Agri Clinic And Agri Business Centres

Agri-Clinics: Agri-Clinics are envisaged to provide expert services and advice to farmers on cropping practices, technology dissemination, crop protection from pests and diseases, market trends and prices of various crops in the market and also clinical services for animal health etc. which would enhance productivity of crops/animals.
Agri-Business Centres: Agri-Business Centres are envisaged to provide input supply, farm equipment’s on hire and other farm services

An illustrative list of ventures -

Soil and water quality cum inputs testing laboratories (with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers)
Pest surveillance, diagnostic and control services
Maintenance, repairs and custom hiring of agricultural implements and machinery including micro irrigation systems (sprinkler and drip)
Agri Service Centers including the three activities mentioned above (Group Activity).
Seed Processing Units
Micro-propagation through Plant Tissue Culture Labs and Hardening Units, Setting up of Vermiculture units, production of bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, bio-control agents
Setting up of Apiaries (bee-keeping) and honey & bee products' processing units
Provision of Extension Consultancy Services
Hatcheries and production of fish finger-lings for aquaculture, Provision of livestock health cover, setting up veterinary dispensaries & services including frozen semen banks and liquid nitrogen supply
Setting up of Information Technology Kiosks in rural areas for access to various agriculture related portals
Feed Processing and testing units,Value Addition Centers
Setting up of Cool Chain from the farm level onwards (Group Activity)
Retail marketing outlets for processed agri-products
Rural marketing dealerships of farm inputs and outputs.

Any combination of two or more of the above viable activities along with any other economically viable activity selected by the Graduates, which is acceptable to the Bank.

Quantum of finance

Rs.20.00 lakh for individual project. Rs.100 lakhs for group project (taken up by a group comprising of 5 trained persons). The bank may nevertheless finance a group of 2 or more trained persons with TFO (total financial outlay) ceiling of Rs.20 lakh per person and over all ceiling of Rs.100 lakhs.

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Back end Subsidy @ 44 % of the Project cost in respect of projects of SC/ST entrepreneurs, women & projects at NE states and Hill areas and @ 36% of the project cost for others available from Government.
.Nil margin for loans upto Rs.5.00 lacs and 15-20% margin for loans above Rs.5.0 lacs.

TAT

Upto Rs.160000/-	Above Rs.160000/-
7 business days	14 business days

* TAT will be counted from the date of receipt of Application (complete in all respects)

For more information on product

Send SMS-‘ACABC’ to 7669021290

Missed call to 8010968370.

*Terms & Conditions apply. For further details, Please contact your Nearest Branch

Graduates /Post Graduates/Diploma (with at least 50% marks) in agriculture and allied subjects from State Agricultural Universities/Universities recognized by ICAR/UGC. Biological Science Graduates with Post Graduation in Agriculture and allied subjects.
Other Degree courses recognized by UGC /Diploma /PG Diploma courses having more than 60% of the course content in Agriculture and allied subjects, after B.Sc. Biological Sciences from recognized colleges and universities are also eligible.
Agricultural Related courses at Intermediate (i.e., Plus Two ) level with at least 55% marks are also eligible.
The candidates should have undergone a training for setting up of Agri-clinics and Agri-business centres at Nodal Training Institutes(NTI) under the auspices of National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) and the certificate from NTI should be attached with the loan application.