Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Cold Storage Units
Posted On:
19 JUL 2017 4:31PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Food Processing Industries is presently assisting 236 integrated cold chain projects.
Operationalization of 236 cold chain projects envisages creation of a cold chain capacity of 7.68 lakh MT of Cold Storage/Controlled Atmosphere/Deep Freezer Storage, 215 MT/Hr of Individual Quick Freeze, 110.49 lakh LitrePer Day of Milk Processing/Storage and 1400 nos. of Reefer Vehicles. Out of this, Ministry has so far created a capacity of 3.98 lakh metric tonnes of cold storage, 104.39 metric tonnes per hour of Individual Quick Freezing (IQF), 39.83 lakh litres per day of Milk processing/ storage and 591 reefer vans. A study was undertaken by National Centre for Cold Chain Development (NCCD), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in 2015 on All India Cold-Chain Infrastructure Capacity (Assessment of Status & Gap) to assess the requirement for cold chain infrastructure in the country. The study has made the following analysis of cold chain infrastructure:
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Type of Infrastructure
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Infrastructure Requirement(A)
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Infrastructure created (B)
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Pack-house
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70,080 nos.
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249 nos.
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Cold Storage (Bulk)
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34,164,411 MT
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31,823,700 MT
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Cold Storage (Hub)
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9,36,251 MT
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Reefer Vehicles
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61826 nos.
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9000 nos.
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Ripening Chamber
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9131 nos.
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812 nos.
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This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.
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