Kangra, Dec. 21 -- Himachal Pradesh's first milk society sales centre was inaugurated at Ichhi in Kangra district on Sunday, offering milk and value-added products like paneer and biscuits under one roof.
The sales counter, launched by APMC Chairman and State Chairman of the Himachal Congress OBC Department Nishu Mongra, has been opened by the Ichhi Milk Cooperative Society. The society has brought together around 450 farmers and livestock rearers. The society had earlier started a milk collection centre at Ichhi.
Addressing the gathering, Mongra said the initiative was a result of the sustained efforts of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to promote animal husbandry and strengthen the rural economy. He said consumers would benefit fr...