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: Mumbai/New Delhi, August 1, 2023
The State of Maharasthra has been allocated a tentative amount of Rs 8460 Crore out of the aggregate allocation Rs 1 Lakh crore for the Agri Infra Fund (AIF) Scheme up to 2025-26. This was stated by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is a Pan-India scheme launched in 2020 for providing medium to long term loan to eligible beneficiaries including farmers for eligible projects. AIF Scheme does not provide District-wise allocation. These infrastructure units are Primary processing Centres, Warehouses, Cold Stores and Cold Chains, Sorting & Grading Units and Infrastructures for smart and precision agriculture.
The details of the AIF projects approved in Bhandara and Gondiya Districts are given below:
Details of Projects Sanctioned in the District of Bhandra, Maharashtra |
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S.no |
Particulars |
No |
Amount (in Crore) |
|
1 |
Warehouse |
17 |
11 |
|
2 |
Primary processing Centre |
11 |
5 |
|
3 |
Sorting & Grading Unit |
8 |
5 |
|
4 |
Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Total |
37 |
22 |
|
* Data as per portal as on 25.07.2023 |
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Details of Projects Sanctioned in the District of Gondia, Maharashtra |
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S.no |
Particulars |
No |
Amount (in Crore) |
|
1 |
Primary processing Centre |
26 |
23 |
|
2 |
Warehouse |
14 |
5 |
|
3 |
Cold Stores and Cold Chain |
1 |
4 |
|
4 |
Sorting & Grading Unit |
3 |
2 |
|
|
Total |
44 |
33 |
|
* Data as per portal as on 25.07.2023 |
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