Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Investment under DIDF
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, P.P. Chaudhary

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

273 : Shri Sunil Kumar Singh Shri P. P. Chaudhary

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मात्स्यिकी , पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated in the recently launched Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) along with the details, State-wise, animal sector-wise and product business-wise; and
- (b)  the  details  of  the  plan  of  action  for  incentivising  dairy  cooperative investment under Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
- along with, the details of funds allocated thereunder, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- a. Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  of  Rs 15000 crore has been established to incentivize investment by eligible entities  like  individual  entrepreneurs,  private  companies,  Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) and Section 8 companies to establish (i) dairy processing and product diversification infrastructure, (ii) meat processing  and  product  diversification  infrastructure  and  (iii)  Animal Feed  Plant. Scheduled  banks  will  provide  loans  up  to  90%  to  the eligible  entities  and  Central  Government  will  provide  3  %  interest subventions  directly  to  the  borrower  through  the  scheduled  banks. There is no state-wise, animal sector wise and product business wise allocation of funds under AHIDF.
- b. Under Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), loan  assistance  is  being  provided  to  State  Dairy  Federations, District Milk Unions, Milk Producers companies, Multi State Cooperatives  and  NDDB  subsidiaries  across  the  country  who  are

termed  as  Eligible  End  Borrowers  (EEBs).  DIDF  has an  outlay  of  Rs 11,184  crore,  there  is  a  provision  for  setting  up  of  manufacturing facilities for Value  added  Products  across  the  country.  For  this purpose, loan is provided to eligible end borrowers at interest rate of 6.5% p.a.  and  interest  subvention  is  provided  @  upto  2.5%.  No  Statewise allocation is made under DIDF.

## Target and achievement under DIDF (as on 31.07.2020)

| Physical Parameter                                                        |   Target |   Achievement |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------|
| Drying Capacity (MTPD)                                                    |   300    |         30    |
| Modernization, expansion and creation of Milk Processing capacity (LLPD)  |   140    |         17    |
| Creation of Infrastructure capacity for Value-Added Dairy products (LLPD) |    48.48 |          0.54 |

LLPD- Lakh Litre Per day

MTPD - Metric Ton Per day

## State-wise details for DIDF as on 31.07.2020 are as under:

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| S. No.   | State          | No of    | Project Cost    | Project Cost    | Loan disbursed   |
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|          |                | Projects | Total           | Loan            | Total            |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 1        | 97.75           | 78.2            | 34.73            |
| 2        | Gujarat        | 2        | 976.5           | 780.71          | 161.31           |
| 3        | Haryana        | 6        | 54.22           | 43.37           | 0.23             |
| 4        | Karnataka      | 8        | 1626.39931.3745 | 1626.39931.3745 | 673.88           |
| 5        | Kerala         | 3        | 26.02           | 20.81           | 0                |
| 6        | Maharashtra    | 4        | 488.92          | 282.88          | 131.03           |
| 7        | Punjab         | 4        | 322.70          | 254.41          | 72.33            |
| 8        | Rajasthan      | 1        | 74.72           | 59.77           | 0                |
| 9        | Telangana      | 3        | 261.51          | 156.7           | 0                |
| 10       | West Bengal    | 1        | 130.00          | 104.00          | 0.00             |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | 4        | 379.30          | 303.43          | 0.00             |
|          | TOTAL          | 37       | 4438.03         | 3015.65         | 1073.51          |