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Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund Translat e t o

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1. Object ives
2. Support for Availabilit y of Loan Along wit h Int erest Subvent ion
3. Bouquet of various Schemes for Dairy Value Chain by DAHD for an Individual Farmer / Ent repreneur
i. Schemes to be leveraged for Set t ing up Cat t le/Buffalo farm for Milk Product ion
ii. Schemes to be leveraged for Set t ing up Sheep / Goat farm for Milk / Meat Product ion
iii. Schemes to be leveraged for Set t ing up Pig farm for Meat Product ion
iv. Schemes to be leveraged for Set t ing up Poult ry farm for Meat /Egg Product ion
v. Schemes to be leveraged for Set t ing up Feed/Fodder Product ion
4. Dovet ailing of Project s
i. Opport unit ies to maximise t he benefit s by dovet ailing wit h ot her Depart ment / Minist ry schemes
ii. Schemes to be leveraged for set t ing up Milk Chilling Unit
iii. Schemes to be leveraged for set t ing up a Dairy Processing Plant
iv. Snapshot of Scheme Combinat ions to be Leveraged

T he Animal Husbandry Infrast ruct ure Development Fund (AHIDF), implement ed under Infrast ruct ure Development Fund (IDF) wit h an out lay of Rs.29,610.25
crore is to be cont inued unt il 2025-26.

T he scheme will incent ivize invest ment s for Dairy processing and product diversificat ion, Meat processing and product diversificat ion, Animal Feed Plant ,
Breed mult iplicat ion farm, Animal Wast e to Wealt h Management (Agri-wast e management ) and Vet erinary vaccine and drug product ion facilit ies.

Objectives
To help increasing of milk and meat processing capacity and product diversification thereby providing greater access for unorganized rural milk and
meat producers to organized milk and meat market.
To make available increased price realization for the producer.
To make available quality milk and meat products for the domestic consumer.
To fulfill the objective of protein enriched quality food requirement of the growing population of the country and prevent malnutrition in one of the
highest malnourished children population in the world.
Develop enterpreneurship and generate employment.
To promote exports and increase the export contribution in the milk and meat sector.
To make available quality concentrated animals feed to the cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig and poultry to provide balanced ration at affordable
prices.

Support for Availability of Loan Along with Interest Subvention

Activities Included

Dairy processing and Manufacturing of value added dairy products.

Meat processing and facilities for making its value added products.
Animal Feed Plant.
Breed improvement, Technology & Breed Multiplication Farm.
Setting up of Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs Production Facilities.
Animal Waste to Wealth Management (Agri waste management)

Eligible Entities

Individual ent repreneurs, Farmer Producer Organisat ions (FPOs), Dairy Cooperat ives, Micro, Small and Medium Ent erprises (MSMEs), Sect ion 8 companies,
Privat e companies
Funding

Loan up to 90% of the estimated / actual project cost. T he beneficiary contribution in case of Micro and Small units as per MSME defined ceiling
could be 10% while in case of Medium Enterprises as per defined MSME ceiling, beneficiary contribution could go up to 15%. T he beneficiary
contribution in other categories of enterprises could go up to 25%.
Interest subvention ‐ 3% for all Eligible Entities.
Credit Guarantee Fund : Credit Guarantee fund of Rs. 750 crore to be managed by NABARD, upto 25% of credit facility for MSMEs and Dairy
Cooperatives
No ceiling on Loan amount.
Maximum repayment period : 8 years, inclusive of moratorium of 2 years on principal amount
Ease of Doing Business : Application through online portal AHIDF .

For Act ivit ies eligible for availing benefit s under AHIDF Click Here.

Bouquet of various Schemes for Dairy Value Chain by DAHD for an Individual Farmer / Entrepreneur
Schemes to be leveraged for Setting up Cattle/Buffalo farm for Milk Production
T he t ypical cost for set t ing up a 200‐animal farm is around Rs 4 crores. T here are various schemes available for FPOs/Cooperat ives, SHGs and Individual
ent repreneurs which may be leveraged for t he same.

Towards set t ing up a breed mult iplicat ion farm, t he schemes of Rasht riya Gokul Mission and t he AHIDF may be leveraged.

While t he Rasht riya Gokul Mission allows a capex subsidy of upto 50% of project cost , t he AHIDF offers Int erest subvent ion up to 3%.

T hus, t he init ial project cost of Rs 4 crores becomes Rs 2 crores leveraging Rasht riya Gokul Mission, t he investor can seek a loan on t he remaining project
cost and receive a 3% Int erest subvent ion on t he remaining amount .

If you have land, to reduce t he feed cost and increase t he availabilit y of fodder, st art a feed plant or fodder farming by availing fodder ent repreneurship
scheme under Nat ional Livestock Mission.

All t he animals shall be insured by using St at e AHD schemes, which provides subsidy.

Farm Activity Combinations of Sche me s

Cattle/Buffalo Rashtriya Gokul Mission – BMF, IVF/AI/SST

Farming
National Livestock Mission- Entrepreneurship in Feed & Fodder (Individual entrepreneurs, SHGs, FCOs,
JLGs, FPOs, Cooperatives, Section 8 companies)

AHIDF (FPOs, SHGs, Private companies, Individual entrepreneurs, Section 8 companies, MSMEs)

Insurance for the animals under NLM Livestock insurance (through the State Government)

Schemes to be leveraged for Setting up Sheep / Goat farm for Milk / Meat Production
T he t ypical cost for set t ing up a 500‐animal farm is around Rs 1 crore. T here are various schemes available for FPOs/Cooperat ives, SHGs and Individual
ent repreneurs which may be leveraged for t he same.

Towards set t ing up a Goat or Sheep farm, t he schemes of NLM and t he AHIDF may be leveraged.

While t he NLM allows a capex subsidy of upto 50% of project cost , t he AHIDF offers Int erest subvent ion upto 3%.

T hus, t he init ial project cost of Rs 1 crore becomes Rs 50 lakhs leveraging NLM, t he investor can seek a loan on t he remaining project cost and receive a 3%
Int erest subvent ion on t he remaining amount .

If you have land, to reduce t he feed cost and increase t he availabilit y of fodder, st art a feed plant or fodder farming by availing fodder ent repreneurship
scheme under Nat ional Livestock Mission.

All t he animals shall be insured by using St at e AHD schemes, which provides subsidy.

Farm Activity Combinations of Sche me s

Sheep /Goat Farming /Value Addition National Livestock Mission-Entrepreneurship in Sheep/Goat Farming
/Processing
National Livestock Mission- Entrepreneurship in Feed & Fodder (Individual entrepreneurs, SHGs, FCOs, JLGs,
FPOs, Cooperatives Section 8 companies)

AHIDF (FPOs, SHGs, Private companies, Individual entrepreneurs, Section 8 companies, MSMEs)

Insurance for the animals under NLM-Livestock insurance (through the State Government)

Schemes to be leveraged for Setting up Pig farm for Meat Production

T he t ypical cost for set t ing up a 100‐sows and 10 boar piggery unit around Rs 60 lacs. T here are various schemes available for FPOs / Cooperat ives, SHGs and
Individual ent repreneurs which may be leveraged for t he same.

Towards set t ing up a pig farm, t he schemes of NLM and t he AHIDF may be leveraged.

While t he NLM allows a capex subsidy of upto 50% of project cost , t he AHIDF offers Int erest subvent ion upto 3%.

T hus, t he init ial project cost of Rs 60 lakhs becomes Rs 30 lakhs leveraging NLM, t he investor can seek a loan on t he remaining project cost and receive a 3%
Int erest subvent ion on t he remaining amount .

All t he animals shall be insured by using St at e AHD schemes, which provides subsidy.

Farm Activity Combinations of Sche me s

Pig Farming/Value Addition/Processing National Livestock Mission-Entrepreneurship in Piggery

AHIDF (FPOs, SHGs, Private companies, Individual entrepreneurs, Section 8 companies, MSMEs)

Insurance for the animals under NLMLivestock insurance (through the State Government)

Schemes to be leveraged for Setting up Poultry farm for Meat/Egg Production

T he t ypical cost for est ablishment of Parent Farm, Rural Hat chery, Brooder‐cum‐Mot her unit for Product ion of Hat ching Eggs, and Chicks and rearing of t he
said chicks upto four weeks in t he mot her unit (wit h minimum 1000 parent layers) is around Rs 50 lakhs.

Towards set t ing up of poult ry mot her farm, t he schemes of NLM and t he AHIDF may be leveraged.

While t he NLM allows a capex subsidy of upto 50% of project cost , t he AHIDF offers Int erest subvent ion upto 3%.

T hus, t he init ial project cost of Rs 50 lakhs becomes Rs 25 lakhs leveraging NLM, t he investor can seek a loan on t he remaining project cost and receive a 3%
Int erest subvent ion on t he remaining amount .

Farm Activity Combinations of Sche me s

Poultry Farming/Value Addition/Processing National Livestock Mission-Entrepreneurship in Poultry

AHIDF (FPOs, SHGs, Private companies, Individual entrepreneurs, Section 8

companies, MSMEs)

Schemes to be leveraged for Setting up Feed/Fodder Production

T he t ypical cost for est ablishment of fodder value addit ion such as Hay/Silage/Tot al Mixed Rat ion (T MR)/Fodder Block and storage of fodder, infrast ruct ure
development relat ed to hay/silage at village level/Fodder blocks making unit s for procuring machinery like bailer, block making machines, T MR
machines/equipment , Forage harvest er/reaper, Heavy dut y Power operat ed Chaff cut t ers and any ot her PHT equipment s around Rs 1 Crore.

Towards set t ing up of feed or fodder farm, t he schemes of NLM and t he AHIDF may be leveraged.

While t he NLM allows a capex subsidy of upto 50% of project cost , t he AHIDF offers Int erest subvent ion upto 3%.

T hus, t he init ial project cost of Rs 1 Crore becomes Rs 50 lakhs leveraging NLM, t he investor can seek a loan on t he remaining project cost and receive a 3%
Int erest subvent ion on t he remaining amount .

Farm Activity Combinations of Sche me s

Feed and Fooder Production National Livestock Mission- Entrepreneurship in Feed & Fodder (Individual
entrepreneurs, SHGs, FCOs, JLGs, FPOs, Cooperatives, Section 8 companies)

AHIDF (FPOs, SHGs, Private companies, Individual entrepreneurs, Section 8

companies, MSMEs)

Dovetailing of Projects
T he eligible ent it ies may dovet ail assist ance available under various ot her similar schemes of Cent ral and St at e Government s. While dovet ailing such
assist ance, it will be ensured t hat t here is no duplicat ion of assist ance for t he same component /act ivit y of t he project i.e. eligible ent it y can not avail beneit
of int erest subvent ion under any ot her scheme of Cent ral/St at e Government , if already availing int erest subvent ion under AHIDF.

Opportunities to maximise the benefits by dovetailing with other Department / Ministry schemes
Recognising t he role of dairy, livestock and poult ry sectors in improving farmers incomes and diversifying off farm opport unit ies, t he Government is
support ing t he sector’s growt h t hrough several conducive policies. Support is provided under various Depart ment s and Minist ries including,

Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Animal

Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Schemes to be leveraged for setting up Milk Chilling Unit
T he t ypical cost for set t ing up a 2,000 LPD chilling unit is around Rs 10‐11 lakhs.

For FPOs, Cooperatives and Self Help Groups, the schemes of NPDD and AHIDF may be leveraged for setting up a chilling unit. While the NPDD
offers a capex subsidy of upto 60%, the AHIDF offers Interest subvention upto 3%.
For Small enterprises, the schemes of Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Component and AHIDF may be leveraged for setting up a chilling unit. While the
Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Component offers a capex subsidy of 15% upto Rs. 15 lakh; the AHIDF offers Interest subvention upto 3%.
For MSMEs and Individual entrepreneurs, the schemes of PMFME and AHIDF may be leveraged for setting up a chilling unit. While the PMFME offers
a 35% capex subsidy upto Rs. 10 lakh, the investor may leverage the AHIDF Interest subvention upto 3% for the remaining amount.

Schemes to be leveraged for setting up a Dairy Processing Plant

T he t ypical cost for set t ing up a 3 LLPD plant is around Rs 80‐85 crore. Given t he capex requirement s it is not considered here for micro‐ent erprises / SHGs.

FPOs/ Cooperat ives, Medium ent erprises and Individual Ent repreneurs may leverage bot h Sampada Yojnas as well as AHIDF for maximum beneit s and
opt imising support .

T he Sampada Yojna offers a capex subsidy of 50% upto Rs 10 crore. T hus t he project cost is reduced to Rs 70‐75 crore. T he investor may furt her leverage
t he 3% int erest subvent ion under AHIDF on t he remaining amount .

Snapshot of Scheme Combinations to be Leveraged

Be ne ficiary Dairy Farm Colle ction and Chilling Proce ssing

Farmer Producer Rashtriya Gokul Mission (50% capex subsidy NPDD (60% capital subsidy)+AHIDF Sampada Yojana (50% grant in aid
Organisations & upto Rs.2cr.)+AHIDF(Interest subvention (Interest subvention upto 3%) subsidy upto Rs.10cr.)+AHIDF
Medium Enterprises 1 upto3%) (Interest subvention upto 3%)

Small Enterprises 1 Entrepreneurship in Feed & Fodder2 (50% Credit Linked Capital subsidy -
capex subsidy upto Rs.50 lakhs)+ AHIDF Component (15% capex subsidy upto
(Interest subvention upto 3%) Rs. 15 Lakh) + AHIDF (Interest
subvention upto 3%)

Micro Enterprises 1 & - PMFME (35% capex subsidy upto Rs.10 -

Self-Help Groups Lakh)+AHIDF (Interest subvention upto
3%)

Note:

1. Micro enterprises are those with <Rs. 5 crore annual revenue; small enterprises are those with revenue between Rs. 5 and 50 crores; and medium
enterprises are those with revenue between Rs. 50 and 250 crores;
2. T his sub mission under NLM is tailored to FPOs and medium enterprises as well and can be used by them; Feed plants & processing plants
typically have large capex requirements and hence are not considered here for micro‐enterprises/SHGs

Source : Depart ment of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Last Modified : 11/03/2024

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