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Cold-chain and allied Components
supported by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under
Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
Post
-
Harvest
Management
(
Normal
Storage and Cold
-
chain
)
SN
Description Cost Norms for MIDH (admissible cost)
1
Functional
Pack House
Rs 4.0 lakh / unit with size of 9m x 6m.
2
Integrated
(
modern
)
Pack houses
Rs 50.0 lakh/ unit with
throughput capacity of 16 MT/day,
with facilities for conveyor belt sorting, grading, washing,
drying & weighing.
3
Precooling Unit
Rs 25.0 lakh/ unit with
batch
capacity of 6
MT.
4
Cold Room (
staging)
Rs 15.0 lakh/ unit of 30 MT
storage
capacity
5
Mobile Precooling Unit
Rs 25 Lac per Unit.
6
Cold Storage Type 1 :
basic
mezzanine structure with large
chamber(> 250MT) type with
Single temperature Zone
R
s
8000/MT
upto 5000 MT capacity
.
Rs 7600/MT for capacity between 5001 to 6500 MT
Rs 7200/MT for capacity between 6501 to 8000 MT
Rs 6800/MT for capacity between 8001 to 10000 MT
7
Cold Storage Type
2
:
PEB
structure for Multi-temperature
and product use, more than 6
chambers (<250MT) and basic
material handling equipment.
R
s
10000/
MT upto 5000 MT capacity
Rs 9500/MT for capacity between 5001 to 6500 MT
Rs 9000/MT for capacity between 6501 to 8000 MT
Rs 8500/MT for capacity between 8001 to 10000 MT
8
Refrigerated Transport Vehicles
Rs 26 lakh for 9 MT
,
pro
-
rata but not below 4 MT
Rs 30.00 lakh for 15 MT, pro-rata between 9 to 15 MT.
9
Ripening Chamber
Rs
1.0 lakh/
MT
, ceiling of 300MT
10
Evaporative / Low Energy cool
chamber
Rs
5.00 lakh/u
nit for 8 MT capacity
11
Low cost onion storage
Rs 1.75 lakh/unit of 25MT
12
Pusa Zero energy cool chamber
Rs 4000 / unit of 100 kg
13
Integrated Cold
-
chain supply
system
Rs 600 lakh/project using two or more of above
components
14
Integrated Post
-
harvest
Management Projects eg.
Packhouses, Ripening unit, Reefer
vans, Retail Outlets, Precooling,
Primary processing, etc.
Rs 145 lakhs per project. Components
of
postharvest management can be taken up as
individual stand-alone projects as guided by norms
listed above
Items 1, 10, 11, 12: subsidy at 50% of total cost.
Others: Credit Linked Back-ended subsidy at 35% in General areas / 50% in Hilly & Scheduled areas.
Item 6, 7, 8 above are marked differentiated by capacity for implementing by NHB exclusively.
Item 14 marked above under NHB and allows standalone components as per NHM norms
Receipt of application is not equal to subsidy sanction. Minimum system standards must be followed.
Applicants can select and multiple components with purpose to develop activity integration with
existing facilities.
NHB
NHB
NHB
NHB
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Details of Cold Chain
Add
-
on
Components (for CA and modernisation )
SN
Description Cost Norms for MIDH (admissible cost)
1
CA Generator
R
s
125 Lakh Per Unit
,
maximum of 2
units
2
Specialised CA doors
R
s
2.50 Lakh per door
,
maximum 20 doors
3
CA Tents
As per or
i
ginal invoice
,
maximum 5
enclosures
4
Programmable Logic
Controller
50%
of
cost of
original
invoice, Maximum R
s 10 lakh
5
Dock Level
l
er
System
Maximum
R
s
7 Lakh
per Unit, max 5 units
6
WRDA System
100 % cost of original invoice,
m
aximum R
s
2 lakh
7
Specialised Packaging
lines
100 % cost as per invoice
,
max
imum
R
s
15 lakh per project
8
High Reach
handling equipment
R
s
17 Lakh per unit
,
for max 2 units
9
Modernisation of refrigeration
50% of cost, max Rs 100 lakh @ Rs 2500/MT capacity
10
Modernisation of insulation
50% of cost, max Rs 100 lakh @ Rs
1
500/MT
capacity
11
Reefer Container
Maximum Rs
6 l
akh
s
per 9 MT
(
20 ft.
reefer
container)
12
Advanced Grader
100% of
i
nvoice cost, max Rs
75 l
akhs per line
13
Stacking System
100% of invoice cost
,
maximum
Rs 2000/MT
14
Retail Shelf/Equipment
Maximum R
s 10
lakh per e
stablishment
15
Alternate technology (Vapour
absorption, Solar, hybrids, etc.)
100% of
i
nvoice cost, max
imum
Rs
35 l
akhs per
project
Above section applies for technology add-on for all projects under NHB and NHM
Credit Linked Back-ended subsidy at 35% in General areas / 50% in Hilly & Scheduled areas.
Maximum permissible subsidy for combination of add-ons is Rs 750 lakhs
Other
Cold
-
chain
allied
Components
SN
Description Cost Norms of MIDH (admissible cost)
1
Retail Markets/outlets
(Environmentally controlled)
Rs 15 lakh/unit
2
Static/Mobile Vending
cart/platform with cool chamber
Rs 30,000/unit
3
Long distance Transport Solution
Rs 2000.00 lakh
Item 1, 2: Credit Linked Back-ended subsidy at 35% in General area / 50% in Hilly & Scheduled areas.
Item 3: Subsidy at 50% of the total cost.
General Information
Cost norms: Designed keeping in mind strategic development requirements and market prices but not
directly reflecting the market rates of each component. Cost norms aid allocate focus to specific needs.
System Standards: to guide and allow innovation in development of right-sized and right-type designs.
Credit linked subsidy: Subsidy is directly linked to bank loan availed and cannot exceed the total loan
amount taken. Subsidy is released after completion of infrastructure with and intention to offset credit
burden. Projects must be fully financed, independent of subsidy for availing the scheme.
NHB
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Information Bulletin
(Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)
“Centrally Sponsored Scheme for
Cold-chain Projects”
Cold-chain logistics is a thrust area for development, and considered as part of the
second green revolution. Cold-chain is an end-to-end logistics bridge and provides for
uninterrupted custody of the value harvested at farm-gate, up to end-
consumers.
The Government of India supports the development of cold-chain through the Mission
on Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare. MIDH provides several incentives to interested stakeholders and
promoters. Financial assistance of 35% to 50% of admissible cost of projects is granted.
Who can apply: Private Industry, Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Farmer groups, PSUs.
When to apply: Scheme is demand driven and can be availed all through the year.
Where to apply: Office of local Horticulture Mission or National Horticulture Board.
Components: Modern Pack-houses with Pre-coolers, Cold Rooms, Cold Stores,
Reefer Vehicles, Reefer Containers, Ripening Units, Alternate
Energy, Retail shelves, Vending carts.
Requirements: Fully funded project with loan sanctioned from a nationalised
Bank. Subsidy is directly linked to credit availed to incentivise owners by
reducing their credit burden. The supported components are explained in the
scheme Guidelines, and should abide minimum System Standards.
Guidelines & System Standards: See www.MIDH.gov.in or www.NCCD.gov.in
For more information: Contact the closest State Horticulture Department or your
State’s Nodal Officer for Cold-chain Development (NOCD).
Benefits of investing in Cold
-
chain
- Low interest loan from Warehousing Infrastructure Fund (NABARD) -
- 100% FDI through the automatic approval route, and ECB route open -
- Credit linked Subsidy to projects @ 35% to 50% of admissible costs (MIDH) -
- ST exemption on ‘erection, commissioning, installation’ of Cold storage & transport -
- Service Tax exemption for preconditioning, storing, transporting agricultural produce -
- Rewards of endless Demand, Smart-Bridge between rural & urban, reduce Food loss -
- Growing market for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, domestic and international -
- Option to avail of Negotiable Warehousing Receipts as per WDRA norms -
- Investment Linked 150% Tax Deduction (Section 35-AD of IT Act) -
Ministry of
Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare
Issued on Public Interest by the National Centre for Cold-chain Development
www.nccd.gov.in | www.midh.gov.in