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PROJECTS UNDER COLD CHAIN SCHEME

Abha Gupta. Dated: 12/11/2024 12:39:19 PM

PROJECTS UNDER COLD CHAIN SCHEME

A total of 399 cold chain projects have been approved since inception (2008) to till date (31.10.2024) under the component scheme- Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme) of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). Out of these, 284 cold chain projects have been completed and commenced their commercial operations.

Cold Chain scheme is demand driven and proposals are invited under the scheme from time to time across the country including difficult areas based on availability of funds by floating Expression of Interests (EoIs) in the Ministry’s website and for wider publicity of the same, it is circulated through Press Information Bureau and leading national and regional newspapers. Individuals including small farmers as well as entity/ organization such as FPOs/ FPCs/NGOs/PSUs/Firms/Companies, etc. are eligible to avail benefits under the scheme. An amount of Rs. 2366.85 crore has been disbursed under the scheme since its inception. State-wise details of grants-in-aid / subsidy disbursed so far to the

project implementing agencies of approved cold chain projects are attached at ANNEXURE.

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, Shri Ravneet Singh Bhittu, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.



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ANNEXURE

State-wise details of grants-in-aid/ subsidy disbursed so far under the Cold Chain scheme of PMKSY:



S. No.

State/UT

Amount of grants-in-aid released (Rs. in crore)


Andhra Pradesh

213.97


Assam

17.37


Bihar

34.86


Chhattisgarh

11.52


Goa

0.00


Gujarat

186.43


Haryana

122.14


Himachal Pradesh

127.74


Jammu & Kashmir

40.33


Jharkhand

0.00


Karnataka

98.06


Kerala

21.19


Madhya Pradesh

70.57


Maharashtra

431.62


Orissa

39.43


Punjab

132.82


Rajasthan

73.90


Tamil Nadu

100.70


Telangana

88.91


Uttar Pradesh

179.68


Uttarakhand

255.57


West Bengal

79.65


Arunachal Pradesh

6.46


Manipur

9.96


Meghalaya

12.77


Mizoram

0.00


Nagaland

8.39


Tripura

0.00


Sikkim

0.00


A & N Islands

2.81


Chandigarh

0.00


D & N Haveli & Daman & Diu

0.00


Delhi

0.00


Lakshadweep

0.00


Puducherry

0.00


Ladakh

0.00



Total

2366.85


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