Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

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

STARRED QUESTION No. 141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February 2026

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

*141: Ms. IQRA CHOUDHARY:

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

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  sanctioned  versus  released  amount  under  the  realigned  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) in Uttar Pradesh till January 2026 and the reasons for delays or shortfalls in the 3% interest subvention;

(b) the number of dairy cooperatives in Uttar Pradesh that have successfully availed the 3% interest subvention since February 2024 and those unable to access it;

(c) the details of operational dairy processing projects and their audit-verified impact on daily milk price realisation for small and landless farmers, district-wise;

(d) the number of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) projects denied 25% National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) credit guarantee due to  the  two  crore  loan  ceiling,  and  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  remove  this bottleneck; and

(e)  the  plan  for  AHIDF  under  the  XVI  Finance  Commission  cycle  and  whether  3% interest subvention will continue for five years and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *141 PART (a) to (e) ON ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2026.

- a) In  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  under  realigned  Animal  Husbandry  Infrastructure Development  Fund  (AHIDF),  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has sanctioned 36 projects, with the project cost of Rs 1629.25  crore  as  of  January  2026.  Interest  subvention  is  released  for  34  projects, amounting to Rs 32.81 crore. For the two projects, the 3 % interest subvention is not released, as the term loan disbursement is yet to be done by the respective banks.
- b) AHIDF is a demand driven scheme and available to all eligible entities including dairy cooperatives, if the project is as per the guidelines. Only one dairy cooperative project, is approved for interest subvention, subject to disbursement of the term loan. As the term loan has still not been disbursed, the interest subvention is not released so far.
- c) Under  the  Dairy  processing  and  value  addition  category,  18  projects  have  been sanctioned in the State of Uttar Pradesh out of which 12 projects have started their commercial  operations.  As  per  the  Detailed  project  reports  these  12  projects  have collectively  created  a  processing  capacity  of  17.86  Lakh  Litres/day,  benefiting approximately 64,800 farmers. The district wise details of operational projects in Uttar Pradesh, are annexed at Annexure I.
- d) There is no ceiling of Rs. 2 Crore on loan amount under the credit guarantee scheme under  AHIDF,  being  managed  by  National Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
- e) As per the guidelines, the projects sanctioned under the AHIDF will receive interest subvention for a period of eight years or complete tenure of term loan, whichever is earlier.

Annexure I District wise details of operational Dairy processing projects under AHIDF in Uttar Pradesh

| District     |   No. of Projects |   Project Cost (INR Cr.) |   Capacity (LLPD*) |   Farmers Benefitted |
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
| Baghpat      |                 1 |                    31.59 |               2.5  |                12500 |
| Bulandshahr  |                 1 |                    24.77 |               1    |                 5000 |
| Hapur        |                 2 |                    42.83 |               3.2  |                16000 |
| Hathras      |                 1 |                    65.75 |               0.88 |                 4000 |
| Jhansi       |                 1 |                     4.61 |               0.01 |                  100 |
| Kanpur Nagar |                 1 |                    69.91 |               0.4  |                 4200 |
| Lucknow      |                 1 |                    20.4  |               4    |                 3000 |
| Mainpuri     |                 1 |                    39.82 |               2.71 |                 2500 |
| Mathura      |                 2 |                    85.08 |               3.16 |                17000 |
| Prayagraj    |                 1 |                     3.04 |               0    |                  500 |
| Total        |                12 |                   387.8  |              17.86 |                64800 |

*LLPD-Lakh litres per day