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Key Points

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Project total: ~6,453 crore Indian rupees covering farms, dairy, banks, and warehouses.

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Milk plant capacity: 300,000 L/day now, aiming for 500,000 L/day.

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Four new cooperative banks offer zero‑percent interest loans to farmers.

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Over 67 lakh (6.7 million) farmers received benefits from the Farmer Help Fund.

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The government aims for every village to have a cooperative institution and more storage facilities.

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Summary

A new milk processing plant in Alwar will initially handle three lakh litres of milk daily, with plans to increase to five lakh litres.

Four cooperative banks were launched to provide farmers with zero‑interest loans, and four Saras Dairy plants were commissioned.

The Farmer Help Fund and Crop Insurance Scheme have transferred over 152 crore rupees to millions of farmers.

Additional initiatives include building warehouses, expanding dairy infrastructure, and promoting cooperative societies in every village.

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New Words to Learn

11 words
inaugurated
officially opened or started
foundation stone
the first stone placed to begin construction
cooperative
an organization owned and run by its members for shared benefit
dairy
a place where milk is processed and turned into products
lakh
one hundred thousand
crore
ten million
zero‑percent interest
no extra charge for borrowing money
procurement
the act of obtaining goods or services
minimum support price
the lowest price the government guarantees to pay farmers for certain crops
millets
small grains that are grown as food
edible oils
oils that can be used for cooking
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