The Ministry of Food Processing Industries on 8th June 2022, published the scheme for Integrated Cold Chain & Value Addition Infrastructure. The objective of the Scheme is to provide integrated cold chain, preservation, and value addition infrastructure facilities without any break, from the farm gate to the consumer in order to reduce post-harvest losses of non-horticulture produce, dairy, meat, poultry, and marine/fish (except shrimp). This will enable linking producers to food processors and market through a well-equipped supply chain and cold chain, thereby ensuring remunerative prices to farmers and year-round availability of food products to consumers.
Integrated cold chain and value addition infrastructure projects can be set up by individuals as well as entity/organisation (such as FPOs/FPCs/NGOs/PSUs/Firms/Companies, etc.) with business interest in cold chain solutions and also by those who manage supply chain.
The combined net worth of the applicant should be at least 1.5 times of the grants-in-aid sought for from the Ministry in respect of General Areas and at least equal to grants-in-aid sought for in respect of difficult areas or proposals from SC/ST or Farmer Producer Organisations or Self-Help Groups.
Further, the entities applying for financial assistance are required to submit a non-refundable fee of Rs.20,000 through demand draft, provided that the non-refundavle fee shall be Rs, 15,000 for applications from SC/ST.
