Assam to bear promoters' contribution under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for FPOs and cooperatives
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved state guidelines for financial assistance towards the promoter's contribution under the central sector scheme 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)'.
For collective entities — FPOs, FPCs, PACS and cooperatives — the state will bear the entire 10 per cent mandatory promoter's contribution.
For individual beneficiaries such as farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, startups and SHGs, the state will bear 5 per cent and the beneficiary the remaining 5 per cent.
The Cabinet also approved a rent-based or pro bono model for a state-of-the-art Spices Board laboratory at Ulubari in Guwahati.
In plain words
AIF Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — A central financing facility for post-harvest and farm infrastructure projects.
FPO Farmer Producer Organisation — A collective of farmers registered to market produce and buy inputs together.
PACS Primary Agricultural Credit Society — A village-level cooperative that gives short-term farm credit.