PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST GRAIN STORAGE PLAN

The Government approved the World's Largest Grain Storage Plan on 31 May 2023 under the Ministry of Cooperation. The plan aims to create agri‑infrastructure at Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) level—including warehouses, custom hiring centres, processing units and Fair Price Shops—by converging existing schemes such as the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Scheme, Sub‑Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation and PMFME. State‑wise data show 1,015 projects approved, 313 godowns constructed and 203 projects under construction, with Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh leading in approvals and construction. The details were furnished by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in a Rajya Sabha written reply.