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The Government of India has launched a scheme for the entire supply chain, including pre-cooling, weighing, sorting, grading, waxing facilities at farm level, multi-product/multi-temperature cold storage, CA storage, packing facility, IQF, blast freezing in the distribution hub, and reefer vans and mobile cooling units for facilitating distribution of horticulture, organic produce, marine, dairy, meat, and poultry products under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana. Which component does this describe?

1. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
2. Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster
3. Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages
4. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure

Correct answer: Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure

Solution

The facilities listed are all part of a cold chain network, from farm-level handling to refrigerated transport. Under PMKSY, this corresponds to Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure.

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