Lok Sabha Question No. 5288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Post-Harvest Management Projects under AIF
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5288

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  March, 2026

## POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS UNDER AIF

5288.     SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  total  number  of  Post-Harvest  Management  Projects sanctioned  and  completed  under  the  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  in  the State of Andhra Pradesh, component-wise and district-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  amount  sanctioned  and  disbursed  for  Post-Harvest Management Projects under the scheme, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of the number of female beneficiaries who have been granted loans under the scheme along with the details of the projects for which loans were availed, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  :  The  district-wise  details  of  Post-Harvest  Management  projects sanctioned, completed  and amount disbursed under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in the State of Andhra Pradesh is given at Annexure-I. (c) :  The district-wise details of number of female beneficiaries who have been granted loans under the scheme along with the details of the projects is given
- at Annexure-II.

## District wise No of Projects sanctioned under AIF in Andhra Pradesh

| Districts                   | Sanctioned Projects   | Sanctioned Projects   | Disbursed        | No. of Fully Disbursed/ Completed   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Districts                   | Number                | Amount (₹ in Cr)      | Amount(₹ crores) | No. of Fully Disbursed/ Completed   |
| Alluri Sitharama Raju       | 4                     | 3.43                  | 0.38             | projects 0                          |
| Anakapalli                  | 51                    | 13.13                 | 7.21             | 28                                  |
| Ananthapuramu               | 139                   | 97.66                 | 31.29            | 8                                   |
| Annamayya                   | 9                     | 4.02                  | 0.71             | 3                                   |
| Bapatla                     | 90                    | 75.99                 | 44.3             | 22                                  |
| Chittoor                    | 40                    | 54.33                 | 43.87            | 14                                  |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | 45                    | 39.27                 | 21.07            | 8                                   |
| East Godavari               | 106                   | 223.47                | 120.36           | 24                                  |
| Eluru                       | 93                    | 128.33                | 78.3             | 36                                  |
| Guntur                      | 127                   | 204.63                | 150.2            | 39                                  |
| Kakinada                    | 44                    | 72.23                 | 47.01            | 20                                  |
| Krishna                     | 175                   | 167.5                 | 52.93            | 17                                  |
| Kurnool                     | 128                   | 96.96                 | 35.94            | 15                                  |
| Nandyal                     | 175                   | 132.77                | 42.75            | 30                                  |
| Ntr                         | 88                    | 71.49                 | 18.47            | 8                                   |
| Palnadu                     | 134                   | 182.84                | 94.82            | 16                                  |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        | 90                    | 57.73                 | 29.93            | 43                                  |
| Prakasam                    | 69                    | 71.68                 | 38.72            | 12                                  |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | 117                   | 104.71                | 56.34            | 38                                  |
| Sri Sathya Sai              | 106                   | 46.14                 | 2.6              | 4                                   |
| Srikakulam                  | 151                   | 96.26                 | 50.73            | 70                                  |
| Tirupati                    | 60                    | 67.64                 | 33.74            | 12                                  |
| Visakhapatnam               | 19                    | 15.41                 | 14.06            | 11                                  |
| Vizianagaram                | 182                   | 107.12                | 65.67            | 87                                  |
| West Godavari               | 201                   | 135.59                | 83.67            | 42                                  |
| Y.S.R.                      | 52                    | 49.82                 | 33.22            | 14                                  |
| Total                       | 2495                  | 2320.11               | 1198.27          | 621                                 |

Note:  Post-Harvest  Management  Projects  includes  Supply  chain  services  including  e-marketing platforms, Warehouse & Silos, Cold Stores and Cold Chain, Packaging Units, Assaying Units, Sorting and grading units, Logistic FacilitiesReefer Van  &  Insulated vehicles,  Ripening  Chambers,  Farm residue/waste  management  infrastructures,  Primary  Processing  activities,  Integrated  primary  and secondary processing activities.

## District  wise  No  of  Projects  sanctioned  for  Female  beneficiaries  under  AIF  in Andhra Pradesh

| Districts of Andhra Pradesh   | Warehouse / Silos /Cold store and cold chain   | Custom Hiring Centres   | Primary/ Integrated primary and secondary processing   | Sorting & Grading Units   |   Others* |   Total |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|---------|
| Ananthapuramu                 | 2                                              | 32                      | 6                                                      | 0                         |        14 |      54 |
| Anakapalli                    | -                                              | 1                       | 17                                                     | 2                         |         2 |      22 |
| Annamayya                     | 1                                              | 1                       | 3                                                      | 1                         |         1 |       7 |
| Alluri Sitharama Raju         | -                                              | 1                       | 0                                                      | 0                         |         0 |       1 |
| Bapatla                       | 5                                              | 4                       | 3                                                      | 2                         |         8 |      22 |
| Chittoor                      | -                                              | -                       | 9                                                      | -                         |         3 |      12 |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema   | 1                                              | 1                       | -                                                      | 1                         |        29 |      32 |
| East Godavari                 | 8                                              | 9                       | 7                                                      | 1                         |        73 |      98 |
| Eluru                         | 7                                              | 17                      | 7                                                      | 1                         |        13 |      45 |
| Guntur                        | 22                                             | 2                       | 6                                                      | -                         |         6 |      36 |
| Kakinada                      | 5                                              | -                       | 5                                                      | 3                         |        28 |      41 |
| Krishna                       | 3                                              | 3                       | 4                                                      | 2                         |        19 |      31 |
| Kurnool                       | 4                                              | -                       | 2                                                      | -                         |         7 |      13 |
| Nandyal                       | 17                                             | 7                       | 6                                                      | 2                         |        25 |      57 |
| Ntr                           | 3                                              | -                       | 4                                                      | -                         |        25 |      32 |
| Palnadu                       | 12                                             | 4                       | 6                                                      | 1                         |         4 |      27 |
| Parvathipuram Manyam          | -                                              | 1                       | 12                                                     | 3                         |         6 |      22 |
| Prakasam                      | 10                                             | -                       | 1                                                      | 2                         |         6 |      19 |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore   | 17                                             | 3                       | 2                                                      | 1                         |        43 |      66 |
| Sri Sathya Sai                | -                                              | 1                       | -                                                      | -                         |         5 |       6 |
| Srikakulam                    | 2                                              | 2                       | -                                                      | 9                         |        35 |      48 |
| Tirupati                      | 1                                              | 2                       | 2                                                      | 1                         |         8 |      14 |
| Visakhapatnam                 | -                                              | -                       | 8                                                      | 2                         |         1 |      11 |
| Vizianagaram                  | 3                                              | 5                       | 44                                                     | 7                         |        38 |      97 |
| West Godavari                 | 9                                              | 1                       | 8                                                      | 4                         |        49 |      71 |
| Y.S.R.                        | 10                                             | 4                       | 3                                                      | 1                         |        10 |      28 |
| Total                         | 142                                            | 101                     | 165                                                    | 46                        |       458 |     912 |

*others include projects like Farm/harvest Automation, Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture, Ripening chambers, Poly house/Greenhouse, Logistic Facilities, Organic input production, Post- Harvest Management activities etc.

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