Dairy News
Government to modernise all nine milk plants
Tuesday, 03/12/13
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131203/punjab.htm#21
Chandigarh : To herald a white revolution, the Punjab Government will invest Rs 80 crore on modernising its milk plants, said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a meeting with the Managing-Director of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Dilip Rath, who called on him at his residence.
Stressing on the need for diversification, the Chief Minister said dairy farming could be a viable sector, official sources said.
He claimed that the allied farming sector had seen a tremendous growth in Punjab because of the strong presence of livestock.
Expressing the state government's commitment to multi-faceted development in the dairy sector, Badal urged the NDDB to chalk out a comprehensive plan to improve milk procurement across the state.
He also said that workers of milk cooperatives must be helped to upgrade their technical and marketing skills.
The Chief Minister sought liberal assistance for modernisation its all nine milk plants. This, he said, would provide the much-needed impetus to the state’s rural economy.
The NDDB has prepared a project report for modernising plants on a turn-key basis.
Rath assured Badal of support and cooperation.
Badal asked Milkfed to initiate an awareness campaign to strengthen the marketing network for the sale of milk and milk products not only within the state but across the country and abroad. He said Milkfed should help ensure remunerative prices for milk producers.