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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.,

7. 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

8. 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