Fresh green chillies which represen culinary and cultural symbol undergo high postharvest losses due to poor postharvest handling during transportation and storage .As a consequence, significant losses resulting in senescence, desiccation, physiological disorders, mechanical injuries and microbial spoilages occur at any point from harvest through utilization. Application of semi-permeable coatings and modified atmosphere packaging on shel-flife of green chillies to improve the storage life of fruits and vegetables.