Storage Capacity in PACS

The Ministry of Cooperation’s Decentralized Grain Storage Plan has identified 12 PACS/Co‑operative societies with a combined capacity of 0.52 LMT across 12 districts, and a 1,500 MT godown has already been built at Kotwa Pandey PACS, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Financial assistance is limited to new scientific storage infrastructure; old or dilapidated PACS are excluded. Under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, loan repayment has been extended from 2+5 years to 2+8 years, with a 3 % interest subvention reducing the effective loan rate to 1 %. The AMI scheme’s capital subsidy has risen to 33.33 % and margin money cut to 10 %. Land for storage can be self‑owned or leased, with state governments facilitating allocation. No separate quota or subsidy for storage charges is provided.