{"id":328975,"date":"2025-03-06T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=328975"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:09:46","slug":"agriculture-infrastructure-fund-aif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/agriculture-infrastructure-fund-aif\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, Punjab has fully utilized the Rs 4,713 crore provided by the Centre through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-329091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Agriculture-Infrastructure-Fund-AIF.png?resize=559%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)\" width=\"559\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Agriculture-Infrastructure-Fund-AIF.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Agriculture-Infrastructure-Fund-AIF.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Agriculture-Infrastructure-Fund-AIF.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Agriculture-Infrastructure-Fund-AIF.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a financing scheme launched by the Government of India in <strong>July 2020<\/strong> to provide medium to long-term funding for the development of <strong>post-harvest agriculture infrastructure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It is designed to provide medium to long-term debt financing for viable projects that enhance post-harvest management and establish community farming assets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Its primary goal is to offer comprehensive financial assistance to farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, and farmer groups, including Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), and Joint Liability Groups (JLGs).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features of AIF:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>All loans <strong>up to \u20b92 crore<\/strong> under this financing facility will receive an interest subvention of <strong>3% per annum<\/strong> for a maximum duration of seven years.<\/li>\n<li>An applicant can undertake up to <strong>25 projects<\/strong> across different locations, with each project eligible for a loan of up to \u20b92 crore under the scheme. This limit of 25 projects applies to private sector entities, including farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, and start-ups.<\/li>\n<li>However, this restriction does not apply to state agencies, cooperatives, national and state cooperative federations, FPOs, federations of FPOs, SHGs, and federations of SHGs.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple projects within the same location are also permitted, subject to an overall cap of \u20b92 crore.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, borrowers must contribute at least 10% of the total project cost, regardless of any available capital subsidy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Punjab has fully utilized the Rs 4,713 crore provided by the Centre through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme. About Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) It is a financing scheme launched by the Government of India in July 2020 to provide medium to long-term funding for the development of post-harvest agriculture infrastructure. 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