Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Projects under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh, M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARFMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-2252

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## PROJECTS UNDER AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

2252.  SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K. :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state :

- (a):    whether  the  Government  has  approved  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  for farmers for setting up small scale industries in Tamil Nadu;
- (b):  the amount of funds proposed to be allocated to the State of Tamil Nadu for the said infrastructure; and
- (c):   the names of the projects approved under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SISNGH TOMAR)

- (a): Under Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Scheme (AIF) was launched in July 2020, which facilitates financing of Rs.1,00,000 crore that is being sanctioned  by  various  lending  institutions  for  setting  up  of  agriculture  infrastructure Projects at farm-gate & aggregation points all over the country.
- (b):  An  amount  of  Rs  5990  crores  has  been  tentatively  allocated  to  the  State  of  Tamil Nadu under AIF, which will  be  disbursed  in  the  form of  loan  to eligible  beneficiaries  by lending institutions.
- (c):   The Projects sanctioned under the scheme are annexed as Annexure .

## Annexure

## Lok Sabha Parliament Question No.2252 regarding Projects under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S.No.   | Particulars                                        |   No. |   Amount |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|-------|----------|
| 1       | Primary processing Centre                          |   335 |      170 |
| 2       | Warehouse                                          |   300 |      105 |
| 3       | Custom Hiring Centre                               |   246 |       78 |
| 4       | Logistics Facility                                 |   287 |       32 |
| 5       | Sorting & Grading Unit                             |    44 |       21 |
| 6       | Cold Stores and Cold Chain                         |    20 |       16 |
| 7       | Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture |   134 |       16 |
| 8       | Bio stimulant production units                     |     8 |       10 |
| 9       | PHM Activities                                     |    43 |       10 |
| 10      | Silos                                              |     5 |        8 |
| 11      | Organic inputs production                          |    17 |        7 |
| 12      | Supply chain infrastructure for clusters of crops  |    15 |        3 |
| 13      | Ripening Chambers                                  |     2 |        2 |
| 14      | Packaging units                                    |     6 |        2 |
| 15      | Logistics Facilities                               |    12 |        1 |
| 16      | Others                                             |   513 |       69 |
|         | Total                                              |  1987 |      549 |

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