Shimla, Oct. 16 -- Milkfed - a Himachal government enterprise- is going to sell 500 quintals of sweets made from clarified butter this Diwali.

This time, the order for sweets has been placed with Chandigarh Sweets Shop, located in Industrial Area Phase 1. Milkfed has provided the sweet shop with pure clarified butter for this purpose. Sweets made from this butter will be available at Milkfed counters starting Wednesday. These will be available at 30 counters across the state till Diwali eve.

For many years, Milkfed has been providing various sweets on Diwali as an alternative to adulterated sweets during the festive season. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, until 2019, Milkfed used to make its own sweets. However, after the COVID-19 pandemi...