Overview

• Amit Shah called for the immediate expansion of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund loan facilities to improve the financial health of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies.
• He instructed the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution and the Food Corporation of India to conduct a national warehouse mapping to tailor the grain storage scheme to regional needs.
• States have been asked to involve more PACS and link State-Level Marketing Federations to create an end-to-end cooperative supply chain.
• The initiative supports the government’s ‘Sahkar Se Samriddhi’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ visions by boosting PACS incomes and generating rural employment.
• Over 100,000 PACS stand to tap medium- to long-term debt financing under the AIF, now extended through 2032-33 for agricultural infrastructure development.