Uttar Pradesh
Foundation Stone of Amul Project in Varanasi
- 24 Dec 2021
- 1 min read
Why in News
- On December 23, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Amul's Banas-Kashi Sankul project costing Rs 475 crore in Varanasi.
Key Points
- To ensure the quality and safety of dairy products, the Prime Minister also launched a certification mark, Dairy Mark, and digitally transferred a bonus amount of Rs 35 crore to the accounts of 1,70,000 farmers associated with Banas Dairy.
- A documentary based on the White Revolution was also presented on the occasion, in which the project and the concept of the ongoing state have been drawn.
- Under the Swamitva scheme, the Prime Minister distributed houses to 6 new landowners of the state with his own tax-lotus and distributed the house to 20 lakh families of the state.
- The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 27 projects worth a total of 2095 crores on the occasion. He also inaugurated the country's largest cow dung biogas plant at Ramnagar.
- It is to be known that India produces about 22 percent of the world's milk. Uttar Pradesh is the largest milk producing state in the country.
