Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that a total of 9,750 MT storage capacity has been created in 11 States of the country under the Pilot Project.
“Further, the plan is being implemented by utilizing the available outlays under various existing GoI schemes that are being converged at PACS level. Under the Pilot Project of the Plan, construction of godowns has been completed in 11 PACS of 11 States, for which Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed between PACS concerned and NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS)”, he added.
Shah further said, “The Government on 31.05.2023, has approved the World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan in the Cooperative Sector, which has been rolled out as a Pilot Project”, he said.
“The Plan entails creation of various agri infrastructure at 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. over a period of 5 years, he informed while replying to a query raised by a Lok Sabha MP.