Lok Sabha Question No. 3053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Midhun Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3053

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd  MARCH, 2022

## AGRICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

3053.  SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI MATI VANGA GEETHA VISHWANATH:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  under  the  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF), State-wise;
- (b) the details of projects initiated in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the ministry has sanctioned all projects envisaged under the Fund and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps being taken for the change of guidelines and issuance/ allocation/implementation  of  (AIF),  State-wise  to  suit  the  present  conditions  of  each  State and according to their needs and demands; and
- (e) the funds sanctioned/utilized in this regard till date during the last three years and the current year, State wise, including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme was launched with an objective to mobilize  a  medium  -  long  term  debt  financing  facility  for  investment  in  viable  projects  for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country. So far, AIF portal  has  received  19000+  applications  seeking  subsidized  loan  worth  Rs  13,400  crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme. Out of this, a total of 10394 projects have  been  sanctioned  under  the  scheme  worth  loan  of  Rs.7677  crore  which  includes  in principle sanction by NABARD.

Further, to make the scheme more attractive DA&FW have increased project limit  of  one project per beneficiary to upto 25 projects per beneficiary and also included APMCs,  Federations  of  FPOs,  SHGs  and  Cooperative  and  State  agencies  as  eligible beneficiaries under the scheme. For the awareness creation Hon'ble Agriculture Minister had conducted two review meetings with the Chief Ministers of all the states (August 2020 and  September  2021)  and  department  is  conducting  various  awareness  programmes, workshops  and  review  meetings  with  State  Nodal  Officers,  Bank  Officials,  Applicants, Agri-entrepreneur, FPOs etc. on a regular basis.

Besides,  on  the  basis  of  the  share  in  agriculture  production,  the  Rs.1  lakh crore debt financing facility has been tentatively allocated to each of the states and UTs. However, the state wise allocated target issued in the guidelines is indicative in nature. The amount will be distributed among states on first cum first serve basis with the overall financial limit of ₹1 lakh crore under the fund.

The  State-wise  details including Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana about number  of  projects  sanctioned  along  with  sanctioned  amount  under  the  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)is attached as Annexure-I:

Annexure- I

|    |                             | Total sanctioned           | Total sanctioned      |
|----|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
| SN | State/ UT                   | No. of projects sanctioned | Amount (In Rs. Crore) |
| 1  | Madhya Pradesh              | 2641                       | 1935.8                |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh              | 1512                       | 1673.6                |
| 3  | Rajasthan                   | 787                        | 629.1                 |
| 4  | Karnataka                   | 946                        | 437.5                 |
| 5  | Maharashtra                 | 764                        | 493.2                 |
| 6  | Telangana                   | 392                        | 424.9                 |
| 7  | Tamil Nadu                  | 292                        | 361.4                 |
| 8  | Gujarat                     | 457                        | 363.9                 |
| 9  | Uttar Pradesh               | 769                        | 261.1                 |
| 10 | Haryana                     | 311                        | 238.6                 |
| 11 | Kerala                      | 112                        | 162.2                 |
| 12 | Punjab                      | 206                        | 144.6                 |
| 13 | Bihar                       | 87                         | 102.8                 |
| 14 | Chhattisgarh                | 233                        | 115.0                 |
| 15 | Odisha                      | 250                        | 102.1                 |
| 16 | West Bengal                 | 345                        | 120.8                 |
| 17 | Uttarakhand                 | 138                        | 33.2                  |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh            | 43                         | 17.9                  |
| 19 | Assam                       | 31                         | 28.9                  |
| 20 | Jharkhand                   | 28                         | 14.0                  |
| 21 | Delhi                       | 3                          | 4.6                   |
| 22 | Arunachal Pradesh           | 2                          | 2.2                   |
| 23 | Chandigarh                  | 1                          | 2.0                   |
| 24 | Mizoram                     | 3                          | 1.8                   |
| 25 | Nagaland                    | 10                         | 1.4                   |
| 26 | Sikkim                      | 11                         | 1.2                   |
| 27 | Jammu and Kashmir           | 14                         | 2.5                   |
| 28 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 3                          | 0.3                   |
| 29 | Manipur                     | 1                          | 0.3                   |
| 30 | Goa                         | 2                          | 0.4                   |
|    | Grand Total                 | 10394                      | 7677                  |

*The data include in principle sanctioned projects by cooperative banks

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