The Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) is a central sector scheme launched under the Prime Minister's Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package. With a fund allocation of ₹15,000 crore, the AHIDF aims to incentivize investments in the animal husbandry sector by providing financial support to various stakeholders.
Eligible Activities
- Dairy Processing: Establishment and strengthening of dairy processing units, including packaging and value-added dairy product manufacturing.
- Meat Processing: Establishment and strengthening of meat processing units, including value addition facilities for products like sausages, nuggets, etc.
- Animal Feed Plants: Setting up plants for manufacturing animal feed.
- Breed Improvement: Technologies for breed improvement and multiplication farms.
- Setting up of Veterinary Vaccine and Drugs Production facilities: Establishing facilities for the production of veterinary vaccines and drugs.
- Waste Management: Animal/Agri waste management, including the conversion of animal waste into useful products.
Key features
- Interest Subvention: An interest subvention of 3% to encourage investment in vital livestock industry areas.
- Repayment Period: A maximum repayment period of 8 years, including a 2-year moratorium on principal repayment.
- Loan Coverage: up to 90% of the project cost for bankable projects.