Madhya Pradesh aims to become India's milk capital in two years
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced plans to increase daily milk collection from 12 lakh kg to 52 lakh kg through White Revolution 2.0.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Monday that the state aims to become the "Milk Capital of India" within two years. Speaking at a felicitation ceremony in Bhopal on Govardhan Pooja, Yadav stated that the daily milk collection capacity is intended to rise from 12 lakh kg to 52 lakh kg.
According to The New Indian Express, the state is implementing White Revolution 2.0 to strengthen dairy cooperatives and digitise the dairy value chain. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has approved a centre in Bhopal to produce one lakh embryos of high-yielding breeds annually.
The Chief Minister also noted that a hi-tech gaushala for 10,000 cattle is being established at Barkhedi Dob in Bhopal. To support upkeep, the government has doubled the per-cow grant for stray and destitute cattle from Rs 20 to Rs 40.
Under the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Kamdhenu Yojana, rearers setting up units of 25 milch cows or buffaloes can access loans up to Rs 42 lakh and subsidies up to Rs 13.86 lakh. Yadav also transferred Rs 65.66 crore for the upkeep of over 5.51 lakh cattle across 3,000 registered gaushalas.
The state currently ranks third in milk production nationwide, according to The News Mill. Yadav said the government is also developing Vrindavan Grams in all 313 development blocks to encourage livestock rearers.