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At home, we all know how important it is to store our food in a proper way. If we leave fruits, vegetables, or grains in open, they start rotting within a some days or get spoiled by bacteria. Avoiding it, we put them in fridge to keep them fresh and use them for longer.

Consider this on a bigger scale. Every year, millions of tonnes of fruits and vegetables grown in India end up going to waste because there aren’t enough proper storage facilities and methods that keep these fruits and vegetables safe. This not only causes huge post-harvest losses but also badly affects the income of farmers who work hard to grow them.

Solving this storage problem, the Government of India has launched a big initiative under the National Horticulture Board (NHB) — called the Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for Construction, Expansion, and Modernization of Cold Storages.

The main goal of this scheme is to help farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors set up modern, energy-efficient cold storage units. These cold storages will help keep fruits and vegetables fresh for a longer time, reduce wastage, and make sure farmers get the fair price they deserve for their produce.

The scheme is implemented across India, with special priority given to- North-Eastern states, Hilly regions, and Scheduled areas that are particularly regions growing temperate fruits like apples, pears, cherries, and plums

The scheme includes companies, cooperative societies, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), and private investors. Anyone who intends to build a new cold storage, upgrade an existing facility, or Create a Controlled Atmosphere (CA) cold storage may apply under this scheme.

Akanksha is a writer who covers personal finance and commodities, with prior experience in cryptocurrency reporting. She has also covered political elections a