme  is  temporarily  stopped  w.e.f.  05.08.2014  for general category promoters due to exhaustion of funds. However, the scheme is open for SC/ST promoters and for promoters in North-Eastern Region.
- (b): There is no State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme. The releases of funds are made to the States as per sanction of projects under the scheme in the particular state.

The details of the funds earmarked, allocated by the Government and utilized under the scheme during the last three years, is as below:

(Rs. In crore)

| Year    | Name of the Scheme   |   Allocation of funds |   Utilization / Release of Funds |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2013-14 | GBY                  |                344.16 |                           344.1  |
| 2014-15 | AMI                  |                926.71 |                           878.18 |

2015-16

AMI

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(c): Under AMI scheme (storage component) (erstwhile GBY), up to 30.06.2016, a total of 37371  godown  projects  have  been  sanctioned  for  renovation/  construction  throughout  the country. The State-wise details are given in Annexure.

Further,  under  Private  Entrepreneur  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme,  storage  capacity  of 134.83 lakh MT has been constructed.

- (d): No, Madam.
- (e): Does not arise.

## Annexure

## State-wise Godown projects Sanctioned for renovation/ construction under Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  (Storage  component)  (erstwhile  GBY)  as  on 30.06.2016 (Cumulative)

| Sl. No.   | State/U.T.        |   No. of Projects |   Storage Capacity (in MT) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |              1296 |                5.15625e+06 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                 1 |              945           |
| 3         | Assam             |               266 |           724806           |
| 4         | Bihar             |               990 |           487187           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |               581 |                1.97354e+06 |
| 6         | Goa               |                 1 |              299           |
| 7         | Gujarat           |             11346 |                4.21575e+06 |
| 8         | Haryana           |              2138 |                7.56283e+06 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                78 |            24797.6         |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                10 |            55648           |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                23 |           142316           |
| 12        | Karnataka         |              4228 |                3.55287e+06 |
| 13        | Kerala            |               206 |            90006.6         |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |              3617 |                9.57257e+06 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |              3353 |                5.79141e+06 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |                16 |            21011.8         |
| 17        | Mizoram           |                 1 |              302           |
| 18        | Nagaland          |                 1 |              813.57        |
| 19        | Orissa            |               419 |           781575           |
| 20        | Punjab            |              1733 |                6.68349e+06 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |              1418 |                2.55477e+06 |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu        |              1084 |                1.26084e+06 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh     |              1122 |                5.24368e+06 |
| 24        | Uttarakhand       |               278 |           752793           |
| 25        | West Bengal       |              2480 |                1.39453e+06 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                 4 |            25756           |
| 27        | Telangana         |               681 |                4.06318e+06 |
|           | Total             |             37371 |                6.2134e+07  |

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