Lok Sabha Question No. 2403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2403 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 2403: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  with  regard  to  extension  of  concessional  finance  and  Kisan  Credit  Card Facility for fisheries and animal husbandry under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF); and
- (b) the details pertaining to projects related to enhancement of quality of fishes and export competition,  providing  state-of-the-art  infrastructure  and  facilities  for  fishing  harbour  and landing centres?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a): The Government of India during 2018-19 has announced extension of the facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital needs. The KCC facility is to help fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to meet their short term credit requirements of rearing of animals, poultry birds, fish, shrimp, other aquatic organisms and capture of fish. In order to address the infrastructure requirement for  fisheries  sector,  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry and Dairying during 2018-19 has created dedicated fund namely Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total funds size of Rs 7522.48 crore. FIDF provides  concessional  finance  to  the  Eligible  Entities  (EEs)  for  development  of  identified fisheries infrastructure facilities.

The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  established  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development Fund (AHIDF) with a fund size of  Rs.  15000  crore  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.

(b): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  namely  'Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY)'to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries  sector  in  India'  with  highest  ever  investment  of  ₹20050  crore  in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21. PMMSY inter-alia provides financial support for quality seed and feed, standards and traceability in fisheries  sector  from  'catch  to  consumer',  post-harvest  infrastructure  and  management, modernization and strengthening of value chain, enhancement of fisheries export competitiveness, robust fisheries management and regulatory framework and development of fishing  harbours  and  fish  landing  centres.  Further,  under  the  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund(FIDF) set up by the Department of Fisheries also provides concessional  finance  for  development  of  fisheries  infrastructure  including  fishing  harbours and fish landing centres.

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