Scheme for Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure INTEGRATED COLD CHAIN AND VALUE ADDITION INFRASTRUCTURE

Objective To provide integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure facilities, without any break, from the farm gate to the consumer Reduce losses through efficient storage, transportation and minimal processing

Project Components Pre-cooling facilities at production sites, Minimal Processing Centre at the farm level and centres is to have facility for weighing, sorting,grading ,waxing, packing,pre-cooling, Control Atmosphere (CA)/ Modified Atmosphere (MA) cold storage, normal storage and Individual Quick Freezing(IQF) Reefer vans (Mobile pre-cooling vans and reefer trucks) Mobile cooling units Value addition centres (infrastructural facilities like Processing / Multi-line Processing / Collection Centres, etc.) Irradiationfacility

Maximum of Rs 10 crore per project Pattern of Assistance Maximum of Rs 10 crore per project Pack HousePre, Cooling unit, Ripening chamber Transport 35% Value addition and processing infrastructure frozen storage Deep freezers associated Integral to the processing 50% 50% Irradiation

Basic Eligibility Criteria The date of sanction of term loan should not be earlier than the date of issue of EoI. Availing term loan not less than 20% of the project cost Horticulture, Organic produce, Marine, Dairy, Meat, Poultry Etc.,

Timelines Submission of acceptance to the terms & conditions of the approval letter – 1 Month Submission for documents for the release of 1st installment of grant – 9 months Completion of project – 18 months

Statutory Permissions/ Licenses/ Clearances, etc. Required Change Land Use (CLU) permission Consent to establish from Pollution Control Board NoC/ Approval from Town and Country Planning Department/ concerned civil authority for building plans Consent to operate from Pollution Control Board Registration with FSSAI, Warehousing Development & Regulatory Authority (WDRA),etc. Permission for ground water use, if required Sanction of electrical connection and water connection from competent authority Any other license, permission, etc., as applicable The applicants are advised to apply/ get the above approvals simultaneously during the implementation period to avoid delay in release of grant