Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday chaired a high-level review meeting on the Jammu & Kashmir Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Scheme (JKDPIDS), a ?1,433 crore initiative aimed at transforming the Union Territory's dairy sector into a robust, organised, and globally competitive industry.

During the review, the Chief Minister underscored the vast potential of dairy in Jammu & Kashmir and stressed the urgent need to expand organised milk processing from the current 4% to at least 20% within the next seven years, ensuring better prices, regular payments, and market access for over 5 lakh dairy farmers.

Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Shailendra Kumar, gave a detailed presentati...