Enhancing Cold Storage Capacity in the Country through Various Schemes

Government proposes to enhance existing cold storage capacity in the country by providing assistance for setting up of cold storages through various schemes listed above and by providing other concessions in service tax, excise & custom duty. The component of cold storages under these schemes is project based.

The Government is implementing following schemes under which grant-in-aid is provided to entrepreneurs for setting up of cold storages in the country including Bihar:

1. National Horticulture Mission (NHM)

2. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)

3. National Horticulture Board (NHB)

4. Scheme of Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI)

5. Scheme of Agricultural Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)

6. Scheme of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).