New Delhi, March 19 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Revised National Program for Dairy Development (NPDD), an official statement said.

The Revised NPDD, a Central Sector Scheme, has been enhanced with an additional Rs1000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs 2790 crore for the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).

This initiative focuses on modernizing and expanding dairy infrastructure, ensuring the sector's sustained growth and productivity, it said.

The revised NPDD will impetus the dairy sector by creating infrastructure for milk procurement, processing capacity, and better quality control.

It is intended to help farmers gain better access to markets, ensure ...