Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to participate in the Gopalak Sammelan in Bhopal on October 3, where several dairy and cooperative-sector projects in Madhya Pradesh will be launched and inaugurated.
Among the major projects is a proposed 3 lakh litres-per-day milk processing plant in Ujjain, for which Shah will digitally lay the foundation stone. The project has an estimated cost of ₹255 crore.
Shah will also inaugurate a 40,000-litre-per-day Product Dairy Plant in Bhopal, constructed at a cost of ₹16.5 crore, along with a state-level central laboratory established at an investment of ₹12.42 crore. Strengthening works for the Mini Dairy Plant in Shivpuri, estimated at ₹6.5 crore, will also be inaugurated.
The programme will include financial benefits for dairy cooperative members. Bonuses will be distributed to members of the Bhopal and Indore Milk Unions, while ₹15.10 crore in dividends will be distributed among members of Dairy Cooperative Societies. Financial assistance will also be extended to gaushalas, and Gopalak Didis will be felicitated during the event.
As part of the visit, Shah will inaugurate a State-Level Exhibition on Nyaya Sanhita. An MoU between KRIBHCO and the Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board will also be exchanged for the development of an urban forest under the Morvan Project.
Shah is scheduled to visit Telangana on October 4, where he will lay the foundation stone for the Sabar Dairy Project in Medak and inaugurate Amul’s first modern dairy plant in the state.
His Telangana visit will also include participation in the silver jubilee celebrations of Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences in Karimnagar. He is also scheduled to lay the foundation stone for Prathima Deemed University.
The programmes in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana focus on expanding dairy infrastructure, strengthening cooperative institutions and increasing the economic opportunities available to dairy farmers and cooperative members.