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Strengthening APMCS through Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme

06 August 2021, New Delhi: Government of India has launched the Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to boost Agriculture Infrastructure relating to Post-Harvest Management (PHM) and Community Farming Assets in the country. Under this scheme financing facility of ₹1 lakh crore is to be disbursed by banks/lending institutions as loans to eligible beneficiaries.

This financing facility will help APMCs to upgrade their infrastructure, which will ultimately benefit the farmers.

S.NoState/UTTentative Fund Allocation (Rs. Cr)
1Uttar Pradesh12831
2Rajasthan9015
3Maharashtra8460
4Madhya Pradesh7440
5Gujarat7282
6West Bengal7260
7Andhra Pradesh6540
8Tamil Nadu5990
9Punjab4713
10Karnataka4525
11Bihar3980
12Haryana3900
13Telangana3075
14Kerala2520
15Odisha2500
16Assam2050
17Chattisgarh1990
18Jharkhand1445
19Himachal Pradesh925
20Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh900
21Uttarakhand785
22Tripura360
23Arunachal Pradesh290
24Nagaland230
25Manipur200
26Mizoram196
27Meghalaya190
28Goa110
29Delhi102
30Sikkim56
31Puducherry48
32A & N Islands40
33Daman & Diu22
34Lakshadweep11
35Dadra & Nagar Haveli10
36Chandigarh9
 Total1,00,000

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.