Lok Sabha Question No. 1636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: National Agricultural Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tanuj Punia

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1636

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

1636.     SHRI TANUJ PUNIA:

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

- (a) the details of beneficiaries of National Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (NAIF) in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the NAIF has achieved targeted aims and objectives;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the NAIF also helps in community farming assets and infrastructure; and
- (e) if so, the details of farmer societies and the amount that has been sanctioned to them so far in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  is  Central  Sector  Scheme  to mobilize  medium  and  long-term  debt  financing  for  the  development  of  post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets. Under the scheme, Government of India provides credit support through 3% per annum interest subvention. Credit  guarantee  coverage  for  loans  up  to  ₹  2  crore  is  also  supported  under  Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) and NABSanrakshan. Since inception of the scheme in July 2020 till 26.01.2026, ₹ 80,224.15 crore loan amount has been sanctioned for 1,50,431 projects,  mobilizing investment of ₹ 1,27,508 crore. Major projects  sanctioned include 43,324  custom  hiring centres, 25,538 primary processing  units,  17,683  warehouses,  4,154  sorting  &  grading  units,  2,805  cold  store projects, around 56,927 other kinds of post-harvest management projects and community farming  assets.  As  per  the  third  party  evaluation  conducted  by  Indian  Institute  of Management  (IIM),  Ahmedabad,  AIF  scheme  has  emerged  as  a  strong  platform  for accelerating agri-infrastructure development across states. Beneficiaries reported better price realisation driven by mechanisation.

The  State/UT  wise  details  of  the  all  beneficiaries  under  AIF  including  farmer societies and amount sanctioned to these societies is placed at Annexure.

## Annexure

State/UT-wise details of the all beneficiaries under AIF including farmer societies

## and amount sanctioned to these societies (Since July 2020 till 26.01.2026)

| S. No.   | State                              | Total No. of Beneficiaries*   | Total no. of Benefitted Farmer Societies**   | Loan Amount Sanctioned to Farmers Societies ( ₹ in crore)   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5,812                         | 2381                                         | 670.00                                                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 5                             | -                                            | -                                                           |
| 3        | Assam                              | 685                           | 19                                           | 31.00                                                       |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 2,222                         | 20                                           | 6.00                                                        |
| 5        | Chandigarh                         | 6                             | 0                                            | 0.00                                                        |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                       | 3,621                         | 51                                           | 19.00                                                       |
| 7        | Delhi                              | 16                            | 0                                            | 0.00                                                        |
| 8        | Goa                                | 39                            | 3                                            | 2.00                                                        |
| 9        | Gujarat                            | 5,575                         | 165                                          | 86.00                                                       |
| 10       | Haryana                            | 9,639                         | 94                                           | 75.00                                                       |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1,013                         | 30                                           | 11.00                                                       |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir                    | 345                           | 4                                            | 2.00                                                        |
| 13       | Jharkhand                          | 637                           | 5                                            | 0.38                                                        |
| 14       | Karnataka                          | 4,962                         | 1036                                         | 397.00                                                      |
| 15       | Kerala                             | 4,519                         | 323                                          | 357.00                                                      |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 21,123                        | 345                                          | 155.00                                                      |
| 17       | Maharashtra                        | 15,637                        | 955                                          | 686.00                                                      |
| 18       | Manipur                            | 4                             | 1                                            | 0.22                                                        |
| 19       | Meghalaya                          | 5                             | -                                            | -                                                           |
| 20       | Nagaland                           | 6                             | 1                                            | 1.00                                                        |
| 21       | Odisha                             | 4,954                         | 54                                           | 7.00                                                        |
| 22       | Puducherry                         | 11                            | 0                                            | 0.00                                                        |
| 23       | Punjab                             | 31,897                        | 360                                          | 81.00                                                       |
| 24       | Rajasthan                          | 5,166                         | 243                                          | 94.00                                                       |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu                         | 9,213                         | 5190                                         | 462.00                                                      |
| 26       | Telangana                          | 3,970                         | 527                                          | 260.00                                                      |
| 27       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu | 1                             | -                                            | -                                                           |
| 28       | Tripura                            | 11                            | 1                                            | 2.00                                                        |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 13,835                        | 1154                                         | 255.00                                                      |
| 30       | Uttarakhand                        | 703                           | 12                                           | 5.00                                                        |
| 31       | West Bengal                        | 7,982                         | 199                                          | 85.00                                                       |
|          | TOTAL                              | 153614                        | 13173                                        | 3749.60                                                     |

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