Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Rs 8460 Crore allocated under Agri Infra Fund for the state of Maharashtra up to 2025-26
Smart and precision agriculture infrastructure development projects sanctioned in Bhandara and Gondia districts
Posted On:
01 AUG 2023 4:38PM by PIB Mumbai
: 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:
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Details of Projects Sanctioned in the District of Bhandra, Maharashtra
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S.no
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Particulars
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No
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Amount
(in Crore)
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1
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Warehouse
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17
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11
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2
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Primary processing Centre
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11
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5
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3
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Sorting & Grading Unit
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8
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5
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4
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Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture
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1
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1
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|
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Total
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37
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22
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* 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
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Particulars
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No
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Amount
(in Crore)
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1
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Primary processing Centre
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26
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23
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2
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Warehouse
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14
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5
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3
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Cold Stores and Cold Chain
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1
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4
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4
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Sorting & Grading Unit
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3
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2
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Total
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44
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33
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* Data as per portal as on 25.07.2023
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