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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.

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Annexure-I

State-wise details of the projects approved, constructed and under construction for the Plan

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

This information was given by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

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Source attribution: Press Information Bureau, Government of India.