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Gujarat milk procurement at 250 lakh litres daily, five-fold increase since 2001: Centre

August 20, 2025
Gujarat milk procurement at 250 lakh litres daily, five-fold increase since 2001: Centre

New Delhi: Milk procurement in Gujarat has surged fivefold, reaching 250 lakh litres per day in 2024-25, up from 50 lakh litres daily in 2001-02, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Shah highlighted that dairy farmers’ incomes have improved significantly, post-harvest losses have declined, and milk prices for farmers have risen 140 percent over the past 15 years, from Rs 400/kg fat to Rs 950/kg fat. This growth has also strengthened the chillin...Read More