(d) Rural industries is not a programme under RIDF. Government of India created the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) in NABARD in 1995-96, with an initial corpus of₹ 2,000 crores. With the allocation of ₹25,000 crore for 2017-18 under RIDF XXIII, the cumulative allocation has reached ₹ 2,92,500 crores, including ₹ 18,500 crores under Bharat Nirman.