Provision of Storage Facilities to Farmers
Provision of Storage Facilities to Farmers
In order to improve storage facilities, Government is implementing Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), a sub-scheme of the Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) under which assistance is provided for the construction/ renovation of godowns/ warehouses in the rural areas in the States to enhance the storage capacity for agriculture produce. Under the scheme, Government provides subsidy at the rate of 25% and 33.33% on capital cost of the project based on the category of eligible beneficiary. Assistance is available to Individuals, Farmers, Group of farmers/growers, Agri-preneurs, Registered Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc. The scheme is demand driven.
Since inception of scheme i.e. from 01.04.2001 and up to 30.06.2024, a total of 48,512 storage infrastructure projects (Godowns), with storage capacity of 93.99 Million MT have been sanctioned under the scheme and subsidy of Rs. 4,734.73 crore has been released. The State-wise progress of Storage Infrastructure is at Annexure-I.
Further, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme was launched in July 2020 with an objective to mobilize a medium – long-term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country. Under the scheme, Rs. 1 Lakh Crore is provided by banks and financial institutions as loans with interest subvention of 3% per annum and credit guarantee coverage under CGTMSE for loans up to Rs. 2 Crores. Under the AIF Scheme, a total number of 13353 warehouses have been set up with the sanction of Rs 11258 cr by Banks and other lending institutions as on 18.07.2024. As per guidelines, the AIF Scheme has not earmarked special allocation for setting up storage facilities. As per the Impact Assessment study by Agro Economic Research (AER), Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), the average storage capacity is 7000 MT per storage project.
As informed by the Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, as on 01.07.2024, Covered Storage Capacity available with FCI and State agencies for storage of Central Pool foodgrain stock is 837.68 Lakh MT against stored stock of 604.02 LMT. The details are annexed as Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I
Progress of Storage Infrastructure assisted under AMI as on 30.06.2024
(Since inception i.e. 01.04.2001)
State-wise Progress of Storage Infrastructure as on 30.06.2024
S. No.
State
No. of Projects Sanctioned
Capacity Sanctioned (MT)
Subsidy Released
(Rs. in lakh)
1
Andhra Pradesh
1543
6122043
31758.85
2
Arunachal Pradesh
1
945
6.30
3
Assam
367
1135319
7183.19
4
Bihar
1234
1111749
5373.90
5
Chhattisgarh
1396
2287472
8914.09
6
Goa
1
299
0.94
7
Gujarat
12376
5992142
35442.91
8
Haryana
2307
7679871
44422.19
9
Himachal Pradesh
88
30826
180.77
10
Jammu & Kashmir
17
98027
801.45
11
Jharkhand
243
223327
959.84
12
Karnataka
5062
4490366
21616.63
13
Kerala
207
113742
637.95
14
Madhya Pradesh
8324
28484839
168412.14
15
Maharashtra
4071
8096142
35109.50
16
Meghalaya
17
26012
253.41
17
Mizoram
4
705
6.45
18
Nagaland
36
26887
354.38
19
Odisha
717
1069718
4393.69
20
Punjab
1819
7056792
25231.94
21
Rajasthan
1873
3764757
14920.65
22
Tamilnadu
1233
1486554
5378.94
23
Telangana
1330
6017717
31999.69
24
Tripura
5
28764
296.61
25
Uttar Pradesh
1294
6036950
20324.60
26
Uttarakhand
321
879331
3971.02
27
West Bengal
2626
1737343
5521.11
Total
48512
93998641
473473.15
ANNEXURE-II
The requirement of Storage capacity in FCI depends upon the level of procurement, requirement of buffer norms and PDS operations for Rice and Wheat mainly. FCI continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired through the following schemes:-
Effective measures being taken to increase storage facilities for developing efficient storage system are as under:
Further, silo capacity of 111.125 LMT in PPP mode is proposed under Hub & Spoke model to be implemented in 3 phases. In phase –I tender for 10.125 LMT at 14 locations on FCI own land has been awarded and 24.75 LMT at 66 locations on private land have been awarded.
ANNEXURE-III
Central Sector Scheme (from 2017-18 to 2024-25)
(Status as on 01.07.2024)
Year
Zone (North East/other than NE)
State
S. No.
Locations
Capacity
(MT)
Status
FY
2017-18
NE
Nagaland
1
Kohima
4590
Completed
Arunachal Pradesh
2
Bomdila
3340
FY
2018-19
Manipur
3
Thoubal
2500
4
Imphal East
10000
5
Bishnupur
4600
FY
2019-20
Manipur
6
Churachandpur
2500
FY
2021-22
Assam
7
Jonai (Dhemaji)
20000
FY
2022-23
Manipur
8
Tamenglong
4730
Arunachal Pradesh
9
Aalo
1670
Meghalaya
10
Baghmara
2500
FY
2023-24
Arunachal Pradesh
11
Roing
1120
FY
2018-19
Other than NE
Kerala
12
West Hill
10000
13
Angadipuram
5000
Himachal pradesh
14
Kangra
3340
FY
2022-23
Himachal pradesh
15
Palampur
2240
FY
2023-24
Himachal pradesh
16
Recongpeo
640
Total
78770
This information was given by the Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
- Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
- Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
- Construction of Silo’s under PPP mode
- Hiring of godown from CWCs/SWCs/State Agencies
- Hiring of godown through Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)
- Creation of godowns under Asset Monetization