भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
कृषि और किसान कल्याण विभाग
Agricultural & Farmers Welfare Department
National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility


Geo Tagged Dashboard
175659
Regd. Beneficiary
157251
No. of Applications
₹ 73,118 Cr
Loan Amt. of Received Appls.
262918
User
35
State/UTs

Main Features

  • Convergence with all schemes of central or state government.
  • Online single window facility in collaboration with participating lending institutions.
  • Project Management Unit to provide handholding support for projects including project preparation.
  • Size of the financing facility – ₹ 1 lakh Crore.
  • Credit Guarantee for loans up to ₹ 2 Crore.
  • Interest subvention of 3% p.a., limited to ₹ 2 crore per project in one location, though loan amount can be higher.
  • Cap on lending rate, so that benefit of interest subsidy reaches the beneficiary and services to farmers remain affordable.
  • Multiple lending institutions including Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks, RRBs, Small Finance Banks, NCDC, NBFCs etc.
  • One eligible entity puts up projects in different locations then all such projects will be eligible under the scheme for loan upto ₹ 2 crore.
  • For a private sector entity, such as farmer, agri entrepreneur, start-up there will be a limit of maximum of 25 such projects.
  • Limitation of 25 projects will not be applicable to state agencies, national and state federations of cooperatives, federations of FPOs and federation of SHGs.

National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility

> The role of infrastructure is crucial for agriculture development and for taking the production dynamics to the next level. It is only through the development of infrastructure, especially at the post harvest stage that the produce can be optimally utilized with opportunity for value addition and fair deal for the farmers. Development of such infrastructure shall also address the vagaries of nature, the regional disparities, development of human resource and realization of full potential of our limited land resource.

In view of above, the Hon’ble Finance Minister announced on 15.05.2020, 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure Fund for farm-gate infrastructure for farmers. Financing facility of Rs. 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at farm-gate & aggregation points (Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, Farmers Producer Organizations, Agriculture entrepreneurs, Start-ups, etc.). Impetus for development of farm gate & aggregation point, affordable and financially viable Post Harvest Management infrastructure.

Accordingly, DA&FW has formulated the Central Sector Scheme to mobilize a medium - long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects relating to postharvest management Infrastructure and community farming assets through incentives and financial support.

Subsequently, in the budget announcement made on 01.02.2021, it was decided to extend the benefit of the scheme to APMCs. Accordingly, modifications in the scheme were carried out with the approval of Cabinet to make it more inclusive.

Credit guarantee coverage will be available for eligible borrowers from this financing facility under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) scheme for loans up to ₹ 2 crore. The fee for this coverage will be paid by the Government. In case of FPOs the credit guarantee may be availed from the facility created under FPO promotion scheme of DA&FW.

All loans under this financing facility will have interest subvention of 3% per annum up to a limit of ₹ 2 crore. This subvention will be available for a maximum period of 7 years. In case of loans beyond ₹ 2 crore, then interest subvention will be limited up to ₹ 2 crore. The extent and percentage of funding to private entrepreneurs out of the total financing facility may be fixed by the National Monitoring Committee.

The Scheme will be operational from 2020-21 to 2032-33. Loan disbursement under the scheme will complete in six years.