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Gujarat dedicates 521 projects built under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund at about 4,950 crore rupees

Five hundred and twenty one projects built with the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund were dedicated in Gujarat. Their total cost is about 4,950 crore rupees. They include cold storages, warehouses, silos, polyhouses, greenhouses and processing centres. The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund is a central financing facility that lends for post-harvest management and community farming assets, with an interest subvention and a credit guarantee. It comes under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Work also began the same day in twelve horticulture clusters covering about 1.46 lakh hectares, which the government said would benefit over 1.3 lakh farmers. Two of the north Gujarat clusters are built around potato.

Projects dedicated: 521 Total cost: About ₹4,950 crore Horticulture clusters: 12, over about 1.46 lakh hectares
Why it matters for exams: The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, what it finances and the ministry behind it are standard scheme questions.
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30 October 2026 Source: Prime Minister's Office

In plain words

AIF Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Central financing facility for post-harvest and community farming infrastructure.

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