**Executive Summary**
This document from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying presents the number of projects approved, sanctioned, and operationalized under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) since its inception. It also notes the amount of loans sanctioned and interest subvention released. The entry date is December 17, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Statistics:**
* Total sanctioned projects: 691
* Total approved projects: 428
* Total operationalized projects: 348
* **Loan and Interest Subvention:**
* Loan sanctioned under AHIDF: ₹10,320 Crores
* Interest subvention released against approved projects: ₹429.49 Crores
* Three projects covered under credit guarantee managed by NABARD
* **Infrastructure Development under AHIDF:**
* 139 Animal feed plants and 105 Breed Multiplication Farms have been established and strengthened.
* No IVF Centre has been established under AHIDF.
* **Rashtriya Gokul Mission:**
* 24 bovine IVF Labs have been made functional under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
* One bovine In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) lab is functional in Assam, producing 45 viable embryos, and 19 embryos have been transferred.
* 1 BMF is sanctioned in Arunachal Pradesh.
* **Role of Animal Husbandry:**
* Animal Husbandry provides nutritional and livelihood support and contributes to the national and agricultural economy.
* The value of output of milk is more than ₹12.21 lakh crore during 2023-24.
**Impact Analysis**
**Dairy Farmers of the North Eastern State**
* **Impact:** The benefit of the IVF lab in Assam is accruing to all the dairy farmers of the North Eastern State.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is mentioned, but they will benefit from the IVF lab.
**Rural Population**
* **Impact:** Animal Husbandry provides nutritional and livelihood support to the rural population.
* **Action Required:** No specific action is mentioned, but they will benefit from the role of animal husbandry.
Key Entities Referenced
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF): A scheme focused on developing and strengthening the animal husbandry infrastructure.
Rashtriya Gokul Mission: A mission aimed at the conservation and development of indigenous breeds of cattle.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying: The central ministry responsible for the administration of animal husbandry and dairying.
NABARD: Institution managing the credit guarantee of AHIDF.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
PROJECTS UNDER AHIDF
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
Number of projects approved, sanctioned and operationalized under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure
Development Fund (AHIDF) since the inception of scheme category wise is as follows:
S No Category of Infrastructure under AHIDF Sanctioned Approved Projects
Projects Projects Operationalized
1 Animal Feed Plant 201 143 124
2 Animal Waste to Wealth Management (Agri 5 4 4
waste management)
3 Breed improvement Technology and Breed 183 105 83
Multiplication farm
4 Dairy Processing & Value Addition 252 147 116
5 Meat Processing & Value Addition 45 25 20
6 Setting up of Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs 5 4 1
Production Facilities
Grand Total 691 428 348
a. The amount of loan sanctioned under AHIDF is ₹. 10,320 Crores and the interest subvention
released against the approved 428 projects is ₹. 429.49 Crores. Three projects have been covered
under credit guarantee of AHIDF being managed by NABARD.
b. Under AHIDF, 139 Animal feed plants and 105 Breed Multiplication Farms have been established
and strengthened. No IVF Centre have been established under AHIDF. However, under Rashtriya
Gokul Mission, being implemented by DAHD, 24 bovine IVF Labs have been made functional.
c. Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission one bovine In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) lab has been made
functional in Assam at College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara
Guwahati. From this lab 45 viable embryos have been produced and out of this, 19 embryos have
been transferred. The benefit of the lab is accruing to all the dairy farmers of the North Eastern
State. Under Rashtriya Gokul Mission so far 1 BMF is sanctioned in Arunachal Pradesh.
d. Yes, Animal Husbandry is an important sub-sector of Indian agricultural economy and plays a
multifaceted role in providing nutritional and livelihood support to the rural population. Livestocksector apart from contributing to national economy in general and to agricultural economy in
particular also provides employment generation opportunities, asset creation, coping mechanism
against crop failure and social and financial security. Value of output of milk is more than Rs. 12.21
lakh crore during 2023-24 (As per National Accounts Statistics 2025), which is the highest of the
agriculture produce and even more than the combined value of Paddy and Wheat.
The above answer was given by Shri Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh, Minister of
Fisheries,Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, in response to a question asked in
the Rajya Sabha.
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