Animal Husbandry Infrastructure

Key Benefits & Features of AHIDF

Objective

The AHIDF Scheme is designed to achieve the following goals:

  • Enhance the capacity for milk and meat processing and encourage product diversification.

  • Boost and expand exports in the dairy and meat industries.

  • Ensure affordable access to high-quality animal feed for cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry.

  • Foster entrepreneurship and create job opportunities across the nation.

  • Advance breed improvement technologies and establish breed multiplication farms.

Objective

Loan Details

Loan Nature

  • Term-Based Loan

Quantum of Loan/Margin Money

  • The highest loan amount available is up to 90% of the project's estimated cost.

Repayment Period:

  • The repayment period should not exceed 8 years from the initial disbursement date.
Loan Details

Scheme Benefits

Credit Guarantee Coverage

  • A credit guarantee of 25% is provided on the sanctioned loan amount by the Bank, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Entities classified under the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) category are eligible for this guarantee.

Interest Subvention

  • Loans under this scheme are eligible for an annual interest subvention of 3%. This subvention applies to the entire Term Loan amount allocated for eligible project components.
Scheme Benefits

Eligible Borrowers

  • Independent Entrepreneurs
  • Privately Held Firms
  • Agricultural Producer Groups
  • Non-Profit Companies under Section 8
  • Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Eligible Borrowers

Eligible Projects

AHIDF aims to promote investment in several key areas, such as:

  • Infrastructure for dairy processing and value addition
  • Production of value-added dairy products
  • Facilities for meat processing and value addition
  • Manufacturing of animal feed and enhancement of existing plants
  • Technologies for breed improvement and establishment of breed multiplication farms
  • Management of animal waste and agricultural waste conversion
  • Establishment of manufacturing facilities for veterinary vaccines and drugs

Eligible Projects

More about Animal Husbandry Infrastructure

Loan Structure

Term-Based Loan

Quantum of Loan/Margin Money

The highest loan amount available is up to 90% of the project's estimated cost.

Repayment Period

The repayment period should not exceed 8 years from the initial disbursement date.

Credit Guarantee Coverage

A credit guarantee of 25% is provided on the sanctioned loan amount by the bank, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Entities classified under the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) category are eligible for this guarantee.

Interest Subvention

Loans under this scheme are eligible for an annual interest subvention of 3%. This subvention applies to the entire Term Loan amount allocated for eligible project components.

The scheme benefits applicants by:

  • Enhancing the capacity for milk and meat processing and encouraging product diversification.
  • Boosting and expanding exports in the dairy and meat industries.
  • Ensuring affordable access to high-quality animal feed for cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry.
  • Fostering entrepreneurship and creating job opportunities across the nation.
  • Providing access to Advance breed improvement technologies and establishing breed multiplication farms.

To apply for this scheme, visit HDFC Bank's official website, navigate to the 'Agri' section and choose 'Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund.'

Frequently Asked Questions

Under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development (AHIDF) scheme, various entities, including individual entrepreneurs, private companies, MSMEs, Farmers Producers Organisations (FPOs), and Section 8 companies, will receive incentives. These incentives aim to support the establishment of dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, meat processing and value addition infrastructure, and animal feed plants. Additionally, the scheme encourages the development of breed improvement technology and breed multiplication farms, as well as facilities for animal waste management and veterinary vaccine and drug manufacturing.

The Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) scheme allows for loans of up to 90% of the estimated or actual project cost. Repayment must be completed within eight years from the date the loan is first disbursed.

The Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) loan scheme is administered by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, Government of India. It is designed to enhance the animal husbandry sector by offering financial support for infrastructure improvements.

To apply for this scheme, visit HDFC Bank's official website, navigate to the 'Agri' section and choose 'Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund.' To know more about the application process, you can reach out to HDFC Bank through our customer care helpline or the Ask Eva chatbot on our website.