PM lays foundation stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ in Varanasi

Banas Dairy will be built at a cost of about Rs 475 crores and will have a facility for processing 5 lakh litre of milk per day.

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ at the UP State Industrial Development Authority Food Park, Karkhiyaon, Varanasi on December 23, 2021.

Spread across 30 acres of land, Banas Dairy will be built at a cost of about Rs 475 crores and will have a facility for processing 5 lakh litre of milk per day.

Prime Minister in his speech, claimed that, “Strengthening India’s dairy sector is one of the top priorities of our government. In this series, the foundation stone of Banas Kashi Sankul has been laid here today.”

Furthermore, the PM will also lay the foundation stone for the Biogas based Electricity generation plant for the Milk Producers Cooperative Union Plant, Ramnagar, Varanasi. As a key step to make Milk Producers Cooperative Union Plant energy self-sufficient.

Moreover, the Prime Minister in his recent development programme in Varanasi, launched a portal and logo dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme of milk products, developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) with the help of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). The entire development projects worth over fifteen hundred crore which has the aim to further enhance the 360-degree transformation of Varanasi.

Stressing more on the BIS, which has issued a unified system for the country. An integrated logo featuring Kamdhenu cows has also been launched for certification. Wherein, the visibility of logo will assure the purity and the credibility of India’s milk products.

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