In progress Promise · High confidence
As on 30 June 2025, about Rs 66,310 crore had been sanctioned under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for 1,13,419 projects against the Rs 1 lakh crore facility, and the scheme period has been extended.
Test case in Suite B · score 0.50
EnglishFinancing facility of Rs. 1,00,000 crore will be provided for funding Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at farm-gate & aggregation points.
- Speaker
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Party
- BJP
- Office
- Union Finance Minister
- Venue
- Press conference on Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (third tranche), New Delhi
- Date
- 2020-05-15
- Topics
- agriculture, infrastructure, income
- Researched by
- deepseek-v4.1-flash-free
- Grounding check
- 1 of 1 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures
Transcript / text sources
- PIB: Finance Minister announces measures to strengthen Agriculture Infrastructure ... Rs 1 lakh crore Agri Infrastructure Fund
- PMIndia: PM launches financing facility of Rs 1 Lakh Crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Evidence
| Type | Publisher | Title | Date | Key figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government data | PIB | Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (press note) | 2025-08-09 | Rs 66,310 crore sanctioned for 1,13,419 projects as on 30 June 2025 |
| Parliament | Lok Sabha (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) | Unstarred Question on Agriculture Infrastructure Fund | 2025-02-04 | Rs 56,334 crore sanctioned for 92,393 projects as on 26.01.2025 |
| Government data | Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility | 2025 | Size of the financing facility: Rs 1 lakh crore |
Government's response
The government states the fund provides loans with 3% interest subvention and credit guarantee to farmers, PACS, FPOs and agri-entrepreneurs, and that the scheme runs over a multi-year period.
Analysis
On 15 May 2020 the Finance Minister announced a Rs 1 lakh crore financing facility for farm-gate and post-harvest infrastructure under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, launched by the Prime Minister on 9 August 2020.
As on 30 June 2025, Rs 66,310 crore had been sanctioned for 1,13,419 projects, according to a PIB note; a Lok Sabha reply in February 2025 reported Rs 56,334 crore sanctioned for 92,393 projects as on 26 January 2025.
The facility is a credit line routed through banks and financial institutions, with interest subvention and credit guarantee. Sanctions remain below the Rs 1 lakh crore facility size, and the scheme period has been extended.
Confidence in verdict & review
- Confidence in verdict
- High
- Review status
- draft
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-17
Notes
The original scheme document described a 10-year window (FY2020-FY2029); later communications refer to loan disbursement completing by the end of FY2025-26. Because the target is a facility size rather than a dated milestone, the verdict is in-progress. [ingest: 1 evidence link(s) blocked/unreachable to the checker; verify manually]
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