(a) the amount of funds allocated in the recently launched Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) along with the details, State-wise, animal sector-wise and product business-wise; and
(b) the details of the plan of action for incentivising dairy cooperative investment under Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) along with, the details of funds allocated thereunder, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(DR SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
a. Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) of Rs 15000 crore has been established to incentivize investment by eligible entities like individual entrepreneurs, private companies, Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) and Section 8 companies to establish (i) dairy processing and product diversification infrastructure, (ii) meat processing and product diversification infrastructure and (iii) Animal Feed Plant. Scheduled banks will provide loans up to 90% to the eligible entities and Central Government will provide 3 % interest subventions directly to the borrower through the scheduled banks. There is no state-wise, animal sector wise and product business wise allocation of funds under AHIDF.
b. Under Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), loan assistance is being provided to State Dairy Federations, District Milk Unions, Milk Producers companies, Multi State Cooperatives and NDDB subsidiaries across the country who are termed as Eligible End Borrowers (EEBs). DIDF has an outlay of Rs 11,184 crore, there is a provision for setting up of manufacturing facilities for Value added Products across the country. For this purpose, loan is provided to eligible end borrowers at interest rate of 6.5% p.a. and interest subvention is provided @ upto 2.5%. No State-wise allocation is made under DIDF.
Target and achievement under DIDF (as on 31.07.2020)
Physical Parameter Target Achievement
Drying Capacity (MTPD) 300 30
Modernization, expansion and creation of Milk Processing capacity (LLPD) 140 17
Creation of Infrastructure capacity for Value-Added Dairy products (LLPD) 48.48 0.54
LLPD- Lakh Litre Per day
MTPD – Metric Ton Per day
State-wise details for DIDF as on 31.07.2020 are as under:
S. No. State No of Projects Project Cost Loan disbursed
Total Loan Total
1 Andhra Pradesh 1 97.75 78.2 34.73
2 Gujarat 2 976.5 780.71 161.31
3 Haryana 6 54.22 43.37 0.23
4 Karnataka 8 1626.39 931.3745 673.88
5 Kerala 3 26.02 20.81 0
6 Maharashtra 4 488.92 282.88 131.03
7 Punjab 4 322.70 254.41 72.33
8 Rajasthan 1 74.72 59.77 0
9 Telangana 3 261.51 156.7 0
10 West Bengal 1 130.00 104.00 0.00
11 Tamil Nadu 4 379.30 303.43 0.00
TOTAL 37 4438.03 3015.65 1073.51