PROJECTS UNDER COLD CHAIN SCHEME
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