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Facility / eligible project purposeMedium- and long-term debt financing for viable post-harvest management infrastructure and viable farming assets, including specified integrated primary and secondary processing projects.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
The guideline describes medium-/long-term debt financing for post-harvest management infrastructure and viable farming assets; section 6 identifies eligible projects and Table 1 gives crop-wise processing activities.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- pp. 2 and 7–11; sections 2, 6 and 7
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Eligible borrowers and project-count ruleEligible borrowers include farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, SHGs, JLGs, PACS, marketing/ multipurpose cooperatives, FPOs/ FPCs and their federations, APMCs, State agencies, and Central/ State/ local-body sponsored PPP projects. Private-sector entities including farmers, agri-entrepreneurs and start-ups are capped at 25 projects in distinct village/ town LGD-code locations; specified public, cooperative, FPO and SHG entities are exempt. APMCs may receive a separate ₹2 crore subvention cap for each different infrastructure type in the designated market area.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
Sections 7–8 list eligible beneficiaries and say multiple projects in one location share an overall ₹2 crore subvention cap; the 25-project limit applies to a private-sector entity and is expressly inapplicable to the named public, cooperative, and entities. Each location uses a distinct LGD code. APMCs may receive subvention up to ₹2 crore for each different infrastructure type.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- pp. 10–12; sections 7 and 8
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Customer typesFarmers, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, SHGs, JLGs, PACS, marketing and multipurpose cooperatives, FPOs/FPCs and federations, APMCs, State agencies, and Central/State/local-body sponsored PPP projects.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
The beneficiary list names PACS, marketing cooperative societies, , , farmers, , multipurpose cooperatives, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, Central/State/local-body PPP projects, State agencies, APMCs, cooperative federations, federations and federations; regulated APMCs covering agriculture/allied produce including fisheries are also eligible.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- pp. 10–11, section 7 — Size of financing facility and eligible beneficiaries
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Interest rate — SBI wording to confirmSBI's product page states up to ₹2 crore: 6-month MCLR + 100 bps, capped at 9.00% p.a.; above ₹2 crore: SBI's extant guidelines. The 15 September 2026 rate sheet's AIF row prints 6-month MCLR +1% and remarks 'Up to ₹2 crore: 9.00% fixed'. The current rate-sheet benchmark is 8.60% for 6-month MCLR. The cap and the 9.00% row remark agree as a current numeric ceiling, but SBI does not explain whether 'fixed' changes the MCLR-linked repricing basis. Above-₹2-crore pricing is not specified in that AIF row.Effective 15 Sept 2026View source
page: 'Up to Rs. 2 Crs: 6M +100 bps (max. of 9% p.a.)'. Rate-sheet row 4: 6M , spread 1, remark 'Up to ₹2 crore: 9.00% fixed'. The source wording leaves the fixed-versus--linked pricing basis unresolved; do not compute or promise a borrower quote.
- Source
- product page and Agriculture Business Interest Rates as on 15 September 2026
- Page / section
- page: Features — Rate of Interest; rate page 1 benchmark block and page 2, row 4 — MC-ATL Agri Infra Fund loan
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Interest subvention3% p.a. on eligible loans up to ₹2 crore for a maximum of 7 years, including the moratorium. For a loan above ₹2 crore, the subvention remains limited to ₹2 crore.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
The guideline states 3% p.a. up to ₹2 crore for a maximum seven years; where the loan exceeds ₹2 crore, subvention is limited to ₹2 crore. says the seven years includes the moratorium.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- p. 6, Government Budgetary Support table, row 1; page — Interest Subvention
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Repayment term — sources differSBI's product page states a maximum repayment period of 10 years including moratorium, with a 6-month to 2-year moratorium from disbursement. The Revised Scheme Guidelines (September 2024) state that the repayment period covered under the financing facility is a maximum of 7 years including moratorium (up to 2 years). SBI has not reconciled the difference on its page; confirm the applicable maximum with SBI before relying on either term.Effective 20 Jun 2025View source
page states 'Maximum repayment 10 years including moratorium'; the revised guideline states repayment under the financing facility will be 'maximum period of 7 years including the moratorium period of up to 2 years'. The 2026 PIB release confirms the scheme had current sanctions through 26 January 2026, but does not reconcile repayment term.
- Source
- product page and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- page: Features — Repayment Period and Moratorium; guideline p. 5, section 4 — Implementation Period of Scheme
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Minimum marginSBI requires a minimum project-cost margin of 10% for loans up to ₹2 crore and 25% for loans above ₹2 crore. Under the scheme guideline, capital subsidy counts as promoter contribution, but at least 10% of project cost must still be promoter contribution.Effective 20 Jun 2025View source
publishes 10% margin up to ₹2 crore and 25% above ₹2 crore. The scheme guideline permits any current/future Central or State grant/ subsidy and says capital subsidy counts as promoter contribution, with a mandatory minimum promoter contribution of 10% of project cost.
- Source
- product page and Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- page: Features — Margin; guideline p. 13, section 13 — Convergence
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Security by borrower typePrimary security: hypothecation/ mortgage of assets created from bank finance (such as plant, buildings, machinery and stocks). SBI lists CGTMSE cover up to ₹2 crore for registered MSME units; for SHGs it lists up to ₹10 lakh (no collateral treatment is printed under that line), CGFMU cover above ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh, and minimum collateral of 30% of credit exposure above ₹20 lakh; JLG loans above ₹2 lakh require minimum collateral of 30%; FPO/ FPC accounts use NABSanrakshan, or minimum collateral of 35% when not covered; PACS, marketing/ multipurpose cooperatives, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups and specified PPPs require minimum collateral of 30% above ₹2 lakh. SBI may accept a first-charge SARFAESI-compliant immovable-property mortgage valued at not less than 30% of the loan amount, NSC, KVP, LIC policy or bank deposits. The page leaves the MSME and SHG up-to-threshold collateral sub-lines unstated; no collateral-free claim is made for them.Effective 20 Jun 2025View source
The page lists project-asset security, guarantee and collateral bands by borrower type. For loans up to ₹10 lakh it prints only the loan band and no collateral result; that blank is preserved and not converted into 'collateral-free'.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund () — official product page
- Page / section
- Security — Primary Security; Collateral Security by borrower type; accepted collateral types
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Upfront / processing and appraisal chargesSBI's current linked advances schedule lists other term-loan upfront fees, excluding GST: CRA/ CUE 1–4: 1.25% of loan; CRA/ CUE 5–10: 1.50%; CRA 11 or below/ unrated or CUE 11 or below: 2.00%. Qualifying bank loans up to ₹5 lakh to a Micro/ Small Enterprise are exempt; where the upfront fee is recovered, no separate processing charge applies. If SBI classifies a facility as project finance, its separate appraisal fee schedule is 1.10% up to ₹25 crore (minimum ₹11 lakh, maximum ₹28 lakh), 0.85% above ₹25 crore to ₹50 crore (₹28–40 lakh), 0.55% above ₹50 crore to ₹100 crore (₹40–55 lakh), and 0.30% above ₹100 crore (minimum ₹55 lakh, maximum negotiated). SBI's AIF page does not say whether every AIF facility receives that project-finance classification; confirm the sanction charge basis.Effective 1 Jun 2025View source
The schedule gives other-term-loan rating bands of 1.25%, 1.50% and 2.00% excluding , exempts qualifying bank loans up to ₹5 lakh to Micro/Small Enterprises, and sets separate project-appraisal bands. Project-appraisal fee applicability depends on classification of the sanctioned loan; the page does not classify it.
- Source
- Advances Related Service Charges — C&I, and AGL Segments
- Page / section
- pp. 1–2, item 2(a) and item 2(d); term-loan upfront, Micro/Small Enterprise exemption, project appraisal fee and notes
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Standalone term-loan annual review chargeFor a standalone term-loan review (not a regular review/ renewal): nil up to ₹25 lakh; above ₹25 lakh to ₹50 crore, 0.10% during implementation and 0.05% after implementation; above ₹50 crore, 0.05% for CRA SB 1–4, 0.10% for CRA SB 5–10, and 0.15% for the tariff's 'below SB 10' band. The above-₹50-crore band wording is transcribed literally because the source says 'below SB 10'. Review basis and exclusions depend on the tariff notes.Effective 1 Jun 2025View source
The table publishes nil up to ₹25 lakh; 0.10% during implementation and 0.05% after through ₹50 crore; and above ₹50 crore the rating bands 0.05%, 0.10%, 0.15%, with the lowest rating label literally printed 'below 10'. The table applies to standalone reviews, subject to its timing, basis and borrower exceptions.
- Source
- Advances Related Service Charges — C&I, and AGL Segments
- Page / section
- p. 2, item 2(b), complete standalone term-loan review table and review-basis notes
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Documents named in SBI's linked agriculture application formThe individual application declaration asks the applicant to attach copies of financial statements, bank statements and title/legal documents. The linked form does not label this as an exhaustive AIF checklist; the current AIF page has no separate checklist.Effective 2 Feb 2026View source
The declaration asks the applicant to confirm that copies of financial statements, bank statements and title/legal documents are attached to the loan application. This form is generic across agriculture lending and does not present the items as an exhaustive -only checklist.
- Source
- Agriculture Loan Application Form — Individual/Non-Individual, Co-Applicant, Beneficiary and KSR (English)
- Page / section
- page 6, individual borrower declaration
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Geographic availabilityIndia — central sector scheme implemented through participating lending institutions.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
The guidelines identify as a Central Sector Scheme and authorize participating scheduled commercial/cooperative banks, RRBs, small finance banks, and NCDC under the scheme framework.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- pp. 2 and 11, scheme description and participating institutions
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Projects and subvention cap by locationSubvention is capped at ₹2 crore per location; projects at one location share that cap. A private-sector entity (including a farmer, agri-entrepreneur or start-up) may have up to 25 projects, each at a distinct village/ town LGD-code location. State agencies, cooperatives and their national/ state federations, FPOs and FPO federations, SHGs and SHG federations are exempt from the 25-project limit. APMC projects of different infrastructure types within its designated market area may each receive subvention up to ₹2 crore.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
The guideline's section 8 states the ₹2 crore per-location interest-subvention cap, the private-entity 25-project maximum across different locations with distinct LGD codes, named entity exemptions, and the separate APMC rule for different infrastructure types.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- p. 11, section 8 — Number of Projects per entity eligible under the scheme
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Credit guarantee supportEligible borrowers may receive CGTMSE guarantee coverage for loans up to ₹2 crore, with the guarantee fee paid by the Government. FPOs may use the guarantee facility through NABSanrakshan and are also eligible for reimbursement of the guarantee fee under AIF. SBI's page separately lists MSME-unit CGTMSE cover up to ₹2 crore and NABSanrakshan for FPO/ FPCs.Effective 28 Sept 2024View source
The guideline names for eligible borrowers up to ₹2 crore and says Government pays the fee; may use NABSanrakshan and are eligible for guarantee-fee reimbursement. describes and /applications on its page.
- Source
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — Revised Scheme Guidelines, September 2024
- Page / section
- p. 6, Government Budgetary Support table, row 2; page — Credit Guarantee and Security
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Term-loan prepayment / pre-closureSBI's loan policy lists a 2% charge on the amount prepaid for term/ demand loans, subject to borrower/ facility exemptions and the policy's stated conditions. It also says no charge applies where the borrower gives the required non-renewal notice and closes on the due date. The actual sanction and exemption clauses determine applicability.Effective 1 Jan 2026View source
Clause 1.15 states 2% of the prepaid amount for term/demand loans, subject to listed exemptions; a separate provision waives the charge when the specified non-renewal notice is given and the facility is closed on its due date.
- Source
- Policy on Penal Charges in Loans and Advances
- Page / section
- pp. 4–5, clause 1.15, term/demand-loan prepayment and exemption list
- Accessed
- 24 Sept 2026
- Confidence
- high
Benefits and features
- 3% p.a. interest subvention on eligible loans up to ₹2 crore for a maximum of seven years, including moratorium.
- Eligible units may use cover up to ₹2 crore; /
guarantee arrangements and guarantee-fee reimbursement are described in the scheme terms. - Eligible project types include post-harvest storage, logistics and processing infrastructure, plus specified viable farming assets.
Eligibility
- The project must fall within eligible post-harvest management infrastructure or viable farming assets; the official scheme guideline gives crop-specific eligible and ineligible processing activities.
- Interest subvention is capped at ₹2 crore per location/
project grouping. Multiple projects at one location share the ₹2 crore cap, except APMC projects of different infrastructure types, which may each receive the stated cap. - Private-sector entities, including farmers, agri-entrepreneurs and start-ups, are limited to 25 projects across distinct village/
town Local Government Directory codes. State agencies, cooperatives, cooperative federations, / federations and / federations are exempt from this project-count limit.
Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.
Documents the bank lists
- linked agriculture application declaration lists copies of financial statements, bank statements and title/legal documents to be attached with the loan application. The current product page does not provide an exhaustive -specific checklist.