The Scheme Register / Agriculture Infrastructure Financing Facility
Agricultural & Farmers Welfare Department
Agriculture Infrastructure Financing Facility
Loan / CreditGrowth / ScalingStartup-relevant
- Support type
- Loan / Credit
- Best suited for
- Scaling
- How much
- Loans up to ₹2 crore eligible for 3% interest subvention; scheme corpus ₹1 lakh crore
What is this scheme?
The facility offers an interest subvention of 3% per annum on loans for viable projects focused on post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets.
Objectives
Aims to mobilise 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.
Who can apply (eligibility)
- Funds to be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans to Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), Marketing Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producers Organizations(FPOs), Self Help Group (SHG), Farmers, Joint Liability Groups (JLG), Multipurpose Cooperative Societies, Agri-entrepreneurs, Startups and Central/State agency or Local Body sponsored Public Private Partnership Projects, State Agencies, Agricultural Produce Market Committees (Mandis), National & State Federations of Cooperatives, Federations of FPOs (Farmer Produce Organizations) and Federations of Self Help Groups (SHGs)
What do you get?
- Interest subvention of 3% per annum on loans up to ₹2 crore, available for a maximum period of 7 years.
How to apply
- 01Applications are open round the year.
- 02Visit https://agriinfra.dac.gov.in/Home/BeneficiaryRegistration
Status as stated in the playbook (June 2026):
“Applications are open round the year.”
Key links
- Operational Guidelines: agriinfra.dac.gov.in (opens in a new tab)