Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh in AIF Scheme
- 09 Feb 2023
- 1 min read
Why In News?
On February 8, 2023, In the workshop organized at Agriculture University Jabalpur under MP Farm Gate App and IAF, Madhya Pradesh's Farmers-Welfare and Agriculture Development Minister Kamal Patel has told that Madhya Pradesh is at the first place in the country in the implementation of Agriculture Infrastructure Item (AIF).
Key points
- Under the AIF scheme, works of warehouse, custom hiring centre, cold storage, grading unit, primary processing unit etc. are being done by taking loan from the bank at 3 percent interest subvention for construction of agricultural infrastructure.
- Madhya Pradesh is at the first place in the country by sanctioning Rs 3930 crore 63 lakhs in 5070 cases under the AIF scheme. So far, an amount of Rs 3040 crore has been distributed in 4552 cases, which is the highest in comparison to other states.
