Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

iAbout This Scheme

AIF is a financing facility of ₹1 lakh crore providing medium to long-term debt financing for investment in viable post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets. The scheme offers 3% per annum interest subvention and credit guarantee through CGTMSE. It runs from FY 2020-21 to FY 2032-33.

🎁Key Benefits

• 3% per annum interest subvention on loans
• Credit guarantee through CGTMSE for loans up to ₹2 crore
• Total corpus of ₹1 lakh crore available over FY 2020-21 to 2032-33
• Covers cold storage, warehouses, silos, pack-houses, primary processing
• Available to FPOs, PACS, SHGs, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, and cooperatives
• No upper limit on loan amount (subvention capped at ₹2 crore per entity per project)

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Farmers, FPOs, SHGs, PACS, APC
• 2
  Marketing Cooperative Societies, Federations, Multistate Cooperatives
• 3
  Agri-entrepreneurs and start-ups
• 4
  Central/State agencies or Local Bodies

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions