The Assam government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to form a joint venture company to carry out a Rs 2,000 crore project.

The project aims to process 10 lakh litres of milk per day, which will benefit the state’s 1.75 lakh dairy farmers.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that six new milk processing units would be built in the next seven years to boost dairy farmers’ earnings.

Milk from over 4,100 dairy cooperative societies will be processed, packed, and marketed in the six new proposed milk processing units.

More than 15,000 high-milk-yielding Gir cows will be inducted into Assam as part of this dairy development project, ensuring higher returns to dairy farmers.

The plan also calls for the establishment of infrastructure in Assam for the production of cattle feed and silage.

Two cattle-feed and organic manure manufacturing units would also be established under this MoU, which was signed in the presence of Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala.

Artificial insemination and the import of high-yielding cattle breeds would also be pursued.

On Friday, the foundation stone for the Purabi Dairy expansion project was laid under the World Bank-funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transportation Project, which will increase the dairy’s production capacity from 60,000 to 1.5 lakh litres per day.

The Chief Minister stated that dairy farmers would be compensated for market price fluctuations in their products and urged all dairy cooperatives to engage in healthy competition for the sake of Assam’s economic growth.

He also emphasised the importance of multi-cropping and diversifying agricultural practises, as well as hard work and dedication.

“With this project, Aatmanirbhar Assam’s mission begins in earnest, and we are confident that we will be able to reduce our reliance on other states for milk and other food products.” Assam’s GDP and per capita income have increased, so has people’s spending on meat and dairy products. Assam must become self-sufficient in meeting its own needs, rather than relying on other states to stem the revenue drain, according to Sarma.

Mizoram Veterinary Minister K. Beichhua and NDDB Chairman Meenesh Shah were among those who spoke at the event, which was also attended by Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora.

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