Strengthening APMCS through Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme
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.No | State/UT | Tentative Fund Allocation (Rs. Cr) |
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 12831 |
| 2 | Rajasthan | 9015 |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 8460 |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 7440 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 7282 |
| 6 | West Bengal | 7260 |
| 7 | Andhra Pradesh | 6540 |
| 8 | Tamil Nadu | 5990 |
| 9 | Punjab | 4713 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 4525 |
| 11 | Bihar | 3980 |
| 12 | Haryana | 3900 |
| 13 | Telangana | 3075 |
| 14 | Kerala | 2520 |
| 15 | Odisha | 2500 |
| 16 | Assam | 2050 |
| 17 | Chattisgarh | 1990 |
| 18 | Jharkhand | 1445 |
| 19 | Himachal Pradesh | 925 |
| 20 | Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh | 900 |
| 21 | Uttarakhand | 785 |
| 22 | Tripura | 360 |
| 23 | Arunachal Pradesh | 290 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 230 |
| 25 | Manipur | 200 |
| 26 | Mizoram | 196 |
| 27 | Meghalaya | 190 |
| 28 | Goa | 110 |
| 29 | Delhi | 102 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 56 |
| 31 | Puducherry | 48 |
| 32 | A & N Islands | 40 |
| 33 | Daman & Diu | 22 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 11 |
| 35 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 10 |
| 36 | Chandigarh | 9 |
| Total | 1,00,000 |
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.