Parliament Question: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH MARCH, 2026 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INFRASTRUCTRE DEVELOPMENT FUND 2147 SHRI MILIND MURLI DEORA: SHRI UJJWAL DEORAO NIKAM: SHRI S. SELVAGANABATHY: SHRI SHAMBHU SHARAN PATEL: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state: (a) total funds sanctioned, approved and disbursed under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) as of January, 2026 especially in Maharashtra; (b) sector-wise distribution of assistance under AHIDF; (c) whether sanctioned assistance has translated into establishment or expansion of diary processing, meat processing units and value-addition infrastructure during the said period in Maharashtra; (d) if so, number of such units operationalized, district wise; (e) extent to which MSMEs, FPOs, cooperatives and private entrepreneurs have accessed support under AHIDF; (f) whether any delay has been reported in loan approvals, credit guarantee processing or subsidy disbursement under AHIDF; and (g) if so, whether corrective measures have been undertaken, details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) Under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) scheme, funds are released directly to the beneficiary and not to the State Governments. The detail of projects sanctioned and approved in Maharashtra as of 31st January 2026 is as under: Sanctioned Projects Approved Projects Number Project Term Number Project Term Interest Cost (In Loan (In Cost (In Loan (In Subvention Cr.) Cr.) Cr.) Cr.) Released (In Cr.) 151 4838.06 3412.49 88 3419.95 2435.91 102.41 (b) The sector-wise distribution of approved projects under AHIDF across India is placed at Annexure I. (c) and (d) The district-wise and category-wise details of approved and operationalised value- addition infrastructure projects in Maharashtra, comprising dairy processing plants and meat processing units, are placed at Annexure–II.(e) The details of the extent to which MSMEs, FPOs, cooperatives, and private entrepreneurs have availed support under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) are placed at Annexure–III. (f) and (g) The approval of the loan to the beneficiary depends on the concerned banks. The beneficiary needs to comply with the requirements of the bank. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India is actively engaged with banks once an application is found eligible for AHIDF benefits. To expedite implementation, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India tracks all projects approved in Project Approval Committee (PAC) and Project Sanctioning Committee (PSC) meetings as per scheme guidelines and conducts regular follow-ups with nodal officers of the banks and State Animal Husbandry Departments. Additionally, Central Level Bank Coordination Committee (CLBCC) meetings are periodically convened to review pending cases and facilitate their prompt resolution.Annexure-I The sector-wise distribution of approved projects under AHIDF is as under: S Category of Infrastructure Number Project Interest No of Cost (In Subventio Projects Cr.) n Released (In Cr.) 1 Animal Feed Plant 155 3178.17 130.64 Animal Waste to Wealth Management (Agri 4 137.02 5.46 2 Waste Management) Breed improvement Technology and Breed 126 2052.98 58.96 3 Multiplication farm 4 Dairy Processing & Value Addition 161 10532.33 331.09 5 Meat Processing & Value Addition 28 1180.67 38.40 Setting up of Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs 5 261.61 5.44 6 Production Facilities Total 479 17342.77 569.99Annexure-II District-wise and category-wise details of approved and operationalised value-addition infrastructure projects in Maharashtra, comprising dairy processing plants and meat processing units, are as under: Dairy Processing & Value Meat Processing & Value S District Name Addition Addition No Numb Proje Interest Numb Proje Interest er of ct Subventio er of ct Subventi Projec Cost n Released Projec Cost on ts (In (In Cr.) ts (In Released Cr.) Cr.) (In Cr.) 1 Ahmednagar 4 26.06 0.57 - - 2 Beed 1 4.70 0.02 - - 3 Chhatrapati Sambhaji 1 10.24 0.25 - - Nagar 4 Kolhapur 5 50.27 1.75 - - 5 Mumbai 1 78.51 5.92 - - 6 Nagpur 1 3.20 0.19 - - 7 Nanded 1 1.51 0.03 - - 8 Osmanabad 1 0.33 0.01 - - 9 Pune 5 1040. 42.84 1 105.0 3.99 72 6 10 Raigad 1 88.26 2.94 - - 11 Ratnagiri 1 22.27 1.08 - - 12 Sangli 3 159.6 5.85 - - 3 13 Satara 4 98.10 5.27 - - 14 Solapur 4 89.47 4.39 - - Total 33 1673. 71.09 1 105.0 3.99 26 6Annexure-III Details of the extent to which MSMEs, FPOs, cooperatives, and private entrepreneurs have availed support under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) are as under: S Entity Name Number of Project Cost Interest Subvention No Projects (In Cr.) Released (In Cr.) 1 Cooperatives 16 3635.93 59.39 2 Farmer Producer 9 51.30 1.18 Organization (FPO) 3 Individual Entrepreneur 52 196.91 5.25 4 Micro, Small & Medium 183 3017.96 104.93 Enterprise 5 Private Company 217 10431.52 399.06 6 Section 8 Company 2 9.15 0.17 Total 479 17342.77 569.99