Strengthening APMCS through Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 07, Aug 2021

• It is a Central Sector Scheme .
• The objective of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) scheme is to mobilize a medium - long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for post-harvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country.
• The scheme provide financial assistance in the form of interest subvention and credit guarantee for setting Post Harvest Management (PHM) projects 
• 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.

Community farming assets projects eligible under the scheme:

• Organic inputs production
• Bio stimulant production units
• Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture.
• Projects identified for providing supply chain infrastructure for clusters of crops including export clusters.
• Projects promoted by Central/State/Local Governments or their agencies under PPP for building community farming assets or post-harvest management projects.