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Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

Agriculture infrastructure loan support

Subsidies & incentives Interest subvention and credit guarantee Open year-round
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What it is

Improve farm-gate and aggregation-point infrastructure, reduce post-harvest losses and support viable agriculture infrastructure projects.

What you get

  • Agriculture infrastructure loan support

Who it is for

  • project must fit eligible post-harvest management infrastructure or viable farming asset categories
  • loan must be sanctioned through a participating eligible lending institution
  • each project location must have a separate LGD code where the guideline requires it
  • a private-sector farmer, agri-entrepreneur or startup is subject to the stated project-count and location conditions
  • current scheme guidelines and amendments govern project and entity eligibility
Agriculture entrepreneurStartupFarmer producer organisationPrimary agricultural cooperative societyCooperativeFarmer collectiveApmcSelf help groupJoint liability groupState agencyLocal body ppp projectPre productionOperatingScalingInfrastructure expansionAgricultureFood processingPost harvestAgri logisticsRenewable energyPrecision agricultureIndia

How to apply

  1. 1
    Classify the proposed project

    Confirm that the project fits the current AIF post-harvest-management or community-farming-asset categories.

    Official step
  2. 2
    Prepare the project and lender application

    Use the official AIF route, project documents and eligible lending institution process; preserve sanction and asset evidence.

    Official step

Keep ready

Eligible agriculture infrastructure project and lender route