♤ Scheme for Cold Chain, Value Addition and Preservation Infrastructure

The objective of the scheme is to facilitate creation of integrated cold chain and preservation infrastructure facilities without any break from farm to consumer. It intends to address the shortage of cold storage capacity. The scheme mentions three types of facilities to be created such as:

o Minimal processing centre at the farm gate level having facilities like weighing, sorting, grading, pre-cooling, CA/MA storage, IQF and normal storage facilities

o Mobile pre- cooling vans and reefer trucks

o Distribution hubs having facilities such as multi-purpose cold stores, variable humidity stores, Quick Freezing and blast freezing etc.