
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government to manage Varanasi Milk Union for five years.
The state government had requested NDDB to manage 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 on 1st November 2021,” the board said in a statement.
Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhari, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Government of Uttar Pradesh, said this initiative of NDDB will motivate and involve milk producers and provide them with the required economic resilience. This MoU will provide milk producers of Uttar Pradesh the essential market access.
He appreciated NDDB’s expertise in setting up modern dairy plants across India and making them profitable.