Lok Sabha Question No. 5076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Funds for AIF
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5076

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2026

## FUNDS FOR AIF

## 5076.     SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI:

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

(a) the current status of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) and the total amount of funds sanctioned and disbursed thereunder as on date;

(b) the  total  number  of  projects  approved  under  the  said  Fund  and  the  extent  of employment generated as a result thereof;

(c) whether the benefits of the said Fund are adequately reaching small and marginal farmers, if not, the steps being taken to improve the same;

(d) the  details  of  the  major  infrastructure  projects  (such  as  cold  storage,  processing units, and packaging facilities) funded under the said scheme; and

(e) the number of beneficiaries who have availed the benefits of the interest subvention scheme so far and the total expenditure incurred by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As on 11.03.2026, for 170241 projects, ₹84502.78 crore has been sanctioned under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) out of which ₹ 62219.10 crore has been disbursed.
- (b): As on 11.03.2026, 170241 projects have been approved under AIF. As per the thirdparty Impact Assessment conducted by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad, AIF supported units indicate that the aggregate employment generation potential stands at approximately 13.2 lakh direct and 6.2 lakh indirect jobs.
- (c) & (d):  AIF is designed to benefit farmers, particularly small and marginal farmers, as beneficiaries  through  eligible  entities  such  as  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  (FPOs), PACS, Cooperatives, SHGs etc. The details of infrastructure funded under AIF are given in the Annexure.
- (e): As  on  11.03.2026,  148945  beneficiaries  have  availed  the  benefits  of  interest subvention.  In  this  regard,  Government  has  released    ₹1431.44  crore  towards  interest subvention.

## Details of major infrastructure projects sanctioned under AIF

| S.N.   | Project Type sanctioned                                  |   Number |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 1      | Aeroponic Farming                                        |       12 |
| 2      | Assaying units                                           |      146 |
| 3      | Bio stimulant production units                           |      157 |
| 4      | Cold Stores and Cold Chain                               |     2895 |
| 5      | Composite Projects                                       |      596 |
| 6      | Custom Hiring Centre                                     |    46427 |
| 7      | Farm/Harvest Automation                                  |    28570 |
| 8      | Hydroponic Farming                                       |       84 |
| 9      | Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture       |     3642 |
| 10     | Integrated Primary and Secondary Processing Unit         |     1585 |
| 11     | Logistics Facility                                       |     1545 |
| 12     | Mushroom Farming                                         |      381 |
| 13     | Organic inputs production                                |      644 |
| 14     | Others                                                   |    18343 |
| 15     | Packaging units                                          |      466 |
| 16     | PHM Activities                                           |     1754 |
| 17     | PM KUSUM Component A                                     |      341 |
| 18     | PM-KUSUM Com-B and Com-C                                 |    10733 |
| 19     | Poly House/ Greenhouse                                   |     1896 |
| 20     | PPP projects promoted by Central or their agencies       |       37 |
| 21     | PPP projects promoted by Local Govts. or their agencies  |       13 |
| 22     | PPP projects promoted by State. or their agencies        |       97 |
| 23     | Primary processing Center                                |    26694 |
| 24     | Ripening Chambers                                        |      173 |
| 25     | Silos                                                    |      104 |
| 26     | Sorting & Grading Unit                                   |     4316 |
| 27     | Supply chain infrastructure for clusters of crops        |      372 |
| 28     | Supply chain infrastructure for export clusters of crops |       18 |
| 29     | Vertical Farming                                         |        4 |
| 30     | Warehouse                                                |    18175 |
| 31     | Waxing Plants                                            |       21 |
|        | Total                                                    |   170241 |

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