(a) whether Government has formulated any scheme to enhance the capacity of cold storages to promote food processing industries in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total extent of loss incurred due to poor cold
storage facilities in the country during the last three years;
(d) the total amount allocated to improve the cold storage
facilities during the last three years, State-wise; and
(e) the extent of increase registered in the capacity of cold storages by each State?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI SUBODH KANT SAHAI)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha
Starred Question No. 370 for 17th April 2008
regarding Cold Storages
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI) had been
providing financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid
to all implementing agencies @ 25% of the cost of plant &
machinery and technical civil works in general areas and
33.33% in difficult areas with a common ceiling of Rs. 75
lakhs, under the Cold Chain component of 10th Plan Scheme.
The assistance under the scheme was limited to cold storages
for non- horticulture produces, special type of cold
storages with controlled/modified atmosphere technology,
cold storages as integral part of processing units or as a
common facility in food parks. Besides, other agencies of
Government of India like National Horticulture Board (NHB),
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development
Authority (APEDA), National Cooperative Development
Corporation (NCDC) and State Governments also provide
assistance for cold storages under their respective schemes.
Further, MFPI has developed a proposal on Cold Chain
Infrastructure Scheme for 11th Five Year Plan for creating
integrated cold chain infrastructure at different levels-
farm level primary processing centre-cum-cold chain,
collection/aggregation centres and Strategic Distribution
Centres to provide complete cold chain facilities without
any break from the farm gate to the consumer, including pre-
cooling facilities at production sites, reefer vans and
mobile cooling units. The initiatives are aimed at filling
the gaps in the supply chain, strengthening of cold chain
infrastructure, establishing value addition centres with
infrastructural facilities like sorting, grading, packaging
and processing for horticulture including organic produce,
marine, dairy, meat, poultry etc. The scheme envisages
financial assistance in the form of grant-in-aid @ 50% of
the total cost of plant and machinery and technical civil
works in general areas and 75% for difficult areas subject
to a maximum of Rs.10.00 crore.
According to studies commissioned by the Ministry,
wastage of agricultural food items is estimated to be about
Rs.58,000 crore annually occurring at various stages of
handling after harvesting due to fragmented farming,
restrictive provisions in Agricultural Produce Marketing
(Development & Regulation) Act, lack of adequate post-
harvest infrastructure such as lack of cold chain
facilities, transportation, proper storage facilities, etc.
The budget allocation utilized by the Ministry on
infrastructure development including Cold Storages during
2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-08 was Rs. 15.65 crore, Rs.
13.21 crore and Rs.14.80 crore respectively. The scheme is
project specific.
As per data maintained by Directorate of Marketing &
Inspection (DMI), Ministry of Agriculture, the capacity of cold
storages have increased from 195.52 Lakh MT (as on
31.12.2004) to 216.94 Lakh MT(as on 31.12.2006). State-wise
details are given in the annexure.
Annexure referred in the reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok
Sabha Starred Question No. 370 for 17.04.2008 regarding cold
storages
DISTRIBUTION OF COLD STORAGES
Sl.No. State/UT As on 31.12.2004 As on 31.12.2006
Total TOTAL Total TOTAL No. CAPACITY No CAPACITY IN MTs IN MTs
1. A & N Islands (UT) 02 210 02 210
2. Andhra Pradesh 257 662867 276 820808
3. Arunachal Pradesh 01 5000 01 5000
4. Assam 24 75916 23 70916
5. Bihar 238 910582 238 910582 6. Chandigarh (UT) 06 12216 06 12216
7 Chhatisgarh 68 361044 55 266022
8. Delhi 92 126061 93 126091
9. Gujarat 351 874863 374 973768 10. Goa 24 5875 28 7105 11. Haryana 237 380093 243 392121 12. Himachal Pradesh 17 18375 17 18375 13. J & K 19 42869 19 42869 14. Jharkhand 25 80625 25 80625 15. Kerala 161 35755 177 47298 16. Karnataka 123 149250 138 253168 17. Lakshadweep (UT) 01 15 01 15 18. Maharashtra 425 447960 437 510854 19. Madhya Pradesh 167 732712 179 762802 20. Manipur 00 00 00 00 21. Meghalaya 03 3200 03 3200 22. Mizoram 00 00 00 00 23. Nagaland 02 6150 02 6150 24. Orissa 104 274175 90 216420 25. Pondicherry(UT) 03 85 03 85 26. Punjab 382 1231685 420 1337517 27. Rajasthan 93 272622 106 312130 28. Sikkim 00 00 00 00 29. Tamilnadu 119 161899 136 227229 30. Tripura 08 18450 08 18450 31. U.P.& Uttranchal 1410 8258813 1567 8931918 32. West Bengal 386 4402977 434 5340042
TOTAL 4748 19552344 5101 21693986