The State Government has decided to set up three more Omfed dairy plants at different places in view of increase in milk production, informed Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Pradeep Maharathy in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MlA Kailash Chandra Kulesika on Tuesday.
While a five lakh-litre milk plant would come up in Arilo-Gobindapur Mouza under Baranga block in Cuttack district, a 50,000-litre unit at come up in Subarnapur district. The 10,000-litre capacity dairy plant at Tangi would be expanded to a 30,000-litre unit, the Minister said. The Omfed had incurred a total of Rs 14.43 crore till 2016-17 but made a profit of Rs 15.75 crore in 1017-18. Thus, it made a net profit of Rs 1.32 crore, the Minister said.
The Minister further informed that the Omfed procures 5,50,000 liters of milk and sells out 5,20,000 every day. After meeting the needs of milk and milk-related products of the people.