Lok Sabha Question No. 2723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
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. 2723

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 th  August, 2025

## Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

## 2723.     SHRI BHARAT SINGH KUSHWAH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  projects  sanctioned  such  as  FPOs,  PACs,  Start-ups  etc.  under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme since its inception till date;
- (b) the details of projects sanctioned under the said scheme in Madhya Pradesh along with  the  details  of  financial  and  physical  progress  and  beneficiaries  thereof  since  the inception of the scheme till date, year-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  financial,  physical  progress  and  beneficiaries  of  FPOs  scheme operational in Gwalior-Chambal division of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of various projects sanctioned with Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) assistance including for FPOs, PACSs, Start-ups etc. as on 30 th  June, 2025 are given at ANNEXURE-I.
- (b): The year-wise details of projects sanctioned and disbursed under the AIF scheme along  with  the  details  of  financial  and  physical  progress  and  beneficiaries  in  Madhya Pradesh are given at ANNEXURE-II.
- (c): Details of financial, physical progress and beneficiaries of FPOs scheme operational in Gwalior-Chambal division of Madhya Pradesh as on 30 th June, 2025 are given below :-

| Project type   | No. of Projects   | Sanctioned amount   | Disbursed Amount   |
|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| Bhind          | 2                 | 1.47                | 1.47               |
| Datia          | 1                 | 0.08                | 0.08               |
| Morena         | 1                 | 0.06                | 0.06               |
| Gwalior        | -                 | -                   | -                  |
| Sheopur        | -                 | -                   | -                  |
| Grand Total    | 4                 | 1.62                | 1.62               |

## Details of various projects sanctioned with AIF assistance

| Project Type                                 | No. of Projects   | Sanctioned amount (Rs. Crore)   |
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
| Agri-Entrepreneur                            | 47962             | 48330                           |
| Farmer                                       | 51639             | 12547                           |
| Primary Agricultural Credit Society          | 9653              | 2080                            |
| Startup                                      | 2303              | 2182                            |
| Farmer Producers Organization (FPOs)         | 1462              | 907                             |
| Multipurpose Cooperative Society             | 152               | 78                              |
| State Agencies                               | 14                | 58                              |
| Self Help Group                              | 184               | 57                              |
| Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) | 22                | 40                              |
| Marketing Cooperative Society                | 26                | 28                              |
| Public-Private Partnership Project           | 2                 | 3                               |
| Grand Total                                  | 1,13,419          | 66,310                          |

## (a)  Details of projects sanctioned and disbursed under the AIF scheme in Madhya Pradesh

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year                         | No. of Beneficiaries   |   Sanctioned Amount |   Disbursed Amount |
|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 2020-22                      | 3117                   |                2422 |               1436 |
| 2022-23                      | 2,686                  |                2299 |               1915 |
| 2023-24                      | 2747                   |                1736 |               1661 |
| 2024-25                      | 4585                   |                2224 |               1716 |
| 2025-26(till 30 th june2025) | 1093                   |                 356 |                476 |
| Total                        | 14228                  |                9037 |               7204 |

## (b)  Beneficiary type wise sanctioned Projects in Madhya Pradesh

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year                                | 2020-22          | 2020-22            | 2022-23          | 2022-23            | 2023-24          | 2023-24            | 2024-25          | 2024-25            | 2025-26(till 30 th June 2025)   | 2025-26(till 30 th June 2025)   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Beneficiary Type                    | No. of Projec ts | Sanctio ned Amount | No. of Projec ts | Sanctio ned Amount | No. of Projec ts | Sanctio ned Amount | No. of Projec ts | Sanctio ned Amount | No. of Projec ts                | Sanctio ned Amount              |
| Agri- Entrepreneur                  | 2235             | 1875.32            | 1999             | 1800.68            | 1538             | 1444.14            | 2195             | 1644.75            | 508                             | 204.46                          |
| Farmer                              | 496              | 393.36             | 645              | 463.88             | 1234             | 305.50             | 2281             | 518.84             | 576                             | 133.84                          |
| Startup                             | 27               | 23.64              | 28               | 24.06              | 60               | 42.55              | 80               | 45.93              | 5                               | 15.07                           |
| Primary Agricultural Credit Society | 351              | 124.70             | -                | -                  | 105#             | 62.00#             | 2                | 0.20               | -                               | -                               |
| Farmer Produce Organizations        | 5                | 3.67               | 12               | 8.90               | 19               | 5.59               | 17               | 12.75              | 4                               | 2.46                            |
| Self Help Group                     | 3                | 1.06               | -                | -                  | -                | -                  | 8                | 1.28               | -                               | -                               |
| Multipurpose Cooperative Society    | -                | -                  | 1                | 1.20               | -                | -                  | 1                | 0.10               | -                               | -                               |
| Marketing Cooperative Society       | -                | -                  | 1                | 0.44               | -                | -                  | 1                | 0.40               | -                               | -                               |

*Information is based on the applications received on AIF portal

# in-Principle sanction to the tune of Rs 124.70 crore to PACS by NABARD

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