Lok Sabha Question No. 3237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raju Bista, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARFMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No-3237

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  MARCH, 2023

## AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

3237.  SHRI RAJU BISTA: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the total number of projects and the details of loans sanctioned and disbursed from the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the country till date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of expenses incurred for the development of infrastructure through the AIF in the country during the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of number of farmers and entrepreneurs who have been benefitted from the said scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  scheme  has  extended  benefits  to  small  and  marginal  farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the State Government of West Bengal has applied for allocation of funds under the AIF and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the details of agri-infrastructure projects applied for, approved and executed in the State of West Bengal under AIF since its inception, district-wise; and
- (g) the details of schemes and projects that farmers/agri-entrepreneurs can avail funding through the AIF?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The total number of projects and details of loans sanctioned and disbursed from the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the country till date, state/UT-wiseis given in Annexure-A .
- (b) Details of disbursements made for the development of Infrastructure through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) state-wise in the country since its inception (AIF) in July 2020 is given in Annexure-B .
- (c) The details of number of farmers and entrepreneurs that benefitted from the said scheme, state/UT-wise Annexure-C
- (d) AIF Scheme benefits are being extended to all farmers of all types without any discrimination  and  Scheme benefits viz: 3% interest subvention and the collateral free  loans  with  free  guarantee  cover  are  intended  to  extend  the benefits  to  small and  marginal  farmers  among  others.  In  fact  the  other  farmer  groups  like  SHGs, FPOs and other collectives are also eligible under AIF which benefits the small and marginal farmers.
- (e) The financing facility  -  ₹ 1  lakh  Crore  under  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund (AIF)  has  been  tentatively  allocated  to  be  lent  as  medium  -  long  term  loans  by lending institutions all over the country. West Bengal has been tentatively allocated an amount of Rs 7260 cr under AIF.
- (f) The details of Agri-Infrastructure projects applied for, approved and executed in the State of West Bengal under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund since its inception, district-wise is placed at Annexure-D.
- (g) Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  Scheme  (AIF)  was  launched  in  July  2020, which  facilitates  financing  of  Rs.1,00,000  crore  that  is  being  provided  by  various lending  institutions  for  funding  agriculture  infrastructure  Projects  at  farm-gate  & aggregation points all over the country. All loans under this financing facility up to a limit  of  ₹  2  crore  will  have  interest  subvention  of  3%  per  annum  and  Credit guarantee coverage for eligible borrowers under CGTMSE scheme. These benefits will be available for a maximum period of 7 years. The scheme facilitates setting up and  modernization  of  key  elements  of  the  value  chain  including  Post  Harvest Management Projects  like  Supply  chain  services  including  e-marketing  platforms, Warehouses,  Silos,  Pack  houses,  Assaying  units,  sorting  &grading  units,  Cold chains, Logistics facilities, Primary processing centers, Ripening Chambers. Other projects for building community farming assets including Organic inputs production, Bio  stimulant  production  units  are  covered  under  AIF.  Again  in  order  to  boost infrastructure  for  smart  and  precision  agriculture  it  encourages  Farm/Harvest Automation  through  Purchase  of  drones,  putting  up  specialized  sensors  on  field, blockchain  and  AI  in  agriculture  etc.  Recently  new  activities  such  as  Integrated Spirulina  production,  Sericulture  processing,  Honey  Processing  and  setting  up  of Plant  Quarantine  unit  are  also  brought  under  AIF.  Activities  such  as  Hydroponic Farming,  Mushroom  farming,  Vertical  farming  and  Poly  house/  Greenhouse  are earmarked for farmer collectives or groups.

## Annexure-A .

| SN   | State/ UT                                    | Sanctioned under AIF (In Rs. Crores)   | Sanctioned under AIF (In Rs. Crores)   |
|------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| SN   | State/ UT                                    | No.                                    | Amount                                 |
| 1    | Madhya Pradesh                               | 5567                                   | 4275                                   |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                               | 1937                                   | 2007                                   |
| 3    | Maharashtra                                  | 3400                                   | 1790                                   |
| 4    | Rajasthan                                    | 1306                                   | 1223                                   |
| 8    | Uttar Pradesh                                | 1701                                   | 1051                                   |
| 6    | Karnataka                                    | 1744                                   | 991                                    |
| 7    | Gujarat                                      | 1183                                   | 981                                    |
| 5    | Telangana                                    | 893                                    | 915                                    |
| 9    | Tamil Nadu                                   | 943                                    | 754                                    |
| 10   | Haryana                                      | 804                                    | 683                                    |
| 11   | Punjab                                       | 1673                                   | 656                                    |
| 12   | West Bengal                                  | 1040                                   | 469                                    |
| 14   | Chhattisgarh                                 | 542                                    | 427                                    |
| 13   | Kerala                                       | 615                                    | 347                                    |
| 15   | Bihar                                        | 482                                    | 308                                    |
| 16   | Odisha                                       | 510                                    | 262                                    |
| 17   | Assam                                        | 193                                    | 199                                    |
| 18   | Uttarakhand                                  | 236                                    | 127                                    |
| 19   | Himachal Pradesh                             | 129                                    | 52                                     |
| 20   | Jharkhand                                    | 108                                    | 45                                     |
| 23   | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 58                                     | 26                                     |
| 22   | Delhi                                        | 7                                      | 8                                      |
| 21   | Goa                                          | 8                                      | 7                                      |
| 24   | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 3                                      | 4                                      |
| 25   | Chandigarh                                   | 2                                      | 4                                      |
| 28   | Nagaland                                     | 11                                     | 3                                      |
| 26   | Meghalaya                                    | 1                                      | 2                                      |
| 27   | Mizoram                                      | 3                                      | 2                                      |
| 35   | Tripura                                      | 2                                      | 2                                      |
| 29   | Sikkim                                       | 11                                     | 1                                      |
| 32   | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 1                                      | 1                                      |
| 36   | Puducherry                                   | 1                                      | 1                                      |
| 34   | Manipur                                      | 2                                      | 0.4                                    |
| 33   | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 3                                      | 0.3                                    |
|      | Grand Total                                  | 25119                                  | 17624                                  |

|    |                                        | Total Amount Disbursed (In Rs. Crore)   | Total Amount Disbursed (In Rs. Crore)   |
|----|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| SN | State                                  | No.                                     | Amount                                  |
| 1  | MADHYA PRADESH                         | 4827                                    | 3208.3                                  |
| 2  | MAHARASHTRA                            | 2350                                    | 1232.9                                  |
| 3  | RAJASTHAN                              | 962                                     | 820.0                                   |
| 4  | UTTAR PRADESH                          | 1636                                    | 818.8                                   |
| 5  | KARNATAKA                              | 1444                                    | 747.0                                   |
| 6  | GUJARAT                                | 871                                     | 728.5                                   |
| 7  | TELANGANA                              | 784                                     | 688.1                                   |
| 8  | HARYANA                                | 567                                     | 575.0                                   |
| 9  | WEST BENGAL                            | 767                                     | 494.2                                   |
| 10 | PUNJAB                                 | 1254                                    | 484.2                                   |
| 11 | ANDHRA PRADESH                         | 648                                     | 452.0                                   |
| 12 | TAMIL NADU                             | 1114                                    | 346.7                                   |
| 13 | CHHATTISGARH                           | 347                                     | 331.5                                   |
| 14 | ODISHA                                 | 327                                     | 202.2                                   |
| 15 | KERALA                                 | 468                                     | 158.6                                   |
| 16 | ASSAM                                  | 142                                     | 136.0                                   |
| 17 | BIHAR                                  | 186                                     | 133.2                                   |
| 18 | UTTARAKHAND                            | 92                                      | 57.5                                    |
| 19 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                       | 86                                      | 42.9                                    |
| 20 | JHARKHAND                              | 74                                      | 33.0                                    |
| 21 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                      | 29                                      | 14.4                                    |
| 22 | MEGHALAYA                              | 1                                       | 6.1                                     |
| 23 | DELHI                                  | 4                                       | 3.0                                     |
| 24 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                      | 3                                       | 2.2                                     |
| 25 | CHANDIGARH                             | 1                                       | 2.0                                     |
| 26 | NAGALAND                               | 1                                       | 1.6                                     |
| 27 | GOA                                    | 5                                       | 1.3                                     |
| 28 | THE D & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 1                                       | 1.0                                     |
| 29 | MANIPUR                                | 1                                       | 0.3                                     |
|    | Grand Total                            | 18992                                   | 11722                                   |

## Annexure-B

| SN   | State/ UT                          |   Amt. Disbursed (in crores) |
|------|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1    | Madhya Pradesh                     |                       3208.3 |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                     |                        452   |
| 3    | Maharashtra                        |                       1232.9 |
| 4    | Rajasthan                          |                        820   |
| 5    | Telangana                          |                        688.1 |
| 6    | Karnataka                          |                        747   |
| 7    | Gujarat                            |                        728.5 |
| 8    | Uttar Pradesh                      |                        818.8 |
| 9    | Tamil Nadu                         |                        346.7 |
| 10   | Haryana                            |                        575   |
| 11   | Punjab                             |                        484.2 |
| 12   | West Bengal                        |                        494.2 |
| 13   | Kerala                             |                        158.6 |
| 14   | Chhattisgarh                       |                        331.5 |
| 15   | Bihar                              |                        133.2 |
| 16   | Odisha                             |                        202.2 |
| 17   | Assam                              |                        136   |
| 18   | Uttarakhand                        |                         57.5 |
| 19   | Himachal Pradesh                   |                         42.9 |
| 20   | Jharkhand                          |                         33   |
| 21   | Goa                                |                          1.3 |
| 22   | Delhi                              |                          3   |
| 23   | Jammu and Kashmir                  |                         14.4 |
| 24   | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                          2.2 |
| 25   | Chandigarh                         |                          2   |
| 26   | Meghalaya                          |                          6.1 |
| 27   | Mizoram                            |                          0   |
| 28   | Nagaland                           |                          1.6 |
| 29   | Sikkim                             |                          0   |
| 32   | The D & N Haveli and Daman And Diu |                          1   |
| 33   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        |                          0   |
| 34   | Manipur                            |                          0.3 |
| 35   | Tripura                            |                          0   |
| 36   | Puducherry                         |                          0   |
|      | Total                              |                      11722   |

Annexure-C

| S N   | State             | Agri- Entrepreneurs   | Agri- Entrepreneurs   | Farmers   | Farmers   | PACS   | PACS   | FPOs   | FPOs   | Others   | Others   | Total   | Total   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| S N   | State             | No                    | Amt.                  | No.       | Amt.      | No.    | Amt.   | No.    | Amt.   | No.      | Amt.     | No.     | Amt.    |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 439                   | 441                   | 100       | 27        | 1367   | 1,519  | 13     | 3      | 18       | 17       | 1,937   | 2,007   |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 3                     | 4                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 3       | 4       |
| 3     | ASSAM             | 159                   | 179                   | 8         | 1         | 7      | 3      | 9      | 9      | 10       | 7        | 193     | 199     |
| 4     | BIHAR             | 338                   | 190                   | 95        | 41        | 40     | 71     | -      | -      | 9        | 7        | 482     | 308     |
| 5     | CHANDIGARH        | 2                     | 4                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 2       | 4       |
| 6     | CHHATTISGARH      | 305                   | 355                   | 77        | 28        | 123    | 20     | -      | -      | 37       | 25       | 542     | 427     |
| 7     | DELHI             | 7                     | 8                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 7       | 8       |
| 8     | GOA               | 4                     | 2                     | 2         | 2         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | 2        | 2        | 8       | 7       |
| 9     | GUJARAT           | 750                   | 831                   | 254       | 71        | 151    | 56     | 7      | 6      | 21       | 17       | 1,183   | 981     |
| 10    | HARYANA           | 454                   | 547                   | 177       | 54        | 95     | 26     | 59     | 36     | 19       | 20       | 804     | 683     |
| 11    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 40                    | 31                    | 64        | 13        | 20     | 6      | 1      | 0      | 4        | 2        | 129     | 52      |
| 12    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 16                    | 17                    | 38        | 7         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | 4        | 3        | 58      | 26      |
| 13    | JHARKHAND         | 49                    | 40                    | 53        | 3         | 1      | 0      | 3      | 0      | 2        | 2        | 108     | 45      |
| 14    | KARNATAKA         | 389                   | 430                   | 492       | 240       | 826    | 288    | 11     | 5      | 26       | 28       | 1,744   | 991     |
| 15    | KERALA            | 336                   | 141                   | 68        | 15        | 70     | 144    | 19     | 10     | 122      | 38       | 615     | 347     |
| 16    | MADHYA PRADESH    | 4,053                 | 3,276                 | 1,093     | 817       | 351    | 125    | 15     | 10     | 55       | 47       | 5,567   | 4,275   |
| 17    | MAHARASHTRA       | 1,352                 | 1,144                 | 1,433     | 326       | 309    | 72     | 144    | 104    | 162      | 144      | 3,400   | 1,790   |

| S N   | State                                    | Agri- Entrepreneurs   | Agri- Entrepreneurs   | Farmers   | Farmers   | PACS   | PACS   | FPOs   | FPOs   | Others   | Others   | Total   | Total   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|----------|---------|---------|
| S N   | State                                    | No                    | Amt.                  | No.       | Amt.      | No.    | Amt.   | No.    | Amt.   | No.      | Amt.     | No.     | Amt.    |
| 18    | MANIPUR                                  | 2                     | 0                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | - 2      |         | 0       |
| 19    | MEGHALAYA                                | 1                     | 2                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 1       | 2       |
| 20    | NAGALAND                                 | 1                     | 2                     | -         | -         | 10     | 1      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 11      | 3       |
| 21    | ODISHA                                   | 251                   | 196                   | 99        | 22        | 103    | 26     | 16     | 1      | 41       | 17       | 510     | 262     |
| 22    | PUDUCHERRY                               | -                     | -                     | 1         | 1         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 1       | 1       |
| 23    | PUNJAB                                   | 982                   | 546                   | 583       | 85        | 60     | 7      | 2      | 0      | 46       | 18       | 1,673   | 656     |
| 24    | RAJASTHAN                                | 870                   | 1,021                 | 147       | 131       | 258    | 49     | 18     | 6      | 13       | 18       | 1,306   | 1,223   |
| 25    | TAMIL NADU                               | 499                   | 340                   | 199       | 74        | 201    | 310    | 15     | 5      | 29       | 25       | 943     | 754     |
| 26    | TELANGANA                                | 541                   | 584                   | 85        | 101       | 207    | 178    | 25     | 9      | 35       | 42       | 893     | 915     |
| 27    | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 1                     | 1                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 1       | 1       |
| 28    | TRIPURA                                  | 2                     | 2                     | -         | -         | 0      | -      | -      | -      | -        | -        | 2       | 2       |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH                            | 800                   | 835                   | 257       | 77        | 549    | 87     | 38     | 11     | 57       | 41       | 1,701   | 1,051   |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND                              | 83                    | 93                    | 42        | 14        | 102    | 14     | 1      | 0      | 8        | 6        | 236     | 127     |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL                              | 350                   | 322                   | 443       | 84        | 200    | 41     | 26     | 10     | 21       | 12       | 1,040   | 469     |
| 32    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | -                     | -                     |           |           | 3      | 0.30   |        |        |          |          | 3       | 0       |
| 33    | Sikkim                                   | -                     | -                     |           |           | 11     | 1      |        |        |          |          | 11      | 1       |
| 34    | Mizoram                                  | -                     | -                     |           |           | 3      | 2      |        |        |          |          | 3       | 2       |
|       | Total                                    | 13,079                | 11,584                | 5,810     | 2,235     | 5,067  | 3,044  | 422    | 224    | 741      | 537      | 25,119  | 17,623  |

## Annexure-D

| SN   | District           | Received   | Received   | Sanctioned under AIF   | Sanctioned under AIF   | Disbursed under AIF   | Disbursed under AIF   |
|------|--------------------|------------|------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| SN   | District           | No.        | Amt.       | No.                    | Amt.                   | No.                   | Amt.                  |
| 1    | 24 PARAGANAS NORTH | 273        | 75.5       | 37                     | 13.3                   | 22                    | 6.0                   |
| 2    | 24 PARAGANAS SOUTH | 77         | 58.9       | 13                     | 6.3                    | 9                     | 2.9                   |
| 3    | Alipurduar         | 94         | 46.8       | 17                     | 8.7                    | 11                    | 3.4                   |
| 4    | BANKURA            | 208        | 87.1       | 132                    | 41.2                   | 119                   | 39.4                  |
| 5    | BIRBHUM            | 91         | 42.7       | 36                     | 13.9                   | 23                    | 6.4                   |
| 6    | Coochbehar         | 140        | 130.3      | 27                     | 26.9                   | 22                    | 24.4                  |
| 7    | DARJEELING         | 67         | 56.9       | 12                     | 6.8                    | 9                     | 6.5                   |
| 8    | DINAJPUR DAKSHIN   | 37         | 23.4       | 8                      | 5.4                    | 6                     | 3.6                   |
| 9    | DINAJPUR UTTAR     | 64         | 31.2       | 41                     | 17.0                   | 13                    | 4.3                   |
| 10   | HOOGHLY            | 176        | 158.4      | 118                    | 63.5                   | 120                   | 62.5                  |
| 11   | HOWRAH             | 33         | 13.3       | 17                     | 5.6                    | 13                    | 5.1                   |
| 12   | JALPAIGURI         | 113        | 119.2      | 35                     | 34.8                   | 21                    | 32.6                  |
| 13   | Jhargram           | 44         | 19.3       | 15                     | 9.9                    | 15                    | 9.9                   |
| 14   | KALIMPONG          | 2          | 0.5        | 0                      | 0.0                    | 2                     | 0.5                   |
| 15   | KOLKATA            | 4          | 55.7       | 2                      | 4.0                    | 1                     | 4.0                   |

| SN   | District          | Received   | Received   | Sanctioned under AIF   | Sanctioned under AIF   | Disbursed under AIF   | Disbursed under AIF   |
|------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| SN   | District          | No.        | Amt.       | No.                    | Amt.                   | No.                   | Amt.                  |
| 16   | MALDAH            | 166        | 94.1       | 39                     | 24.5                   | 33                    | 23.4                  |
| 17   | MEDINIPUR EAST    | 259        | 78.0       | 75                     | 17.3                   | 18                    | 6.5                   |
| 18   | MEDINIPUR WEST    | 139        | 97.1       | 74                     | 34.0                   | 64                    | 34.3                  |
| 19   | MURSHIDABAD       | 477        | 174.4      | 88                     | 21.7                   | 31                    | 10.8                  |
| 20   | NADIA             | 166        | 72.6       | 36                     | 13.3                   | 27                    | 7.8                   |
| 21   | PASCHIM BARDHAMAN | 42.5       | 17.0       | 31.5                   | 8.5                    | 22                    | 7.2                   |
| 22   | PURBA BARDHAMAN   | 285.5      | 229.8      | 167.5                  | 84.7                   | 152                   | 83.3                  |
| 23   | PURULIA           | 93         | 34.4       | 19                     | 8.0                    | 14                    | 4.1                   |
|      | Grand Total       | 3051       | 1717       | 1040                   | 469                    | 767                   | 389                   |

The disbursement details mentioned in above table is limited to the amount (Rs. 389 crores) for which benefits of the scheme are extended i.e maximum Rs. 2 crore per project. However the total amount disbursed through AIF is Rs. 494 Crores.

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