Target daily milk procurement increase to 52 lakh kg.
75,000 new cooperative dairies planned; 46,000 existing dairies to be upgraded.
New milk‑processing plant of 300,000 litres per day in Ujjain (cost Indian rupees 255 crore) and 40,000‑litre plant in Bhopal (cost Indian rupees 16.5 crore).
Use of sex‑sorted semen and artificial insemination to improve indigenous cattle breeds.
Dung‑based projects to produce renewable energy, reduce methane emissions, and create rural jobs.
Focus on women’s participation in dairy cooperatives and distribution of bonuses to livestock rearers.
Seventy‑five thousand new cooperative dairies will be created across the country, strengthening the organised milk market.
Large processing plants in Ujjain and Bhopal will increase capacity for products like ice cream, butter, cheese and ghee.
Initiatives include breed improvement, modern insemination techniques, and a dung‑based economy to generate clean energy.
The programme also emphasizes women’s empowerment and higher incomes for farmers and livestock rearers.
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