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- 2. Background A stimulus package of Rs. 15,000 crore for setting up as Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) has been recently announced under Prime Minister’s AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan . AHIDF scheme has been announced for incentivizing investments to establish (i) dairy processing & product diversification infrastructure (ii) meat processing & product diversification infrastructure and (iii) Animal Feed Plant. The fund will be implemented by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The scheme is implemented in all States & UTs and has been implemented within 3 Years from FY 2020- 21 to FY 2023-24. 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 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 entrepreneurship and generate employment To promote exports and increase the export contribution in the milk and meat sector. AHIDF Scheme : Background & Objectives
- 3. Eligible Entities Individual entrepreneurs Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) Section 8 companies Private Companies Incentive Activities Dairy processing and diversified products’ infrastructure Meat and meat product processing infrastructure Establishment of feed manufacturing unit Eligible Entities & Incentive Activities
- 4. Eligible Activities Category Description Dairy Processing under the Dairy Processing infrastructure the EE can avail benefit for establishment of new units and Strengthening of existing dairy Processing Units with quality and hygienic milk processing facilities, packaging facilities or any other activities related to dairy processing. Value added product manufacturing The EE can also avail loan for establishment of new units and strengthening on existing manufacturing units for value addition of the following milk products : Ice Cream unit Cheese manufacturing unit Ultra High Temperature (UHT) Milk processing unit with tetra packaging facilities Flavoured Milk manufacturing unit Milk Powder manufacturing unit Whey powder manufacturing unit Any other milk products and value addition manufacturing unit.
- 5. Eligible Activities Meat processing Establishment of new meat processing unit and strengthening of existing rural meat processing facilities for sheep/goat/ poultry can be processed. Establishment of new meat processing unit and strengthening of existing meat processing unit in semi urban areas for sheep/goat/ poultry can be processed. Establishment of new meat processing unit and strengthening of existing meat processing unit in urban areas for sheep/goat/ poultry can be processed. Large scale integrated meat processing facilities/ plant/ unit. Export oriented integrated buffalo meat processing facilities/ plant/ unit Integrated Poultry meat processing facilities/unit Pork processing facilities/unit Value added product manufacturing Meat products like Sausage, nuggets, ham, salami, bacon making or any other value addition unit can also be established as an integral part of the meat processing unit. Stand alone proposals for setting up of meat value addition unit can also be proposed under AHIDF in the existing unit or new units. The project cost of each meat processing plant should compulsorily include Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), Meat Microbiological Testing Laboratory, Residue Testing laboratory, Cold storage for holding the offals, skin/ hide processing areas and their preservation and refrigeration facilities for holding the chilled products and value added products for minimum of 24 hours.
- 6. Eligible Activities Animal Feed Plant EE can avail benefit for establishment of Animal Feed manufacturing and strengthening of existing units/ plant of the following categories : Establishment of Mini, Medium and Large Animal Feed Plant Total Mixed Ration Block Making Unit By pass protein unit Mineral Mixture Plant Enrich Silage making unit Animal Feed Testing Laboratory to be attached with the Medium to Large feed plant or the EE can avail benefit for establishment of Animal Feed Testing Laboratory in the existing Feed Plant to ensure quality feed.
- 7. Key Features of Scheme Loan up to 90% of the estimated / actual project cost from the Scheduled Bank based on submission of viable projects by eligible beneficiaries. Maximum repayment Period : 8 years inclusive of moratorium of 2 years on principal amount. Interest subvention of 3% for all Eligible Entities Credit Guarantee : a) Credit Guarantee fund of Rs. 750 Crore will be established. The Fund will be managed by NABARD. b) Credit Guarantee will be provided only for those projects which are viable and are covered under MSME defined ceilings and the guarantee coverage would be up to 25% of credit facility available to borrower. c) The liability of the Credit Guarantee Fund will be limited to the amount available in the corpus. The entire amount of AHIDF of Rs. 15000 cr. will be disbursed by the Scheduled Bank starting from 2020- 21 within next 3 years.
- 8. Complete Process for availing Loan The EE will apply the loan application form on ahidf.udyamimitra.in and upload the required documents. After successful submission of LAF, lender will pick LAF from portal. Then Lender will approve loan after examining the project / documents submitted by applicant and complete their internal diligent process. Further, Lender will upload the sanction letter on the portal. Ministry will approve Interest subvention based on the sanction letter provided by lenders and will mark approval of Interest subvention on portal. After approval from ministry & compliance of terms and conditions mentioned in the sanction letter, lender will disburse the loan amount.
- 9. Online Loan Application Portal URL : ahidf.udyamimitra.in Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has collaborated with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) as the implementing partner of the scheme and to increase the effectiveness of the scheme. SIDBI has created an online loan application portal (https://ahidf.udyamimitra.in) for applicants for online submission of loan application form along with required documents. Further, the application can be fetched by lenders directly from the portal.
- 10. Online Loan Application Journey Step 1 Applicant can start its journey of online loan application form through “Apply for Loan” and “Login” buttons available on homepage. Step 2 Applicant may register itself through its Mobile number. Verification of Mobile Number shall be done through OTP. Step 3 After successful registration through Mobile No., applicant shall start filling its online loan application form.
- 11. Online Loan Application Journey Step 4 After filling the application form, Applicant shall upload the applicable documents on the portal. Step 5 After uploading documents, applicant shall get an option to submit its loan application to a Preferred lender or to Market Place. After the selection, application will be submitted. Step 6 After successful submission of online loan application form, applicant shall move to application status window where it can check the status of its application.
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