Hyderabad: Telangana will get 1,525 new dairy cooperative societies under the Centre’s White Revolution 2.0 initiative, which aims to establish 75,000 new dairy cooperatives across the country by 2029, Union minister G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday.
The Union minister was speaking at the bhoomi puja for a dairy plant at Toopran, which is being established with an investment of nearly ₹400 crore. The plant, which will use modern technology associated with Amul, is expected to be completed within 18 months, he said. The Union minister said women’s groups could avail bank loans of up to ₹20 lakh to buy cattle and increase milk production. He said the Centre’s White Revolution 2.0 programme was aimed at increasing farmers’ incomes, creating rural employment, empowering women and strengthening village economies. Toopran dairy plant to process 5 lakh litres daily: Sridhar Babu The ₹400-crore Sabher Dairy mega integrated dairy plant coming up at Toopran will initially process five lakh litres of milk a day and benefit around 10,000 dairy farmers through milk procurement and allied value chains, IT and industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu said. Participating in the bhoomi puja at Urja Industrial Park, he said the project would create around 350 direct jobs and mark a key milestone for Telangana’s dairy processing sector. Sabher Dairy began milk operations in Telangana in 2015 and currently procures more than one lakh litres of milk daily from dairy farmers in the state, he said. The minister said the Amul model ensured that around 80% of every rupee spent by consumers reached milk producers. He said the project reflected growing investor confidence in Telangana under Invest Telangana and Telangana Rising-2047.
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Kishan Reddy said dairy farming could provide an additional livelihood to farmers even without large landholdings. Strengthening cooperative societies would enable farmers to collectively undertake milk procurement, processing and marketing, reducing dependence on middlemen, he said. Citing the cooperative dairy model in Gujarat, he said strong farmer-owned institutions could transform village economies. He said dairy cooperatives could create employment for youth and provide women with opportunities to increase their incomes. The facility would add value to farmers’ milk and provide better market opportunities, Sridhar Babu said. He said the project would strengthen the link between farmers, organised milk collection, modern processing and consumers.
The facility would procure milk from farmers in the region and undertake processing and value addition locally. Products would include milk, curd, buttermilk, lassi, paneer, ice cream and ghee, Kishan added. It could also create a complete dairy ecosystem covering transportation, cold chain, packaging, distribution, retail and allied services. Under the cooperative dairy model, a significant share of consumer spending reaches milk producers. Download the TOI App.