PMMSY Ice Plant/Cold Store Scheme, Haryana — ₹32L to ₹48L Subsidy — Frequently Asked Questions

The scheme is built around a project cost of ₹80,00,000. General category applicants receive a 40% subsidy worth ₹32,00,000, while Scheduled Caste (SC) and Women applicants receive an enhanced 60% subsidy worth ₹48,00,000. The amount is released against the actual project cost and is capped by the ceiling fixed for this sub-component.

You must be a resident of Haryana and hold a valid Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP). You also need to own the land for the unit or hold it on a long-term registered lease of at least 10 years, and you must be ready to cover all operating, maintenance and post-construction management costs. Along with the application, you commit in your Detailed Project Report to keeping the facility running continuously and supplying ice to fishers and fish farmers at rates they can afford.

The subsidy applies to an ice plant or a cold storage facility with a capacity of at least 20 tons. The unit is expected to strengthen fish preservation and cold chain infrastructure within Haryana.

No. The scheme is rolling and always open, so there is no fixed closing date. You can file through the Antyodaya-SARAL Portal whenever your Detailed Project Report and land papers are ready.

Applications are made online through the Antyodaya-SARAL Portal at https://saralharyana.gov.in/. Register as a new user with your name, email ID and mobile number, verify the account through the OTP or verification link, then sign in. From your dashboard open the Scheme/Services list, find the PMMSY Ice Plant/Cold Store of Minimum 20-Ton Capacity – Haryana scheme, click Apply for Service/Scheme, complete the form and submit it.

Yes. Eligible applicants can visit their nearest Atal Seva Kendra with the necessary documents and apply with assistance from the staff there.

Your Parivar Pehchan Patra, proof of ownership of the project land or a registered lease of at least 10 years, and a Detailed Project Report that carries the undertaking to meet all operational and post-construction costs, run the unit continuously, and supply ice to fishers and fish farmers at affordable rates.

No. The support comes as a subsidy towards the project cost, not as an equity investment, so no ownership share in your unit passes to the government and nothing has to be repaid out of your profits.

You have to bear every operational, maintenance and post-construction management cost yourself, keep the ice plant or cold store functioning without interruption, and supply ice to fishers and fish farmers at affordable prices. The undertaking covering these commitments must be included in the Detailed Project Report submitted with your application.

Applications go through review by the relevant authorities, who verify residency, land ownership or lease, your undertakings, and the Detailed Project Report for compliance with scheme guidelines and viability. Central assistance is then released on the basis of actual project cost within the sub-component ceiling. You can check progress online at https://status.saralharyana.nic.in/, or by SMS — typing SARAL to 9954699899 from your registered mobile number, or SARAL followed by your Application ID/Ticket Number to 9954699899 from another number.

No. DPIIT (Startup India) recognition is not listed as a mandatory requirement for PMMSY Ice Plant/Cold Store Scheme, Haryana — ₹32L to ₹48L Subsidy, though having it can strengthen your application and unlock other benefits.

PMMSY Ice Plant/Cold Store Scheme, Haryana — ₹32L to ₹48L Subsidy is offered by Fisheries Department, Government of Haryana, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.