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Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
Application Period: 15 July 2020 - 1 December 2030Information from verified sources
About this Scheme
The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) is a Central Sector Financing Facility launched by the Government of India to support the creation of post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets.
The scheme provides medium to long-term debt financing with interest subvention for projects such as:
- Cold Storage
- Potato Storage
- Warehouses
- Sorting & Grading Units
- Pack Houses
- Ripening Chambers
- Silos
- Primary Processing Centres
- Collection Centres
- Supply Chain Infrastructure
Benefits
- 3% Interest Subvention
- Credit Guarantee Support
- Loans up to ₹2 Crore eligible for interest subsidy
- Repayment period up to 7 years
- Applicable for FPOs, Farmers, PACS, Startups, Cooperatives and Agri Entrepreneurs
Eligible Beneficiaries
- Individual Farmers
- FPOs
- PACS
- Cold Storage Owners
- Agri Startups
- SHGs
- Cooperatives
- Traders investing in infrastructure