Amritsar, April 10 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a Rs.135-crore unit of Verka milk plant in Amritsar, aimed at enhancing the capacity of sterilised flavoured milk and new fermented dairy products, such as lassi and curd. The CM, who said it would lead to fresh recruitment of 1,200 employees, asserted that the initiative, apart from boosting Milkfed's production capabilities, would also contribute to the growth of the dairy industry in the region and provide remunerative prices to the dairy farmers associated with Milk Union Amritsar.

Addressing the gathering, the CM said such functions were never witnessed during the previous regimes as those who were at helm were bothered about their fa...