Lok Sabha Question No. 3719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3719 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST 2025

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

3719. SMT. BHARTI PARDHI: SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of fund disbursement under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), sector and State-wise, including Madhya  Pradesh and Maharashtra;
- (b)  whether  AHIDF  remained  under-utilized  in  some  States,  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor, Statewise;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  the  application  and  approval  process  for projects under AHIDF to ensure timely benefit to entrepreneurs;
- (d)  the  manner  in  which  Government  is  ensuring  that  individual  entrepreneurs  and  women entrepreneurs are adequately aware of and able to access the benefits of AHIDF, including the interest subvention and credit guarantee provisions; and
- (e) the estimated impact of AHIDF in increasing farmers' income, particularly for those involved in dairy and meat production?

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

(PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL)

- (a)  The  current  status  of  fund  disbursement  under  the  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF),  sector and State-wise, including Madhya  Pradesh and Maharashtra is given in the Annexure I .
- (b) Yes Sir, Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) is under utilized in North Eastern States and Himalayan States due to limited credit availability, low private sector participation, ⁠geographical & logistical constraints specifically in N orth Eastern Region (NER) & Himalayan states, Infrastructural challenges, Land availability.

However, the credit availability of the scheme is Rs 25,005 crore out of which Rs. 21,190.68 crore is already utilized under AHIDF, which has been invested across the various States as per the demand.  This reflects the overall success of the scheme.

- (c)  In  order  to  expedite  the  application  and  approval  process  for  projects  submitted  under AHIDF, the Department has taken the following steps:
- i. Streamlining of the online application process through the dedicated AHIDF portal (ahidf.udyamimitra.in) to facilitate ease of doing business and faster submission.
- ii. Engagement of Project Monitoring Agencies (PMAs) to provide technical support to applicants in preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) and facilitating bank linkages.
- iii. Regular review meetings with banks, State Nodal Agencies, and other stakeholders to address bottlenecks and monitor implementation progress.
- iv. Capacity  building of  field  officers  and  nodal  officials  through  structured  training sessions.
- v. Department  hold  meetings  of  the  Project  Approval  Committee  (PAC)/  Project Sanctioning Committee (PSC) at regular intervals to ensure timely consideration and approval of projects.
- vi. To ensure the smooth implementation of AHIDF nodal officers are nominated from all the States and Banks to coordinate various issues.
- (d) To ensure the participation of individual entrepreneurs, including women entrepreneurs, the Department is conducting awareness campaigns , both online and offline, in collaboration with State  Animal  Husbandry  Departments,  industry  associations,  various  banks  etc. Training programs, Conclaves, webinars, and workshops are  being  organised  to  educate  potential beneficiaries  on  scheme  benefits,  application  process,  and  eligibility.  AHIDF  Portal  is integrated  with  the  all  India  network  of  Common  Service  Centers  for  handholding  the applicants  from  the  rural  parts  of  the  country.  The  department  also  conduct  outreach programmes through the CSC for the rural  farmers  of  the  country.  Pashu  Sakhies  are  also involved for creating awareness as participation in the scheme.
- (e)  With  respect  to  estimated  impact,  since  the  inception  of  the  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF),  402  projects  have  been  approved  with  a  total project cost of ₹14,413.88 crore and term loan of ₹10,095.23 crore.

Additionally,  37  projects  with  the  project  cost  of  Rs.  6776.80  crores  and  term  loan  of  Rs. 4575.25 crores  have  also  been  approved  under  the  Dairy  Infrastructure  Development  Fund (DIDF) which has now been subsumed in AHIDF vide cabinet approval dated 01.02.2024.

These AHIDF approved projects which are at various stages of implementation and have the potential to create the impact through generating employment for 43,372 personnel, benefiting approximately 25 lakh farmers. Through these units additional capacity creation of 214.73 lakh LPD in dairy processing, 9.70 lakh MTPA in meat processing, 100.22 lakh TPA in animal feed production, and 10,351 MTA under animal waste to wealth management; veterinary vaccine and drug manufacturing capacity of 3 crore injectable doses, 70 lakh vials, 52.75 lakh liquid drugs,  1  crore  ointments,  36  crore  tablets,  90  lakh  bolus  and  60,000  kg  powder,  and technologically assisted breed improvement and multiplication farms covering 25 crore poultry birds, 2300 cattle, 110 pigs, and 191 crore eggs have been envisaged.

AHIDF aims to enhance the processing capacities and value addition for the livestock products which  in  turn  help  the  farmers  to  get  the  remunerative  price.  Further,  this  scheme  has  the provision for upgraded technology intervention which will in turn increase the productivity. By creating modern infrastructure for dairy, meat processing, animal feed plants, and other allied activities, the scheme is expected to create potential through improved value addition, increased market access thereby providing remunerative prices for livestock products.

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Annexure-I LOK SABHA QUESTION NO 3719

Name of MP: Smt. Bharti Pardhi: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure: Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne: Date of Reply: 12.08.2025

The current status of fund disbursement under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF), sector and State-wise, including Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, is as under:

| S. No   | State Name       | Animal Feed Plant   | Animal Feed Plant            | Animal Waste to Wealth Management   | Animal Waste to Wealth Management   | Breed improvement Technology and Breed Multiplication farm   | Breed improvement Technology and Breed Multiplication farm   | Dairy Processing& Value Addition   | Dairy Processing& Value Addition   | Meat Processing& Value Addition   | Meat Processing& Value Addition   | Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs   | Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No   | State Name       | Appro ved Project s | Interest Subvention Released | Approv ed Projects                  | Interest Subvention Released        | Approved Projects                                            | Interest Subvention Released                                 | Approv ed Projects                 | Interest Subvention Released       | Approv ed Projects                | Interest Subvention Released      | Approv ed Projects             | Interest Subvention Released   |
| S. No   | State Name       | In No               | Rs in Crores                 | In No                               | Rs in Crores                        | In No                                                        | Rs in Crores                                                 | In No                              | Rs in Crores                       | In No                             | Rs in Crores                      | In No                          | Rs in Crores                   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 3                   | 2.60                         | -                                   | -                                   | 2                                                            | 0.09                                                         | 10                                 | 1.89                               | 3                                 | 1.41                              | -                              | -                              |
| 2       | Assam            | 3                   | 1.36                         | -                                   | -                                   | 4                                                            | 1.22                                                         | -                                  | -                                  | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 3       | Bihar            | 3                   | 8.89                         | -                                   | -                                   | 1                                                            | 0.78                                                         | 1                                  | 0.33                               | 1                                 | 3.14                              | -                              | -                              |
| 4       | Chhattisg arh    | 3                   | 3.21                         | -                                   | -                                   | 6                                                            | 6.09                                                         | -                                  | -                                  | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 5       | Delhi            | -                   | -                            | -                                   | -                                   | -                                                            | -                                                            | 1                                  | 0.10                               | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 6       | Gujarat          | 3                   | 0.83                         | 1                                   | 1.10                                | 3                                                            | 0.69                                                         | 10                                 | 15.24                              | -                                 | -                                 | 1                              | 0.94                           |
| 7       | Haryana          | 6                   | 1.84                         | -                                   | -                                   | 2                                                            | 0.05                                                         | 9                                  | 7.01                               | 5                                 | 4.93                              | -                              | -                              |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh | 1                   | -                            | -                                   | -                                   | -                                                            | -                                                            | 2                                  | 0.03                               | 1                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 9       | Jammu Kashmir    | 1                   | 0.11                         | 1                                   | 0.01                                | 1                                                            | -                                                            | -                                  | -                                  | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 10      | Jharkhan d       | 2                   | 0.63                         | -                                   | -                                   | 2                                                            | 0.38                                                         | 4                                  | 4.65                               | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 11      | Karnatak a       | 10                  | 15.08                        | -                                   | -                                   | 13                                                           | 6.59                                                         | 4                                  | 5.89                               | 1                                 | 0.82                              | -                              | -                              |
| 12      | Kerala           | 1                   | 0.31                         | -                                   | -                                   | 1                                                            | 0.02                                                         | 1                                  | 0.06                               | 1                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |

| S. No       | State Name     | Animal Feed Plant   | Animal Feed Plant            | Animal Waste to Wealth Management   | Animal Waste to Wealth Management   | Breed improvement Technology and Breed Multiplication farm   | Breed improvement Technology and Breed Multiplication farm   | Dairy Processing& Value Addition   | Dairy Processing& Value Addition   | Meat Processing& Value Addition   | Meat Processing& Value Addition   | Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs   | Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs   |
|-------------|----------------|---------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No       | State Name     | Appro ved Project s | Interest Subvention Released | Approv ed Projects                  | Interest Subvention Released        | Approved Projects                                            | Interest Subvention Released                                 | Approv ed Projects                 | Interest Subvention Released       | Approv ed Projects                | Interest Subvention Released      | Approv ed Projects             | Interest Subvention Released   |
| S. No       | State Name     | In No               | Rs in Crores                 | In No                               | Rs in Crores                        | In No                                                        | Rs in Crores                                                 | In No                              | Rs in Crores                       | In No                             | Rs in Crores                      | In No                          | Rs in Crores                   |
| 13          | Madhya Pradesh | 4                   | 7.44                         | -                                   | -                                   | 3                                                            | 0.67                                                         | 12                                 | 22.64                              | -                                 | -                                 | 2                              | 0.93                           |
| 14          | Maharas htra   | 22                  | 6.50                         | -                                   | -                                   | 15                                                           | 3.85                                                         | 32                                 | 50.29                              | 1                                 | 2.26                              | 1                              | 0.51                           |
| 15          | Odisha         | 6                   | 4.12                         | -                                   | -                                   | 5                                                            | 0.76                                                         | 3                                  | 0.47                               | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 16          | Puducher ry    | 1                   | 0.13                         | -                                   | -                                   | -                                                            | -                                                            | -                                  | -                                  | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 17          | Punjab         | 14                  | 2.15                         | 1                                   | 1.40                                | 5                                                            | 1.51                                                         | 3                                  | 6.80                               | 6                                 | 5.77                              | -                              | -                              |
| 18          | Rajastha n     | 5                   | 3.65                         | -                                   | -                                   | 4                                                            | 0.37                                                         | 8                                  | 3.41                               | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu     | 14                  | 10.23                        | -                                   | -                                   | 10                                                           | 5.63                                                         | 9                                  | 41.47                              | 2                                 | 1.87                              | -                              | -                              |
| 20          | Telangan a     | 8                   | 3.88                         | -                                   | -                                   | 1                                                            | 0.39                                                         | 8                                  | 32.11                              | 2                                 | 6.98                              | -                              | -                              |
| 21          | Uttar Pradesh  | 11                  | 9.44                         | -                                   | -                                   | 5                                                            | 2.34                                                         | 16                                 | 14.72                              | 1                                 | 0.14                              | -                              | -                              |
| 22          | Uttarakh and   | 1                   | 0.56                         | -                                   | -                                   | 1                                                            | -                                                            | 1                                  | 2.11                               | -                                 | -                                 | -                              | -                              |
| 23          | West Bengal    | 14                  | 2.85                         | -                                   | -                                   | 8                                                            | 2.31                                                         | 8                                  | 6.76                               | 1                                 | 0.56                              | -                              | -                              |
| Grand Total | Grand Total    | 136                 | 85.83                        | 3                                   | 2.51                                | 92                                                           | 33.76                                                        | 142                                | 215.98                             | 25                                | 27.87                             | 4                              | 2.37                           |

Total 402 projects have been approved under AHIDF scheme.