The Maharashtra Government and Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), on Monday, announced signing of a lease agreement to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing plant.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath were among those present on the occasion in Mumbai.
As per the MoU, a dairy development initiative will begin in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions to provide access to milk producers to markets in Nagpur and Mumbai. Apart from transferring the Nagpur dairy on lease and land for setting up a new dairy at Gove Bhiwandi, Maharashtra will provide assistance, including funds, for a coordinated approach to improve productivity through animal breeding, nutrition and health.
Mother Dairy has already initiated milk procurement operations in Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Buldana and Yavatmal. At present, about 11,437 milk pourers in 573 operational Milk Pooling Points (MPPs), covering 924 villages are collectively pouring about 70,580 litres of milk per day. All the milk producers are receiving payment directly in their bank accounts. A total of Rs. 37.1 crore has been paid to milk producers from November 2016 until August 2017.
The Nagpur dairy plant has been refurbished and liquid milk packed at the dairy is being marketed in Nagpur city, Rath informed.