India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sr. No.
State
Number of Projects approved
Number of godowns constructed
Number of Projects under construction
Gujarat
275
44
84
Rajasthan
201
121
80
Andhra Pradesh
117
117
-
Odisha
80
-
-
Maharashtra
79
19
23
Jharkhand
52
-
-
Haryana
44
-
-
Bihar
36
-
5
Chhattisgarh
30
-
-
Punjab
30
-
-
Telangana
28
1
-
Uttar Pradesh
14
1
-
Tamil Nadu
13
5
8
J&K
6
-
3
Arunachal Pradesh
3
-
-
Assam
3
1
-
Madhya Pradesh
1
1
-
Tripura
1
1
-
Uttarakhand
1
1
-
Karnataka
1
1
-
Total
1,015
313
203
The Government on 31.05.2023 approved the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector. The Plan entails creation of various agri infrastructure at Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) level, including warehouses, custom hiring center, processing units, Fair Price Shops, etc. through convergence of various existing schemes of the Government of India (GoI), such as, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Scheme (AMI), Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME), etc.
The State-wise details of storage projects approved, under construction and completed so far under the plan are enclosed at Annexure-I.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
