Lok Sabha Question No. 3494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Agricultural Infrastructure Projects under AMIF
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3494

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS UNDER AMIF

3494.  SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE: PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SMT. SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

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

- (a) the  number  of  agricultural  marketing  infrastructure  projects  financed  through  the Agricultural Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  key  types  of  infrastructure  created  (e.g.,  warehouses,  cold  storage, grading units);
- (c) the details of progress made in enhancing the value chain for agricultural produce through the AMIF;
- (d) whether the projects financed under the AMIF have benefited farmers in terms of price realization and reduced wastage and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of major challenges faced in the implementation of the AMIF;
- (f) whether any corrective  measures  have been undertaken to address these challenges, if so, the details thereof;
- (g) whether the AMIF includes provisions to support marginal and small farmers, if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken  to  improve  access  for  such  farmers  to  market infrastructure and the results achieved so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (h): The  Agricultural  Market  Infrastructure  Fund  (AMIF)  is  not  an  operational scheme as on today. However, to address the critical infrastructure gaps and to stimulate investment  in  agricultural  development,  the  Government  has  launched  Agricultural

Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) schemes. These schemes  are  strategically  designed  to  enhance  the  efficiency  and  effectiveness  of agricultural infrastructure.

Under AMI, assistance is provided for the construction of godowns/ warehouses in the rural areas in the states to enhance the storage capacity for agriculture produce. The scheme is demand-driven.  The  State-wise  details  of  agriculture  marketing  infrastructure projects are at Annexure.

Under  AIF,  interest  subvention  is  provided  to  mobilize  medium  to  long-term  debt financing  facilities  for  investment  in  viable  post-harvest  management  infrastructure  & farming assets. As on date, Rs.51,783 Crores have been sanctioned by lending institutions for 85,314 projects under this scheme.

## ANNEXURE

Progress of Storage Infrastructure assisted under AMI as on 31.10.2024 (since inception i.e. 01.04.2001)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | State             | Progress of Storage Infrastructure   | Progress of Storage Infrastructure   | Progress of Other than Storage Infrastructure   | Progress of Other than Storage Infrastructure   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | No. of Projects Sanctioned           | Subsidy Released                     | No. of Projects Sanctioned                      | Subsidy Released                                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1545                                 | 31908.10                             | 552                                             | 8553.61                                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                                    | 6.30                                 | 1                                               | 0.00                                            |
| 3        | Assam             | 368                                  | 7183.19                              | 13                                              | 588.52                                          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1261                                 | 5411.41                              | 0                                               | 0.00                                            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 1397                                 | 8914.09                              | 360                                             | 6972.88                                         |
| 6        | Delhi             | -                                    | -                                    | 1                                               | 30.41                                           |
| 7        | Goa               | 1                                    | 0.94                                 | 1                                               | 50.00                                           |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 12376                                | 35597.37                             | 9184                                            | 34871.76                                        |
| 9        | Haryana           | 2336                                 | 44603.70                             | 171                                             | 1767.98                                         |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 88                                   | 180.77                               | 63                                              | 1643.04                                         |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 17                                   | 801.45                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 243                                  | 1076.33                              | 430                                             | 277.94                                          |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 5062                                 | 21816.50                             | 955                                             | 10012.56                                        |
| 14       | Kerala            | 198                                  | 640.57                               | 450                                             | 6373.11                                         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 8327                                 | 173210.85                            | 1388                                            | 34995.38                                        |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 4071                                 | 35319.07                             | 1724                                            | 46087.82                                        |
| 17       | Manipur           | -                                    | -                                    | 17                                              | 0.00                                            |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 17                                   | 253.41                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 4                                    | 6.45                                 | 2                                               | 4.94                                            |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 36                                   | 354.38                               | 72                                              | 1422.33                                         |
| 21       | Odisha            | 719                                  | 4393.69                              | 23                                              | 915.82                                          |
| 22       | Punjab            | 1824                                 | 25231.94                             | 2098                                            | 27040.08                                        |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 1884                                 | 15001.13                             | 498                                             | 8881.10                                         |
| 24       | Sikkim            | -                                    | -                                    | 1                                               | 15.52                                           |
| 25       | Tamilnadu         | 1233                                 | 5423.74                              | 2050                                            | 5505.78                                         |
| 26       | Telangana         | 1354                                 | 32039.36                             | 924                                             | 14558.20                                        |
| 27       | Tripura           | 5                                    | 296.61                               | -                                               | -                                               |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 1295                                 | 20383.89                             | 19                                              | 1005.22                                         |
| 29       | Uttarakhand       | 323                                  | 3971.02                              | 7                                               | 1002.26                                         |
| 30       | West Bengal       | 2626                                 | 5521.11                              | -                                               | -                                               |
|          | Total             | 48611                                | 479547.37                            | 21004                                           | 212576.26                                       |

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