Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Strengthens Post-Harvest Infrastructure through Interest-Subvented Loans

• Central Sector Scheme providing medium- and long-term debt financing with 3% interest subvention for post-harvest management infrastructure and community farming assets.
• Corpus of ₹1 lakh crore financing facility launched by PM Modi on 9 Aug 2020; administered by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
• Examinable for Prelims (scheme features, agencies) and Mains GS-III (agri marketing, infrastructure, food processing).