Parliament Question: Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Projects

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3174 ANSWERED ON 06th AUGUST, 2026 Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Projects

3174. Shri Naveen Jindal:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure projects sanctioned, completed and under implementation, State/UT-wise;

(b) the current estimated level of post-harvest losses in horticulture and non-horticulture produce;

(c) the funds released and utilised under the Cold Chain scheme during the last two years; and

(d) the steps being taken to expand cold storage capacity in the Eastern and North-Eastern States? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN)

(a) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a component scheme - Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (Cold Chain scheme) under the Central Sector umbrella scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). As of 30.06.2026, 409 cold chain projects have been approved, of which 311 projects have already been completed and operationalised and 98 projects are ongoing. A comprehensive State/ UT- wise details of the same is provided at the Annexure.

(b) MoFPI had commissioned a study through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.

(NABCONS) to determine the post-harvest losses of various agricultural produce in India with reference year 2020-22. The estimated post-harvest losses (in percentage) of various

agricultural produce in the country are as mentioned below:

Crops/ Commodities Estimated post-harvest loss in % Cereals 3.89-5.92 Pulses 5.65-6.74 Oil Seeds 2.87-7.51 Fruits 6.02-15.05 Vegetables 4.87-11.61 Plantation Crops & Spices 1.29-7.33 Milk 0.87 Fisheries (Inland) 4.86 Fisheries (Marine) 8.76 Meat 2.34 Poultry 5.63 Egg 6.03(c) Under the Cold Chain Scheme, ₹113.52 crore during 2024-25 and ₹125.71 crore during 2025-26 were released to the Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) for the implementation of approved cold chain projects.

(d) MoFPI has been implementing the component schemes, namely, Cold Chain Scheme, Operation Greens (OG) Scheme, and Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters

(APC) Scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), wherein cold storage is supported as one of the constituent facilities of the approved projects. These component schemes are demand-driven and are being implemented nationwide. Under these schemes, Expressions of Interest (EoIs) are invited from eligible entities from time to time, subject to the availability of funds, in accordance with the applicable scheme guidelines. Under these component schemes, financial assistance is provided as grants-in-aid or subsidy for setting up food processing projects. The subsidy rate is 35% of the eligible project cost for general areas, and 50% for difficult areas (including North-Eastern Region States) as well as for projects promoted by SC/ST, FPOs, and SHGs. The maximum subsidy is ₹10.00 crore under the Cold Chain and APC schemes, as well as for standalone projects under the OG scheme, while integrated projects under the OG scheme are eligible for a higher cap of ₹15.00 crore.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) has been implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for holistic development of horticulture in the country to reduce post-harvest losses through increasing cold storage infrastructure. Under the MIDH scheme, financial assistance is provided for various horticulture activities including Construction/Expansion/ Modernization of Cold Storages of capacity up to 5000 MT on the basis of Annual Action Plan (AAP) received from States/ UTs.

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 case of North East & Himalayan States, Scheduled areas, vibrant villages, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands through respective State Horticulture Missions.

National Horticulture Board functioning under DA&FW has been implementing a demand driven scheme nationwide, namely “Capital Investment Subsidy for Construction/Expansion/ Modernization of Cold Storages and Storages for Horticulture Products”. Under this scheme, credit linked back-ended subsidy at the rate of 35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and at the rate of 50% in case of North East, Hilly States & scheduled areas for cold storage capacity above 5000 MT and up to 20000 MT is sanctioned for construction/ expansion/ modernization of Cold storage and CA store, as per cost norms prescribed for various sizes/ types of cold storages / onion storages.

*******Annexure Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3174 for answer on 06.08.2026 regarding “Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Projects” State/UT-wise details of projects approved, completed and ongoing under Cold Chain scheme since inception Sl. State/UT No. of No. of No. of No. projects Completed/ Ongoing sanctioned Operational projects projects 1 Andaman & Nicobar 1 1 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 37 25 12 3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 1 1 4 Assam 2 2 0 5 Bihar 5 3 2 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 4 2 2 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 0 0 0 Daman & Diu 9 Delhi 0 0 0 10 Goa 0 0 0 11 Gujarat 29 25 4 12 Haryana 23 18 5 13 Himachal Pradesh 16 14 2 14 Jammu & Kashmir 7 5 2 15 Jharkhand 0 0 0 16 Karnataka 20 14 6 17 Kerala 8 4 4 18 Ladakh 0 0 0 19 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 20 Madhya Pradesh 11 9 2 21 Maharashtra 77 59 18 22 Manipur 1 1 0 23 Meghalaya 0 0 0 24 Mizoram 2 2 0 25 Nagaland 2 1 126 Odisha 9 5 4 27 Puducherry 0 0 0 28 Punjab 25 21 4 29 Rajasthan 14 13 1 30 Sikkim 0 0 0 31 Tamil Nadu 26 15 11 32 Telangana 15 11 4 33 Tripura 0 0 0 34 Uttar Pradesh 26 21 5 35 Uttarakhand 30 27 3 36 West Bengal 17 12 5 Total 409 311 98 *****