Lok Sabha Question No. 499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 499 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY 2026

## ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 499. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

Be pleased to state:

- (a) the measures taken by the Government to support growth of the dairy sector and the role played by the  Animal Husbandry Infrastructure  Development Fund (AHIDF)  in enhancing  country's  self -sufficiency  in  milk  production  in  the  country  especially  in Rajasthan;
- (b) the details of key schemes being implemented by the department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to strengthen the domestic dairy industry, and the manner  in which these initiatives have enhanced the sector's contribution to the national economy; and
- (c) the details of the objectives of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and the National Programme for Dairy Development, especially in Rajasthan and how these initiatives aim to improve the  genetic  quality  and  productivity  of  bovines,  enhance  the  quality  of  milk  and  milk products and increase farmer's income and employment opportunities in rural areas, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  the  Animal Husbandry  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  to  promote  modern  dairy infrastructure  such  as  milk  processing  plants,  chilling  units,  value-added  product facilities, and logistics, while encouraging private sector players, FPOs, and cooperatives to invest in dairy processing. The scheme also supports dovetailing with various central and state government initiatives to ensure holistic growth of the dairy ecosystem.  The  scheme  provides  several  key  benefits,  including  a  3%  interest subvention  for  eight  years  with  a  two-year  moratorium,  term  loans  covering  up  to 90% of  the  project  cost  from  scheduled  banks  and  institutions  such  as  NABARD, NCDC,  NDDB,  and  SIDBI  with  no  ceiling  on  loan  amount,  and  a  25%  credit guarantee  on  term  loans  for  MSME  projects  through  NABSanrakshan  Trustee  Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of NABARD.

As on date, total of 157 dairy projects have been approved across the country with approved project cost of Rs 10480.30 crores with total processing capacity of 237.87 LLPD.

A total of 10 dairy projects are approved with the project cost of Rs 138.91 crore in the  state  of  Rajasthan  with  the  processing  capacity  of  12.88  Lakh  Litre  Per  Day (LLPD)

- (b) Two schemes namely Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) and Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) are being implemented under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to strengthen the domestic dairy industry in country.

## About AHIDF Scheme

Under  the AHIDF  Scheme,  Department  supports  the  infrastructure  creation  in  7  areas namely

- i. Dairy processing and value addition infrastructure,
- ii. Meat processing and value addition infrastructure
- iii. Animal Feed Plant
- iv. Breed Improvement technology and Breed Multiplication Farm
- v. Setting up of Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs Manufacturing facilities and
- vi. Animal Waste to Wealth Management (Agri Waste Management) and
- vii. Primary wool processing across the country.

Also, under AHIDF, the Credit Guarantee benefit is being provided, to strengthen credit delivery  system  and  facilitate  smooth  flow  of  credit  to  the  Micro,  Small  &  Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) engaged in dairy sector without hassles of collateral security. This facilitates  access  to  finance  for  dairy  sector,  making  availability  of  financial  assistance from lenders to mainly first-generation dairy entrepreneurs and under privileged section of society, who lack collateral security for supporting their ventures.

The scheme is significantly strengthening the dairy sector by promoting breed-multiplication initiatives that enhance the genetic potential of livestock, resulting in higher milk productivity. It also supports the establishment of cattle feed production units and drug and vaccine manufacturing facilities, improving access to affordable, high-quality  nutrition  and  veterinary  inputs.  Together,  these  interventions  contribute  to better  animal  health  management  and  sustained  improvements  in  milk  yield  across  the livestock population.

By incentivizing investments in new milk processing plants, the scheme is expanding the sector's processing capacity, enabling the production of high -quality processed milk and value-added dairy products. This not only boosts the efficiency of the dairy value chain but also creates stable income opportunities for livestock farmers. The focus on breeding superior livestock  further  improves  the  overall  genetic  stock,  leading  to  enhanced  milk yield and long-term productivity gains.

Additionally, the scheme promotes sustainable waste-to-wealth initiatives by supporting projects that convert animal waste into biogas/CNG and bio-fertilizers, thereby advancing circular-economy practices within the sector.

As on date,  total  processing  capacity  of  237.86  LLPD  has  been  created  under AHIDF Scheme out of which 12.88 LLPD is in Rajasthan.

## Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP)

Department is supporting the states/UTs to increase livestock productivity and augmenting  livestock  health  care  through  the  implementation  of  Livestock  Health  & Disease  Control  Programme  (LHDCP)  which  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme,  in  all States/UTs,  with  the  aim  of  reducing  risk  to  animal  health  by  prophylactic  vaccination against diseases of animals, capacity building of Veterinary services, disease surveillance, training and awareness, strengthening Veterinary infrastructure etc.

## LHDCP Project supports states in following area namely

- i. Vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Brucellosis, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Classical Swine Fever (CSF) under 100%  central assistance,
- ii. Assistance to States for Control of Animal Disease (ASCAD) for control of state prioritized animal diseases including 100 % financial assistance to States/UTs for awareness  training  and  publicity  on  Good  Animal  Husbandry  Practices  and Veterinary care.
- iii. Under the sub-component Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD-MVU),  100%  financial assistance is provided  towards  procurement  &  customization  of  Mobile  Veterinary  Units (MVUs)  with  recurring operational expenditure for delivery of veterinary healthcare services at farmers' doorsteps.
- iv. Additionally, a new component of Pashu Aushadhi is included in the LHDCP to make available quality generic veterinary medicine at affordable price to the dairy farmers  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samriddhi  Kendras  (PM-KSK)  and Cooperative Societies

(c) The Details of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) and National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) has been detailed below:

## Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM)

Department is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) with the aims and objectives:

- i. To enhance productivity of bovines and increasing milk production in a sustainable manner using advance technologies
- ii. To propagate use of high genetic merit bulls for breeding purposes.
- iii. To enhance Artificial insemination coverage through strengthening breeding network and delivery of Artificial insemination services at farmers doorstep
- iv. To promote indigenous cattle & buffalo rearing and conservation in a scientific and holistic manner.

The  steps  are  taken  under  RGM  for  development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  breeds, genetic upgradation of bovine population:

- i. Implementation  of  Nationwide  Artificial  Insemination  Programme  (NAIP)  using semen of high merit bulls including bulls of indigenous breeds. Under the component Artificial Insemination (AI) services is delivered free of cost at farmers' doorstep in the districts with less than 50% AI coverage.
- ii. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has established sex sorted semen production facilities  and  implementing Accelerated Breed  Improvement  Programme using sex sorted semen with the aim to produce female calves up to 90% accuracy thereby enhancing milch cattle population, breed improvement and farmers' income.
- iii. Implementation  of  progeny  testing  and  pedigree  selection  for  production  of  high genetic merit bulls
- iv. Implementation  of  In-Vitro  Fertilization  (IVF)  Technology:  The  technology  has important  role  in  genetic  upgradation  of  bovine  population  in  single  generation. Further, to deliver technology at reasonable rates to farmers Government has launched indigenous IVF media.
- v. Genomic Selection:  To select High Genetic Merit (HGM) animals and to accelerate genetic improvement of cattle and buffaloes, the Department has developed unified genomic  chips  Gau  Chip  for  indigenous  cattle  and  Mahish  Chip  for  indigenous buffaloes specifically designed for initiating genomic selection of high genetic merit animals in the country.
- vi. Community  resource  persons  /Multi-purpose Artificial  Insemination  Technicians  in Rural India (MAITRIs)  are  trained  and equipped  to deliver quality  Artificial Insemination services at farmers' doorstep.

## National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)

Department  of Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD)  is  implementing  Central  Sector Scheme'National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD)'  across  the  country including Rajasthan since 2014-15 with the aim to enhance quality of milk and milk products and increase share of organized procurement, processing, value addition and marketing. The scheme was restructured/realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with the following two components:

- I. The Component ''A'' of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk  testing equipment  as  well  as primary  chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union/SHGs/Milk Producer Companies/Farmer Producer Organizations.
- II. The  Component  'B'  of  the  NPDD  scheme  "Dairying  through  Cooperatives'  JICA assisted project aims to increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer's access  to  organized  market,  upgrading  dairy  processing  facilities  and  marketing infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions.

## Progress under NPDD Component A

Under Component A of NPDD scheme, 34 projects have been approved in Rajasthan with the total project cost of Rs.39748.64 lakh with a central share of Rs.27408.77 lakh and out of this an  amount  of  Rs.  21979.62  lakh  has  been  released  till  date.  The  projects  are  being implemented by Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation.

## Physical Achievement under Component A in Rajasthan

| Component                                                                                     | Component                                                                                     |   Consolidated Project Targets |   Achievement |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|
| Milk Processing Capacity (TLPD)                                                               | Milk Processing Capacity (TLPD)                                                               |                        440     |       440     |
| Dairy Cooperative Society (nos.)                                                              | Dairy Cooperative Society (nos.)                                                              |                       6432     |      2247     |
| Milk Producer members ('000)                                                                  | Milk Producer members ('000)                                                                  |                        227.316 |       122.988 |
| Average Daily Milk Procurement (TLPD)                                                         | Average Daily Milk Procurement (TLPD)                                                         |                       2470.45  |       599.97  |
| Average Daily Milk Marketing (TLPD)                                                           | Average Daily Milk Marketing (TLPD)                                                           |                        801.3   |       494.39  |
| Bulk                                                                                          | Number                                                                                        |                       1375     |      1037     |
| Bulk                                                                                          | Capacity (TLPD)                                                                               |                       1659     |      1275.5   |
| Strengthening of Dairy Plant Level laboratories (nos.)                                        | Strengthening of Dairy Plant Level laboratories (nos.)                                        |                         22     |        17     |
| Installation of Automatic Milk Collection Unit/Data Processing Unit with Milk Analyser (nos.) | Installation of Automatic Milk Collection Unit/Data Processing Unit with Milk Analyser (nos.) |                       3452     |      3045     |
| Installation of Electronic Milk Adulteration Testing Machine (nos.)                           | Installation of Electronic Milk Adulteration Testing Machine (nos.)                           |                       2469     |      2245     |
| Establishment of State Central Lab                                                            | Establishment of State Central Lab                                                            |                          1     |         1     |

## Progress under Component B

Total  13  districts  have  been  covered  under  the  Scheme  namely Component  B  Alwar , Bharatpur,  Bhilwara,  Churu,  Dausa,  Dungarpur,  Jaipur,  Jalor,  Jhunjhunu,  Pali, Sirohi, Udaipur, Kota. Total 8 projects have been approved in Rajasthan with total approved budget of Rs 354.20 Cr out of which Rs 242.33 Cr is towards loan and Rs 80.86 Cr is towards grant and balance fund is from PI Contribution.

About  1598  new  Dairy  Cooperative  Societies  have  been  created  in  Rajasthan  along  with strengthening of 952 DCS societies. Total 52 BMC has been set up with chilling capacity of 52 KL along with 50 Milk Tankers. About 88099 farmers have been enrolled out of which 70208  members  are  women. About  33  MTPD  VAP  manufacturing  facility,  500  MTPD  of Cattle Feed Plant, 50 MTPD of Bypass Protein and 12 MTPD of Mineral Mixture processing capacity. Under the productivity enhancement, 100 villages are covered under Calf Reading Programme, 764 villages have been covered under the Animal Nutrition Advisory, 40 villages covered  under  Fodder  Development.  About  88,738  famers  have  been  trained  under  the project.