Lok Sabha Question No. 3889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: AIF in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Hema Malini

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3889

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 th  August, 2025

## AIF in Uttar Pradesh

3889.     SMT.  HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) has been launched by the Government to address the existing deficiencies in post-harvest management infrastructure;
- (b) if so, the details of farmers benefited from AIF from Uttar Pradesh, particularly Mathura district; and
- (c)  whether  it  is  necessary  to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of  agricultural produce as well as to reduce post-harvest losses through creation of modern post-harvest management infrastructure  and ensure  better  price  realization  for  farmers  in  order  to increase the income of farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛमंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (c):    Yes,  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  has  been  launched  by  the Government to address the existing deficiencies in post-harvest management infrastructure and viable farming assets. These include infrastructure such as warehouses,  cold  chains,  silos,  sorting  and  grading  units,  pack  houses,  ripening chambers, and logistics facilities. Post-harvest management infrastructure helps farmers store and preserve their produce efficiently, thereby reducing losses and improving value realization and better linkage with organized markets contributing to increase in income of farmers.

As on 30 th  June, 2025, in Uttar Pradesh, loan worth Rs.7,097 Crores have been sanctioned by various lending institutions for 10,217 projects under AIF including 4,136 projects (Rs. 844.96 Crores). The District wise projects sanctioned, including in Mathura district till 30th June, 2025 is given below.

## (Amount in Rs.Crore)

| District          |   No. of Projects |   Sanctioned Amount |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| Maharajganj       |               202 |               48.19 |
| Bareilly          |               220 |               40.55 |
| Unnao             |               184 |               30.94 |
| Bulandshahr       |                35 |               30.16 |
| Shahjahanpur      |               136 |               28.1  |
| Rampur            |               132 |               26.03 |
| Hardoi            |               143 |               25.05 |
| Pilibhit          |               114 |               24.03 |
| Siddharth Nagar   |               220 |               21.7  |
| Sultanpur         |                71 |               20.58 |
| Fatehpur          |                99 |               19.08 |
| Kannauj           |                14 |               18.64 |
| Barabanki         |                73 |               18.01 |
| Rae Bareli        |               109 |               17.57 |
| Mathura           |                96 |               17.21 |
| Gorakhpur         |                98 |               17.17 |
| Amethi            |                84 |               17.01 |
| Agra              |                26 |               16.23 |
| Sant Kabeer Nagar |                80 |               15.47 |
| Sambhal           |                12 |               15.38 |
| Ghazipur          |                56 |               14.55 |
| Saharanpur        |                84 |               13.85 |
| Hathras           |                85 |               13.72 |
| Deoria            |                75 |               13.52 |
| Aligarh           |                40 |               13.28 |
| Pratapgarh        |                50 |               12.68 |
| Azamgarh          |               107 |               12.35 |
| Sitapur           |                28 |               11.51 |
| Jhansi            |                64 |               11.33 |
| Bijnor            |                21 |               11.23 |
| Chandauli         |                63 |               11.02 |
| Mau               |                61 |               10.97 |
| Kanpur Nagar      |                62 |               10.73 |
| Ayodhya           |                34 |               10.63 |
| Basti             |               111 |               10.19 |
| Ballia            |                69 |               10.08 |
| Etawah            |                32 |                9.72 |
| Ambedkar Nagar    |                47 |                9.51 |

| District            | No. of Projects   |   Sanctioned Amount |
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| Jaunpur             | 59                |                9.41 |
| Jalaun              | 33                |                9.41 |
| Lucknow             | 31                |                9.34 |
| Kanpur Dehat        | 63                |                8.66 |
| Meerut              | 29                |                8.15 |
| Kheri               | 60                |                7.72 |
| Prayagraj           | 37                |                7.53 |
| Moradabad           | 37                |                7.31 |
| Muzaffarnagar       | 21                |                7.07 |
| Kaushambi           | 57                |                6.03 |
| Kushi Nagar         | 36                |                5.93 |
| Bahraich            | 27                |                5.86 |
| Auraiya             | 50                |                5.74 |
| Mainpuri            | 24                |                5.55 |
| Lalitpur            | 17                |                5.21 |
| Firozabad           | 30                |                5.06 |
| Shamli              | 27                |                5.03 |
| Etah                | 26                |                4.71 |
| Shravasti           | 14                |                4.17 |
| Kasganj             | 18                |                3.67 |
| Baghpat             | 15                |                3.36 |
| Amroha              | 14                |                3.29 |
| Hapur               | 13                |                3.26 |
| Mirzapur            | 15                |                3.12 |
| Farrukhabad         | 7                 |                2.57 |
| Varanasi            | 12                |                2.26 |
| Balrampur           | 9                 |                2.01 |
| Budaun              | 19                |                2.01 |
| Chitrakoot          | 10                |                1.94 |
| Bhadohi             | 25                |                1.93 |
| Sonbhadra           | 10                |                1.89 |
| Hamirpur            | 14                |                1.66 |
| Banda               | 16                |                1.57 |
| Gonda               | 10                |                1.57 |
| Ghaziabad           | 6                 |                1.3  |
| Gautam Buddha Nagar | 4                 |                0.96 |
| Mahoba              | 4                 |                0.73 |
| Grand Total         | 4,136             |              844.96 |

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