Post Harvest Profile of Wheat - Agmarknet

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Table No.14
State-wise Cooperative Storage Facilities as on 31.03.2001
Name of State Rural
Level
Market
Level
Total Capacity
(in tonnes)
1. Andhra Pradesh 4003 571 690470
2. Assam 770 262 297900
3. Bihar 2455 496 557600
4. Gujarat 1815 401 372100
5. Haryana 1454 376 693960
6. Himachal Pradesh 1634 203 202050
7. Karnataka 4828 921 941660
8. Kerala 1943 131 319585
9. Madhya Pradesh 5166 878 1106060
10. Maharashtra 3852 1488 1950920
11. Orissa 1951 595 486780
12. Punjab 3884 830 1986690
13. Rajasthan 4308 378 496120
14. Tamil Nadu 4757 409 956578
15. Uttar Pradesh 9244 762 1913450
16. West Bengal 2791 469 478560
17. Other States 1031 256 312980
Total 55889 9426 13763463
SOURCE : Annual Report, 2000-2001,
National Cooperative Development Corporation, New Delhi.
3.7.4 Pledge Finance System :
Micro level studies indicate that about 54 per cent of marketable surplus was generated
by small and marginal farmers. Non-availability of adequate storage facilities coupled with
immediate need of money compel the farmers to sell the surplus wheat immediately after
harvest. Pledge finance is crucial as it enables producer to hold an inventory of graded produce
under favourable storage conditions without selling it during the glut period.
According to NABARD, the pledge financing is to the tune of about Rs.1200 crores at
present, whereas estimated requirement is Rs.7000 crores by the end of Xth Five Year Plan. At
present, Commercial and Co-operative Banks are providing limited credit for marketing of crops
as their emphasis is on providing credit for crop production. As per Reserve Bank of India
guidelines, the finance against pledge / hypothecation should be provided to the extent of 75 per
cent of the value of stored produce, subject to maximum limit of Rs. 1 lakh. The credit is
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