Lok Sabha Question No. 1311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Deficiencies in Agricultural Infrastructure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bharat Singh Kushwah

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1311

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## DEFICIENCIES IN AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE

## 1311.     SHRI BHARAT SINGH KUSHWAH:

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

(a) whether the Government has identified the critical deficiencies in agricultural infrastructure in various States in the country , if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) the details of the total number of agricultural infrastructure projects approved during the year 2024-25;

- (c) whether any special initiative has been launched for the modernization of agricultural storage facilities and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the amount of investment mobilized form the private sector for agricultural infrastructure during the year 2024; and

(e) the details of funds allocated for the development of agricultural infrastructure, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): The  Government  has  identified  critical  deficiencies  in  agricultural  infrastructure  across various States through assessments and consultations with key stakeholders. With the objective to  address  the  existing  gaps  in  post-harvest  management  infrastructure  in  the  country,  the flagship scheme of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) was launched in 2020-21 to strengthen the infrastructure in the country through creation of farm gate storage and logistics infrastructure to enable farmers to store and preserve their farm produce properly and sell them in the market at better price with reduced post-harvest losses and lesser number of intermediaries. Improved post-harvest management infrastructure like warehouses, Cold stores, sorting and grading units, ripening chambers etc will allow farmers to sell directly to a larger base of consumers and hence, increase value realization for the farmers. This will improve the overall income of farmers. Further, AIF scheme aims to benefit all stakeholders in the agricultural ecosystem by contributing in the holistic development of the Agriculture sector. Under AIF, provision for Rs. 1 Lakh crore loan has been made through lending institutions with the a interest rate cap of  9% on loans. The scheme is operational from 2020-21 to 2032-33.

All loans under this financing facility have interest subvention of 3% per annum up to a loan limit of ₹2 crores. This interest subvention is available for a maximum period of 7 years. In case of loans beyond ₹2 crores, interest subvention is limited up to ₹2 crores. Credit guarantee coverage is also available for eligible borrowers from this financing facility under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) scheme for a loan up to ₹2 crores. The fee for this coverage is borne by the Government.

The Union Cabinet has approved an expansion of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF). Key  measures  include  allowing  viable  community  farming  assets  for  all  eligible  beneficiaries, including secondary processing projects integrated with primary processing in eligible activities, and  converging  AIF  with  PM-KUSUM  Component-A.  Additionally,  NABSanrakshan  is  also included in scheme to extend credit guarantee support to FPOs.

The targeted amount of Rs. 1 Lakh crore loan has been allocated to all the States and the UTs on the basis of the ratio of total value of output of Agriculture and Allied sectors of States/UTs.

(b): The details of total number of agricultural infrastructure projects approved during the year 2024-25 as on 26.01.2025 is as under :-

| S.N   | Project Type                                             | Sanctioned No.   | Sanctioned Amount   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | Primary processing Center                                | 5,871            | 5,027               |
| 2     | Warehouse                                                | 2,195            | 2,373               |
| 3     | Cold Stores and Cold Chain                               | 558              | 2,165               |
| 4     | Custom Hiring Centre                                     | 10,090           | 1,474               |
| 5     | Sorting & Grading Unit                                   | 721              | 559                 |
| 6     | Silos                                                    | 22               | 354                 |
| 7     | Organic inputs production                                | 127              | 286                 |
| 8     | Composite Project                                        | 99               | 220                 |
| 9     | Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture       | 453              | 83                  |
| 10    | Logistics Facility                                       | 182              | 73                  |
| 11    | Bio stimulant production units                           | 23               | 175                 |
| 12    | Packaging units                                          | 88               | 15                  |
| 13    | Ripening Chambers                                        | 24               | 14                  |
| 14    | Supply chain infrastructure for clusters of crops        | 48               | 29                  |
| 15    | Waxing Plants                                            | 1                | 1                   |
| 16    | Supply chain infrastructure for export clusters of crops | 2                | 3                   |
| 17    | Others                                                   | 11,739           | 4,014               |
|       | Grand Total                                              | 32,243           | 16,862              |

(c) to (e): The major initiatives undertaken by the Government in order to address the existing infrastructure gaps and mobilize investment in agriculture infrastructure including modernisation og  agricultural  storage  facilities  are  'Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund',  Agricultural  marketing Infrastructure  (AMI),  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  scheme,  Mission  for  Integrated Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Sub-Mission  on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) etc.

As on 26.1.2025, Rs. 56334 Crore have been sanctioned for 92393 projects under AIF. These sanctioned projects have mobilized an investment of Rs.91856 crores in agriculture sector. During the year 2024, the amount of investment mobilized is Rs.28782 crores under AIF.

Major projects sanctioned under AIF include 24,477 custom hiring centres, 19,030 primary processing units, 14,727 warehouses, 3,430 sorting & grading units, 2,190 cold store projects, around 28,539 other kinds of post-harvest management projects and viable farming assets. State wise details for the number of warehouses and cold storages constructed so far under the AIF scheme are given in Annexure-A and also the details of funds allocated for the development of agricultural infrastructure, State-wise is given in Annexure-B.

The number of warehouses and cold storages constructed so far under the AIF scheme, the State-wise.

## 1.  State-wise loan sanctioned of Cold Stores and Cold Chain under AIF

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S.N   | State/UT          |   Sanctioned No. |   Sanctioned Amount |
|-------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | UTTAR PRADESH     |              648 |              1988   |
| 2     | GUJARAT           |              234 |              1121   |
| 3     | MAHARASHTRA       |              235 |               706   |
| 4     | PUNJAB            |              206 |               443   |
| 5     | MADHYA PRADESH    |              124 |               415   |
| 6     | WEST BENGAL       |               99 |               406   |
| 7     | KARNATAKA         |               91 |               345   |
| 8     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |               14 |               244   |
| 9     | ANDHRA PRADESH    |               50 |               216   |
| 10    | CHHATTISGARH      |               62 |               168   |
| 11    | HARYANA           |               56 |               156   |
| 12    | TELANGANA         |               32 |               150   |
| 13    | BIHAR             |               36 |               148   |
| 14    | RAJASTHAN         |               59 |               140   |
| 15    | UTTARAKHAND       |               22 |                83   |
| 16    | TAMIL NADU        |               67 |                82   |
| 17    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |               36 |                80   |
| 18    | KERALA            |               46 |                48   |
| 19    | JHARKHAND         |               25 |                38   |
| 20    | ODISHA            |               31 |                29   |
| 21    | ASSAM             |                8 |                26   |
| 22    | CHANDIGARH        |                1 |                 6   |
| 23    | DELHI             |                3 |                 3   |
| 24    | GOA               |                3 |                 2   |
| 25    | MANIPUR           |                2 |                 0.4 |
|       | Grand Total       |             2190 |              7045   |

## 2. State-wise loan sanctioned for Warehouses under AIF

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S.N   | State/UT          |   Sanctioned No. |   Sanctioned Amount |
|-------|-------------------|------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | MADHYA PRADESH    |             4341 |                3999 |
| 2     | MAHARASHTRA       |             1656 |                1550 |
| 3     | KARNATAKA         |             1394 |                1343 |
| 4     | TELANGANA         |              694 |                 769 |
| 5     | UTTAR PRADESH     |             1143 |                 658 |
| 6     | RAJASTHAN         |              656 |                 643 |
| 7     | ANDHRA PRADESH    |              636 |                 543 |
| 8     | GUJARAT           |              570 |                 516 |
| 9     | HARYANA           |              236 |                 489 |
| 10    | BIHAR             |              515 |                 482 |
| 11    | TAMIL NADU        |             1399 |                 419 |
| 12    | CHHATTISGARH      |              364 |                 353 |
| 13    | ODISHA            |              245 |                 244 |
| 14    | WEST BENGAL       |              378 |                 228 |
| 15    | PUNJAB            |              115 |                 135 |
| 16    | UTTARAKHAND       |              109 |                 123 |
| 17    | KERALA            |              101 |                 118 |
| 18    | ASSAM             |               78 |                 102 |
| 19    | JHARKHAND         |               46 |                  53 |
| 20    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |               14 |                  16 |
| 21    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |               28 |                  15 |
| 22    | MEGHALAYA         |                1 |                   6 |
| 23    | TRIPURA           |                2 |                   4 |
| 24    | DELHI             |                2 |                   4 |
| 25    | CHANDIGARH        |                1 |                   2 |
| 26    | PUDUCHERRY        |                2 |                   2 |
| 27    | GOA               |                1 |                   1 |
|       | Grand Total       |            14727 |               12814 |

## The state wise details of tentative allocation of fund under AIF is as below :(Amount in Rs Crore)

| S.N   | State/UT                                     |   Allocation |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1     | Madhya Pradesh                               |         7440 |
| 2     | Maharashtra                                  |         8460 |
| 3     | Uttar Pradesh                                |        12831 |
| 4     | Punjab                                       |         4713 |
| 5     | Gujarat                                      |         7282 |
| 6     | Karnataka                                    |         4525 |
| 7     | Rajasthan                                    |         9015 |
| 8     | Telangana                                    |         3075 |
| 9     | Haryana                                      |         3900 |
| 10    | Andhra Pradesh                               |         6540 |
| 11    | Tamil Nadu                                   |         5990 |
| 12    | West Bengal                                  |         7260 |
| 13    | Chhattisgarh                                 |         1990 |
| 14    | Odisha                                       |         2500 |
| 15    | Bihar                                        |         3980 |
| 16    | Kerala                                       |         2520 |
| 17    | Assam                                        |         2050 |
| 18    | Uttarakhand                                  |          785 |
| 19    | Jharkhand                                    |         1445 |
| 20    | Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh                     |          900 |
| 21    | Himachal Pradesh                             |          925 |
| 22    | Goa                                          |          110 |
| 23    | Delhi                                        |          102 |
| 24    | Tripura                                      |          360 |
| 25    | Chandigarh                                   |            9 |
| 26    | Meghalaya                                    |          190 |
| 27    | Arunachal Pradesh                            |          290 |
| 28    | Nagaland                                     |          230 |
| 29    | Puducherry                                   |           48 |
| 30    | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |           10 |
| 31    | Manipur                                      |          200 |
| 32    | Mizoram                                      |          196 |
| 33    | Sikkim                                       |           56 |
| 34    | Andoman & Nicobar                            |           40 |
| 35    | Daman & Diu                                  |           22 |
| 36    | Lakshadweep                                  |           11 |
|       | Grand Total                                  |       100000 |

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