Lucknow, Aug 23: With milk production in Uttar Pradesh increasing at an average rate of nine lakh metric tonnes annually, Uttar Pradesh now tops in the whole country.
According to a government spokesman, milk production has gone up from 277.697 lakh metric tonnes in 2016-17 to 318.630 lakh metric tonnes in 2019-20 in UP.
In the last four years, 1,242.37 lakh metric tonnes of milk has been produced in the state.
Six big companies, including Amul, have set up their dairy plants at the cost of Rs 172 crore in UP in the last four years while work is underway to establish seven others.
Besides, 15 investors have offered to set up their units.
The investments being made in the dairy sector have also created massive employment opportunities in the rural areas of the state. The number of villagers doing milk business by rearing cows and buffaloes is increasing consistently.
According to official statistics, Uttar Pradesh is the largest milk producing state in the country, accounting for more than 17 per cent of the total milk production in India. (IANS)
