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Food security through decentralised Grain Storage Programme in cooperative sector
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Saturday, 30 November, 2024, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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Under the pilot project of the world’s largest Grain Storage plan in cooperative sector, godowns at PACS level have been constructed in 11 PACS of 11 States namely Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Telangana, Tripura and Rajasthan, with the support of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) & NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS).
Under the plan, PACS can also establish cold chain infrastructure including cold storage units, pack houses, refrigeration vans for supply of fruits and vegetables produced in the villages under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
The Pilot Project has been extended and more than 500 additional PACS were identified as on November 21, 2024, across the country.
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