The MoU will provide milk producers of Uttar Pradesh the essential market access, while broadly keeping in view the sustainability and viability of the overall operations
In an attempt to promote dairy farming in Uttar Pradesh, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has requested the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to manage the Varanasi Milk Union for five years. NDDB has accepted the request of strengthening the state’s dairy cooperative business.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation Ltd (PCDF), Varanasi Milk Union and NDDB during a virtual ceremony.
Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhari, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, AHD, Govt of India, Varsha Joshi, Joint Secretary (C&DD), AHD, Govt of India, Meenesh Shah, Chairman, NDDB, Sudhir Garg, Principal Secretary, Dairy Development, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Shashi Bhusan Lal Sushil, Milk Commissioner, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Ravi Shankar Gupta, In-charge Managing Director, PCDF and Arun Mishra, CEO, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) graced the occasion.
The MoU will provide milk producers of Uttar Pradesh the essential market access, while broadly keeping in view the sustainability and viability of the overall operations. Using biogas to run Varanasi Milk Union’s dairy plant will be a path-breaking innovation. The unique technology-driven initiative will eventually bring rural prosperity. He appreciated NDDB’s expertise in setting up modern dairy plants across India and making them profitable.
