In order to bail out the farmers of Punjab from financial crisis by supplementing their income leading to another White Revolution in the State, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Meenesh Shah has assured to support Punjab Government’s endeavour in setting up 12 milk plants in Punjab with an estimated outlay of about Rs 900 crore.
While discussing with Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Punjab at NDDB, Anand, Shah said that NDDB will work with Govt. of Punjab and arrange the required financial & technical assistance, Shah added.
As there are already 11 milk plants, covering 6,000 villages in the state, the numbers would rise to 23 and cover a total of 12,000 villages. This would help in procuring additional 10 lakh litres of milk per day.