Lok Sabha Question No. 388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Anil Firojiya, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, M V V Satyanarayana

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 388

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

388. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मात्स्यिकी , पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  establishment  of  the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund of Rs 15,000 crore for  infrastructure  development  in  dairy  sectors  which  was  announced under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Economic Package;
- (b)  whether it is true that the Ministry has got Rs.15,000 crores under Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  to  help  various  sectors  of  the  Ministry,  if  so, details thereof and sectors to which Ministry is going to help and how it is going to help through the above fund and if not, the reasons there for;
- (c) whether this fund also covers investment made for establishment of animal feed plants;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has spent funds from the above fund as on date and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) Yes Sir.

- (b)  The  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) of Rs.  15000  crore  has  been  established  to  incentivize  investments  by eligible entities like individual entrepreneurs, private companies, Micro Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs), Farmers Producers Organizations  (FPOs)  and  Section  8  companies  to  establish  (i)  dairy processing  and  value  addition  infrastructure,  (ii)  meat  processing  and value  addition  infrastructure  and  (iii)  Animal  Feed  Plant.  Scheduled Banks will provide loan up to 90% to the eligible entities and Ministry will provide 3%  interest subvention to the borrower through the scheduled banks. Government will also provide Credit Guarantee to the project  falling  under  the  definition  of MSME  up  to  25%  of  the  loan amount.

## The objectives of the scheme are as under -

- a. To  help  increasing  of  milk  and  meat  processing  capacity  and product diversification thereby providing greater access for unorganized rural milk and meat producers to organized milk and meat market
- b. To make available increased price realization for the producer
- c. To make available quality milk and meat products for the domestic consumer
- d. To fulfil the objective of protein enriched quality food requirement of the growing population of the country and prevent malnutrition in one of the highest malnourished children population in the world
- e. Develop entrepreneurship and generate employment
- f. To  promote  exports  and  increase  the  export  contribution  in  the milk and meat sector.
- g. To make available quality concentrated animals feed to the cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and poultry to provide balanced ration at affordable prices.
8. (c) and (d) Yes Sir.  Under the AHIDF scheme, eligible entities can also avail loans for establishment of animal feed manufacturing plant as well as for strengthening existing units /plants.
9. (f)  The  online  portal  for  submission  of  applications  has  started  on 10/09/2020 and applications are awaited.

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