Lok Sabha Question No. 4833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4833

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 23 MARCH, 2026/ 02 CHAITRA, 1947 (SAKA)

## Rural Infrastructure Development Fund

† 4833. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the consolidated record of the amount spent by the Government each year under the various development funds of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) like the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and other special funds during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) the comprehensive details of the funds sanctioned and actually spent from the NABARD Development Fund during the last five years, year-wise and State-wise; and
- (c) the comprehensive details of sectors such as irrigation, rural roads, drinking water, health, education, agricultural infrastructure and livelihoods where the said funds have been utilized?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) and (b): As reported by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Sate-wise details of sanctioned and disbursed amount under various funds of NABARD viz. Rural  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (RIDF),  Long-term  Irrigation  Fund  (LTIF),  Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF), Food Processing Fund (FPF), Warehouse Infrastructure Fund (WIF), NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA) during the last five years are given at Annexure.
- (c):  The above funds have been utilized for development of various sectors in the rural areas of the country viz. irrigation, rural roads, drinking water, health, education, etc. The detailed information on sector-wise benefits of these funds is as under:
- A total of 7,94,537 projects have been sanctioned under RIDF till date, which include activities such as minor/major irrigation, rural roads, schools, hospitals, etc.
- The  funding assistance extended  under  LTIF  has facilitated creation  of  irrigation potential of 26.84 lakh hectares
- The funding assistance extended under MIF has expanded micro irrigation coverage by an area of 23.21 lakh hectares
- Under  WIF,  activities  funded  include  various  storage  infrastructure  for  agricultural commodities, including warehouses, silos, agri-logistic parks, cold chain activities like pre-cooling units, cold storage, Controlled Atmosphere (CA) stores, reefer vans, bulk coolers, Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) units, chilling infrastructure, etc.
- Financing assistance through NIDA has led to coverage of 78.4 lakh ha of Culturable Command Area through irrigation and 1.4 lakh ha through minor irrigation, increase in road length of 37,080 km, creation of storage capacity of 3.4 lakh MT and establishment of 1500 schools & 84 District Hospitals.

## Annexure referred to in part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4833 on 'Rural Infrastructure Development Fund ' answered on 23.03.2026

## (A) State/UT-wise sanction and disbursement under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)

( In ₹ crore )

| STATE/UT          | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22   | 2021-22       | 2022-23   | 2022-23       | 2023-24   | 2023-24       | 2024-25   | 2024-25       |
|-------------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
| STATE/UT          | Sanction  | Disburse ment | Sanction  | Disburse ment | Sanction  | Disburs ement | Sanction  | Disburse ment | Sanction  | Disburse ment |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1793.60   | 1360.57       | 2765.89   | 1650.52       | 2578.44   | 2000.00       | 2608.30   | 2000.00       | 1854.54   | 700.00        |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 347.75    | 251.71        | 453.84    | 295.14        | 404.24    | 348.70        | 483.69    | 500.00        | 482.27    | 500.00        |
| Assam             | 1148.81   | 1236.18       | 2099.50   | 1375.15       | 2988.54   | 2122.07       | 3228.53   | 2505.57       | 3043.03   | 3048.11       |
| Bihar             | 2394.40   | 2116.01       | 3090.07   | 2400.00       | 2399.83   | 1329.07       | 2496.45   | 1933.76       | 1910.28   | 1944.47       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1346.54   | 921.98        | 1578.22   | 1104.27       | 1784.06   | 1210.50       | 1777.71   | 1505.14       | 1352.05   | 942.03        |
| Goa               | 344.30    | 250.00        | 505.51    | 451.11        | 499.95    | 336.15        | 553.75    | 449.27        | 597.20    | 582.78        |
| Gujarat           | 2989.77   | 2427.32       | 3245.50   | 2186.18       | 3597.16   | 2949.06       | 4041.75   | 3638.04       | 3142.74   | 3288.01       |
| Haryana           | 1129.60   | 1029.81       | 1886.76   | 1410.01       | 1888.69   | 1202.68       | 1875.03   | 1431.17       | 1389.49   | 1904.23       |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 842.06    | 663.53        | 1132.93   | 699.98        | 912.17    | 839.34        | 918.81    | 796.49        | 1011.77   | 849.99        |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 786.95    | 319.07        | 1542.07   | 533.18        | 1395.30   | 680.00        | 1453.19   | 841.15        | 937.26    | 822.40        |
| Jharkhand         | 2026.08   | 1558.31       | 2305.25   | 1594.00       | 2146.21   | 1515.20       | 2260.69   | 1870.45       | 1988.38   | 2015.01       |
| Karnataka         | 1070.31   | 1117.48       | 2084.21   | 1354.51       | 1979.34   | 1367.76       | 2012.51   | 1727.50       | 2242.11   | 2408.11       |
| Kerala            | 519.43    | 569.14        | 662.88    | 507.17        | 692.95    | 566.62        | 714.58    | 551.24        | 762.16    | 657.47        |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 2758.50   | 2260.24       | 3035.80   | 2785.44       | 3614.71   | 2929.18       | 3820.54   | 3419.00       | 3568.06   | 3617.88       |
| Maharashtra       | 1306.85   | 1245.32       | 1502.96   | 1364.70       | 1721.14   | 1708.26       | 1452.51   | 1489.59       | 2477.17   | 1819.29       |
| Manipur           | 139.29    | 15.67         | 202.75    | 159.22        | 208.00    | 194.00        | 139.84    | 142.08        | 61.26     | 63.85         |
| Meghalaya         | 209.55    | 173.29        | 250.16    | 170.00        | 256.20    | 198.00        | 206.02    | 200.00        | 169.94    | 235.18        |
| Mizoram           | 266.35    | 151.86        | 310.94    | 126.59        | 257.26    | 198.53        | 255.84    | 225.34        | 178.91    | 254.65        |
| Nagaland          | 27.53     | 23.47         | 5.55      | 17.55         | 22.51     | 18.83         | 47.21     | 35.78         | 30.38     | 44.63         |
| Odisha            | 3234.25   | 2732.75       | 4013.40   | 3031.17       | 3549.86   | 3361.16       | 3626.66   | 3549.05       | 3386.66   | 3836.32       |
| Puducherry        | 55.36     | 7.36          | 0.00      | 24.11         | 116.47    | 50.25         | 71.14     | 93.05         | 177.37    | 100.27        |
| Punjab            | 563.66    | 600.00        | 820.24    | 764.93        | 907.13    | 786.96        | 922.62    | 635.96        | 742.14    | 800.00        |
| Rajasthan         | 1686.94   | 1813.72       | 2543.47   | 2205.85       | 2405.49   | 2305.53       | 2478.99   | 2114.38       | 2712.07   | 2340.00       |
| Sikkim            | 51.06     | 70.77         | 145.00    | 68.00         | 173.63    | 71.00         | 117.74    | 68.53         | 52.65     | 60.00         |
| Tamilnadu         | 2412.26   | 1963.50       | 2882.50   | 2380.39       | 3115.71   | 2227.10       | 3257.32   | 3013.25       | 3328.91   | 3829.73       |
| Telangana         | 1140.02   | 703.18        | 1513.19   | 1320.91       | 1339.71   | 1304.94       | 1449.24   | 1000.00       | 0.00      | 668.81        |
| Tripura           | 304.46    | 311.23        | 410.39    | 397.16        | 496.98    | 500.00        | 1050.67   | 550.00        | 750.01    | 650.00        |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 1682.76   | 1708.55       | 1901.36   | 1511.82       | 2628.19   | 2355.06       | 3535.78   | 3250.00       | 2557.04   | 2302.73       |
| Uttarakhand       | 429.81    | 526.30        | 525.28    | 587.38        | 777.72    | 616.35        | 907.72    | 754.89        | 826.11    | 787.29        |
| West Bengal       | 1567.36   | 1065.17       | 2084.09   | 1406.76       | 2116.56   | 2024.44       | 2200.10   | 2273.26       | 1904.42   | 1640.69       |
| Total             | 34575.61  | 29193.5       | 45499.72  | 33883.2       | 46974.13  | 37316.8       | 49964.91  | 42563.9       | 43636.35  | 42713.9       |

## (B) State/UT-wise sanction and disbursement under Long Term Irrigation Fund (LTIF)

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In ₹ crore )

|                | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22   | 2021-22       | 2022-23   | 2022-23       | 2023-24   | 2023-24       | 2024-25   | 2024-25       |
|----------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
| State          | Sancti on | Disburse ment | Sancti on | Disburse ment | Sanction  | Disbur sement | Sancti on | Disburse ment | Sancti on | Disburse ment |
| Assam          | 116.01    | 108.10        | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | 7.91          | -         | -             |
| Goa            | -         | -             | 48.89     | 48.89         | 161.06    | 161.05        | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| Jharkhand      | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             | 502.34    | 250.00        | -         | 252.34        |
| Madhya Pradesh | -         | 85.15         | -         | 233.50        | -         | 340.61        | -         | 46.50         | -         | 100.62        |
| Maharashtra    | -         | 1115.93       | -         | 1031.30       | -         | 2000.00       | -         | 1730.11       | -         | 658.59        |
| Manipur        | -         | 158.32        | -         |               | -         |               | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| Odisha         | 2.16      | 608.33        | -         | 192.58        | -         | 537.43        | -         | 557.49        | -         | 429.54        |
| Rajasthan      | 109.39    | 87.62         | -         | 60.78         | -         | 30.00         | -         | 13.13         | -         | -             |
| Uttar Pradesh  |           | 1441.45       | -         | 878.12        | -         |               | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| Total          | 227.56    | 3604.90       | 48.89     | 2445.17       | 161.06    | 3069.10       | 502.34    | 2605.14       | -         | 1441.09       |

## (C) State/UT-wise sanction and disbursement under Micro-Irrigation Fund (LTIF)

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In ₹ crore )

|                | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22   | 2021-22       | 2022-23   | 2022-23       | 2023-24   | 2023-24       | 2024-25   | 2024-25       |
|----------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
| State          | Sanction  | Disburse ment | Sanction  | Disburs ement | Sanction  | Disburs ement | Sanction  | Disbur sement | Sancti on | Disburs ement |
| Andhra Pradesh | -         | 616.13        | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         |               | -         | -             |
| Gujarat        | -         | 252.30        | -         | 44.49         | -         | 77.25         | -         | 193.44        | -         | 73.81         |
| Haryana        | 687.56    | 21.57         | -         | 24.76         | -         | 24.62         | -         | 281.91        | -         | 13.03         |
| Karnataka      | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             | 290.33    | 110.23        | -         | 49.6334       |
| Punjab         | 149.65    | -             | -         | 5.06          |           | 13.04         | -         | 14.04         | -         |               |
| Rajasthan      | -         | -             | -         | -             | 740.79    | 78.87         | -         | 271.59        | -         | 115.2112      |
| Sikkim         | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| Tamilnadu      | -         | 937.47        | -         | 181.94        |           | 238.52        | -         | -             | -         | -             |
| Uttarakhand    | 4.81      | -             | -         | -             | -         | -             | -         | 0.58          | -         | -             |
| Total          | 842.02    | 1827.47       | 0.00      | 256.25        | 740.79    | 432.30        | 290.33    | 871.78        | 0.00      | 251.68        |

## (D) State/UT-wise sanction and disbursement under Food Processing Fund (FPF)

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In ₹ crore

|                  |          |              |          |              | 2022-23   | 2022-23      |          |              |          |              |
|------------------|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
| States           | Sanction | Disbursement | Sanction | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction | Disbursement | Sanction | Disbursement |
| Andhra Pradesh   | -        | -            | -        | -            | -         | -            | 9.97     | -            | -        | -            |
| Assam            | -        | 6.90         | 3.54     | 7.11         | -         | -            |          | -            | -        | -            |
| Chhattisgarh     | -        | 1.43         |          |              |           | 2.02         |          | -            | -        | -            |
| Gujarat          | 15.00    | 10.87        | 35.55    | 15.28        | 10.98     | 12.24        | 55.00    | 25.60        |          | 12.51        |
| Haryana          | -        | 7.46         |          | 32.40        |           | 18.34        |          | 7.71         |          |              |
| Himachal Pradesh | 7.28     | -            | 11.70    | 5.00         |           | 0.02         | -        | -            | -        | -            |
| Karnataka        | 11.86    | -            | -        | -            | -         | -            | -        | -            | -        | -            |
| Kerala           | 10.00    | -            | -        | -            | -         | -            | -        | -            | -        | -            |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 4.25     | 5.60         | 10.00    | 6.32         | -         | -            | -        |              | -        | -            |
| Maharashtra      | -        | 1.37         | -        | 7.49         | 9.26      | 3.21         | -        | 9.26         | -        | -            |
| Manipur          | -        | 6.00         | -        | -            | -         | 6.00         | -        | -            | -        | -            |
| Meghalaya        | -        | -            | 4.30     | -            | -         | 2.00         | -        | -            | -        | 2.30         |
| Tamil Nadu       | 68.10    | 13.61        | 37.69    | 37.72        | 334.00    | 97.95        | -        | 63.74        | -        | 46.64        |
| Telangana        |          |              | 3.83     |              |           | -            | -        |              | -        | -            |
| Total            | 116.49   | 53.24        | 106.61   | 111.32       | 354.24    | 141.78       | 64.97    | 106.31       | 0.00     | 61.45        |

## (E) State/UT-wise sanction and disbursement under Warehouse Infrastructure Fund (WIF)

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## In ₹ crore )

| States         | 2020-21   | 2020-21       | 2021-22   | 2021-22              | 2022-23   | 2022-23      | 2023-24   | 2023-24      | 2024-25   | 2024-25      |
|----------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
| States         | Sanction  | Disburseme nt |           | SanctionDisbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement |
| Assam          | -         | 8.07          | -         | 10.80                | -         | 3.70         | -         | 20.56        | -         | -            |
| Chattisgarh    | -         | 12.86         | -         | -                    | -         | -            | -         | -            |           | -            |
| Gujarat        | -         | 48.19         | -         | 8.10                 | -         | 0.01         | -         | 0.43         | -         | -            |
| Haryana        | -         | 27.54         | -         | 76.86                | 56.40     | 25.41        | -         | 49.96        | -         | 7.50         |
| Karnataka      | -         | 201.65        | -         | 209.18               | -         | 46.07        | -         | -            |           | -            |
| Kerala         | -         | 0.83          | -         | 2.55                 | -         | 5.33         | -         | 2.71         | -         | -            |
| Madhya Pradesh | 200.07    | 40.00         | -         |                      | -         | 29.20        | -         | 33.90        | -         | -            |
| Mizoram        | -         | 18.15         | -         | 23.41                | 68.92     | 21.46        | -         | 18.56        | -         | 20.24        |
| Punjab         | -         | 11.42         | -         | 10.39                | -         | 15.83        | -         | 96.63        | -         |              |
| Rajasthan      | -         | 13.00         | -         | 54.01                | -         | 18.69        | 14.40     | 5.00         | -         | 7.04         |
| Tamil Nadu     | -         | 331.89        | -         | 104.04               | 284.90    | 206.16       | 77.89     | 104.74       | 23.61     | 71.57        |
| Telangana      | -         | 19.73         | -         | -                    | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Tripura        | -         | 0.58          | -         | -                    | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Uttar Pradesh  | -         | 82.62         | -         | 17.84                | -         | 4.15         | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Uttarakhand    | -         | 1.02          | -         | -                    | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| West Bengal    | -         | 91.53         | -         | 76.43                | -         | 84.92        | -         | 34.76        | -         | -            |
| Total          | 200.07    | 909.08        | 0.00      | 593.61               | 410.22    | 460.93       | 92.29     | 367.25       | 23.61     | 106.35       |

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(F) State/UT-wise sanction and disbursement under NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA)

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|                  | 2020-21   | 2020-21      | 2021-22   | 2021-22      | 2022-23   | 2022-23      | 2023-24   | 2023-24      | 2024-25   | 2024-25      |
|------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
| States           | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement | Sanction  | Disbursement |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1158.53   | 709.48       | -         | 635.55       | -         | 237.29       | 1003.94   | 41.27        | 967.38    | 6.45         |
| Assam            | -         | -            | 5489.93   | 238.63       | 515.17    | 852.60       | 5365.59   | 1834.27      | -         | 1125.16      |
| Chhattisgarh     | 792.44    | 792.44       | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Goa              | 64.87     | 21.77        | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Gujarat          | -         | -            |           |              | 2100.00   | 387.75       | -         | 491.68       | 2500.00   | 614.76       |
| Haryana          | 187.91    | 85.92        | -         | 63.96        | -         | 100.50       | 1850.00   | 119.71       | -         | 79.10        |
| Himachal Pradesh | -         | -            | 39.80     | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Jharkhand        | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | 97.39        | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Karnataka        | 2629.00   | 2.01         | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | 1362.27      | 1495.70   | 2516.00      |
| Kerala           | 1061.73   | 8.28         | -         | 800.00       | 678.00    | 331.58       | -         | -            | 6530.18   | 4273.35      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 4339.55   | 978.60       | -         | 287.77       | -         | 1344.56      | -         | 247.71       | -         | 413.05       |
| Maharashtra      | -         | 999.49       | -         | 721.99       | -         | -            | -         | 619.18       | 4980.76   | 1059.90      |
| Punjab           | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            | 650.00    | 650.00       | 2568.31   | 54.86        |
| Rajasthan        | 496.86    | 179.58       | -         | -            | 288.54    | 269.06       | 943.15    | 147.63       | 5377.26   | 918.17       |
| Sikkim           | -         | 83.50        | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            | -         | -            |
| Tamil Nadu       | 6529.32   | 594.19       | -         | 1500.28      | -         | 1606.62      | -         | 1608.12      | -         | 594.34       |
| Telangana        | 5298.63   | 2928.01      | 2051.14   | 2628.18      | -         | 997.40       | -         | 148.00       | -         | -            |
| Uttarakhand      | -         | 10.32        | -         | 5.55         | -         | 3.32         | 121.71    | 0.16         | 1178.88   | -            |
| West Bengal      | 208.91    | 112.48       | 544.40    | 254.33       | -         | 101.40       | -         | 33.96        | 667.84    | 213.00       |
| Total            | 22767.75  | 7506.08      | 8125.27   | 7136.26      | 3581.71   | 6329.48      | 9934.40   | 7303.96      | 26266.31  | 11868.15     |

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