GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 59
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06
TH
FEBRUARY, 2024
COLD STORAGES
*59. SHRI SELVAM G:
DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान काण मंी be
pleased to state:
(a) the details of total number of cold storages currently functional in the country;
(b) whether the existing cold storages are sufficient to meet the demands of the
farmers across the country and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there is still a huge shortage of the said cold storages in the country and
if so, the details thereof, and the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the Government proposes to formulate a comprehensive plan to set up
more/new cold storages across the country to meet the growing demand;
(e) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government for the purpose in the
identified States; and
(f) whether keeping in mind the large scale production of different fruits, the
Government proposes to set up any cold storages in different districts of the States of
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and if so, the
details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष और िकसान क याण मंी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)
(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 59 FOR 06
TH
FEBRUARY, 2024
REGARDING COLD STORAGES
(a) to (c): As per the study conducted by NABARD Consultancy Services
(NABCONS) in 2015 on “All India Cold-chain Infrastructure Capacity (AICIC-2015)”,
required capacity of cold storages at that time was 351.00 lakh MT against the
existing capacity of 318.23 lakh MT in 2014. As per available information, currently,
there are 8653 cold storages in the country with the capacity of 394.17 lakh MT.
The State/UT-wise details of Cold Storages are at Annexure.
(d) to (f): Government is implementing various schemes under which financial
assistance is available for setting up of cold storage for perishable horticultural
produce throughout the country including the State of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,
Odisha and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for
Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) under which 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. AAPs are prepared by the
States/UTs based on their requirement, capacity and availability of resources. The
component of Cold Storage is demand/entrepreneur driven for which 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.
Under the scheme, assistance is available to individuals, Groups of farmers/
growers/ consumers, Partnership/ Proprietary firms, Self Help Groups (SHGs),
Farmers Producer Organization (FPOs), Companies, Corporations, Cooperatives,
Cooperative Marketing Federations, Local bodies, Agricultural Produce Market
Committees (APMCs) & Marketing Boards and State Governments.
Besides, National Horticulture Board (NHB) is implementing a scheme
namely “Capital Investment Subsidy for Construction/Expansion /Modernization of
Cold Storages and Storages for Horticulture Products”. Under the scheme, credit
linked back-ended subsidy at the rate of 35% of the capital cost of the project in
general areas and 50% in case of North East, hilly & scheduled areas for
construction/expansion/modernization of cold storage and Controlled Atmosphere
(CA) storage of capacity above 5000 MT and up to 10000 MT is available. In case
of North East region, the units with capacity above 1000 MT are also eligible for
assistance.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) implements a Scheme for
Integrated Cold Chain, Food Processing and Preservation Infrastructure as one of
the components of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) with the
objective of reducing post-harvest losses of horticulture and non-horticulture
produce and providing remunerative price to farmers for their produce. Under the
scheme, Ministry provides financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid at the rate
of 35% for general areas and 50% for North East and Himalayan States, ITDP
areas and Islands for storage and transport infrastructure and at the rate of 50%
and 75% respectively for value addition and processing infrastructure subject to a
maximum grant-in-aid of Rs. 10.00 crore per project for setting up of integrated cold
chain projects including irradiation facility. Standalone cold storages are not covered
under the Scheme.
All the above schemes are demand/entrepreneur driven through commercial
ventures for which government assistance is provided based on the proposals
received from the States/entrepreneur.
Further, to strengthen agriculture infrastructure in the country, Government
has launched Agriculture Infrastructure Funds (AIF) of Rs. 1.00 lakh crore. Under
AIF, there is provision for collateral free term loan upto Rs. 2.00 crore and interest
subvention of 3% on the term loan availed for creation of post-harvest infrastructure
including establishment of cold storages. As per the available information,
Rs. 4641.00 crores have been sanctioned for 1527 cold storage and cold chain
projects under AIF scheme.
Apart from this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW),
Government of India, has launched Horticulture Cluster Development Program
(HCDP) as a component of Central Sector Scheme of National Horticulture Board
(NHB). The HCDP is designed to leverage the geographical specialisation of
horticulture clusters and promote integrated and market-led development of
preproduction, production, post-harvest, logistics, branding, and marketing
activities, which will increase the capacity of cold storage facilities in the country.
Annexure
State wise distribution of Cold Storages in the Country (as on 31.01.2024)
Sl. No.
Name of the State
Total
No. Capacity (MT)
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) 4
2210
2 Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 467
1893071
3 Arunachal Pradesh 2
6000
4 Assam 45
216388
5 Bihar 313
1476557
6 Chandigarh (UT) 7
12462
7 Chhattisgarh 120
553832
8 Delhi 97
129857
9 Goa 29
7705
10 Gujarat 1014
3974593
11 Haryana 382
867884
12 Himachal Pradesh 89
174072
13 Jammu & Kashmir 89
341515
14 Jharkhand 60
248629
15 Karnataka 250
838940
16 Kerala 202
96655
17 Lakshadweep (UT) 1
15
18 Madhya Pradesh 315
1364003
19 Maharashtra 656
1176499
20 Manipur 2
4500
21 Meghalaya 4
8200
22 Mizoram 3
4071
23 Nagaland 5
8150
24 Orissa 182
579321
25 Pondicherry (UT) 4
185
26 Punjab 761
2588686
27 Rajasthan 191
652879
28 Sikkim 2
2100
29 Tamil Nadu 188
399690
30 Telangana 108
541397
31 Tripura 14
46354
32 Uttar Pradesh 2472
15045874
33 Uttrakhand 60
206621
34 West Bengal 515
5948316
Total 8653
39417231
(Source: Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) upto 2009, National
Horticulture Board (NHB), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission
for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH)) and MoFPI.
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