Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday (October 3, 2025) inaugurated the Sabar Dairy Plant in Rohtak, Haryana, calling it a major step towards strengthening India’s dairy sector and empowering farmers. Built at a cost of around Rs 350 crore, the plant is set to be the country’s largest for producing curd, buttermilk, yogurt, and sweets, and will meet the growing demand for dairy products in the Delhi-NCR region.
Shah said the facility will benefit milk producers not only in Haryana but also in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.
Speaking at the inauguration, Shah praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fulfilling the long-standing demand of farmers by establishing a separate Ministry of Cooperation. He highlighted that over the past four years, the ministry has worked with state governments to strengthen cooperative societies and expressed confidence that by 2029, every panchayat in the country will have its own cooperative society.
Shah cited the success of Sabar Dairy in Gujarat, which has empowered 35 lakh women and generated an annual business of Rs 85,000 crore, and said Haryana could replicate similar models to boost farmer incomes.
The Rohtak plant is expected to produce 150 metric tonnes of curd, 10 metric tonnes of yogurt, 3 lakh litres of buttermilk, and 10,000 kilograms of sweets daily. Shah stressed the need to adopt modern breeding technologies, organic farming, beekeeping, and biogas initiatives, following Gujarat’s successful experiments.
The Union Minister also highlighted the growth of India’s dairy sector under Modi, noting that milk production has risen from 146 million tonnes to 239 million tonnes in the last 11 years, with indigenous cow milk output increasing from 29 million tonnes to 50 million tonnes. Around 8 crore farmers are now connected to the sector, and per capita milk availability has jumped from 124 grams to 471 grams.
Shah added that Haryana consistently ranks among the top states in per capita milk availability and that India is now the world’s largest milk producer. Under White Revolution 2.0, the government plans to set up more than 75,000 new dairy societies and strengthen 46,000 existing cooperatives, aiming to increase milk processing capacity from 660 lakh litres per day to 100 million litres by 2028–29.
Initiatives such as the National Gokul Mission, the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund, and the National Animal Disease Control Program were also highlighted as part of efforts to make India self-reliant in the dairy sector.
Shah further noted that the Modi government has recently established three national cooperative societies for animal feed production, manure management, and the use of dead animal remains in the circular economy. He added that India is also aiming for self-reliance in dairy plant construction, with efforts underway to accelerate dairy plant development and related research and development threefold.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Ministers Krishan Pal Gurjar and Rao Inderjit Singh, and other dignitaries were present at the event.
