Carrying out a market analysis for the cold storage with respect to your planned town would enable you to take the right decisions and ensure the success of your business.

NextWave has prepared cold storage project reports for different clients.

This includes for a client who has plans to set up a 5000 MT cold storage in Dhule, Maharashtra as well as one who would like to set up a 100 MT freezer room in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Key points covered as part of the Cold Storage project report:

 
Analysis of the existing cold storage facilities in the town (their existing capacities, current capacity utilisation, rental charged, key customers, the cold storage’s strengths and weakness)
 
Products from the town stored in the cold storage with approximate volumes
 
Key potential customers for the new cold storage, challenges they are facing, expectations from the upcoming cold storage, quantities that they could consider keeping in the new cold storage
 
Financial Analysis – set up costs, operating costs, expected revenues, break even point and ROI analysis
 
Key insights and recommendations regarding the planned cold storage
 
Items kept in the Cold Storage - apple, citrus fruit, jaggery, pulses, chillies, potato, spices, dry fruits
 
The typical cold storage feasibility project like the above could be carried out at a competitive cost and in a time duration of 4-6 weeks

Freezer Room

A freezer room is a negative temperature cold room and is used to keep frozen products

The temperature range is typically between 0 degree Celsius and -28 degree Celsius

Key points covered as part of the Freezer Room project report:

 
Analysis of the existing freezer room facilities in the town (their existing capacities, current capacity utilisation, rental charged, key customers, the freezer room’s strengths and weakness)
 
Products from the town stored in the freezer room with approximate volumes
 
Key potential customers for the new freezer room, challenges they are facing and expectations from the upcoming cold storage
 
Financial Analysis – set up costs, operating costs, expected revenues, break even point and ROI analysis
 
Key insights and recommendations regarding the planned cold storage
 
Items kept in the Freezer Room - ice cream, cheese, whipped cream, butter, frozen vegetables such as green peas, sweet corn, frozen pulp, non-veg – meat, chicken, fish

Cold Storage Subsidy in India for capacity up to 5000 MT

The National Horticulture Mission (NHM) is implementing the State Government scheme of subsidy for cold storage up to 5000 MT capacity

The following are the details:

Cost norm for the cold storage as per the Government is Rs 8000 per ton

Subsidy of 35% is available – Rs 2800 per ton

The application needs to be made through mahadbt.com for Maharashtra

After selection, within 15 days have to give consent that you are ready to do it

Within 2 months, have to submit project note and loan details – whether there is in-principle approval or loan sanction letter

This is followed by the pre-visit (spot visit)

Then will get an in-principle approval

Post this one gets 3 months to submit detailed project report, quotation and bank sanction letter

After this you will get administrative sanction

Then you get 12 months for construction

Disbursal of subsidy is after the Cold Storage is active

Cold Storage Subsidy in India for capacity above 5000 MT

The National Horticulture Board (NHB) is implementing the Central Government scheme of subsidy for cold storage above 5000 MT capacity

The following are the details:

Cost norm for the cold storage as per the Government is Rs 7600 per ton

Subsidy of 35% is available – Rs 2660 per ton

The application needs to be made through www.nhb.gov.in.

Post the application process, there is pre-inspection – project site visit.

The main point in the inspection is to check if the project has started or not. There should be no construction before approval

Post the site visit would get the in principle approval

Loan needs to be sanctioned within 6 months (3 months extension also if required)

Bank will do title search and provide appraisal note. The client will have to submit the title search, appraisal not and sanction through the bank to NHB

NHB will then issue grant clearance. After taking the loan have to execute the project.

Project should be completed within a period of 18 months.

After project is complete, can claim the subsidy

To claim the subsidy through the bank there would be a scrutiny in the form of joint inspection. The inspection team consists of NHB official, Bank Manager, Cold Storage expert (on NHB panel), Agri officer and applicant.

On approval of the report the subsidy is released within one month

Planning to set up a Cold Storage?
Let’s discuss how we could carry out a feasibility analysis that ensures your business success.

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