India produces about 22 pc of the world's milk: PM Modi at Varanasi

Dec 23, 2021

Varanasi (UP), Dec 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 22 development projects worth Rs 870 crores in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on December 23. Speaking at the inaugural event, PM Modi said, “Milk production in India has increased by about 45 per cent as compared to the last 6-7 years. Today, India produces about 22 per cent of the world's milk. I'm happy that today UP is not only the largest milk producing state in the country, it's also ahead in expansion of dairy sector.”