EOI called for development of cold chain facility for perishable commodities, including onions through private entity
Union Minister for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Railways & Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal recently reviewed the storage plan for essential commodities in the country. He informed that Expression of Interest (EOI) has been called for the development of cold chain facility for perishable commodities, including onions through private entity.
Goyal said that the nation needs a single, technologically modern storage management infrastructure. He added, “We must think in terms of convergence and aggregation of all storage infrastructure in the country.”
Goyal said that the “whole of the government approach” is needed rather than stand-alone departmental storage plans. Goyal further advised all to have more synergy between the effective utilisation of the agriculture infrastructure Fund and the creation of modern storage infrastructure.
He mentioned that the modern, cost-efficient storage infrastructure at the grassroots level and at the block level is great way to increase farmers’ income.
In India, warehouses are spread over different undertakings and authorities at 20,433 locations. They include Railway Goodsheds-7400, PMC Principal & sub-market yard- 7320, Fci-545, CWC-422, SWC’s 2245, NSC, NAFED, NCCF-73, CONCOR-60+, cooperatives- 2000+, warehouses with state governments HAFED-100+, Highway Logistics Park (under process) -35, Inland Waterways Complex-8, Ports-200+ Airports (cargo)-25, where warehousing infrastructure of required type and size can be developed, upgraded or modified converted for safe storage of essential commodities.
