New Delhi: NDDB Dairy Services (NDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), on Friday said it is providing technical support to the Uttar Pradesh government for establishing three women-owned milk producer companies in the state.
Uttar Pradesh is the country's second largest milk producing state. The state government is promoting producer-owned enterprises exclusively owned by women under the state's Mahila Samarthya Yojana (MSY) launched in Budget 2021-22 with an allocation of Rs 200 crore. In a statement, NDS said it is providing technical support to the project, anchored by UP State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM).
Under a collaborative agreement between UPSRLM and NDS, three women milk producer companies have been incorporated, it said. These three women milk producer companies are: Saamarthya Milk Producer Company, Raebareli; Shri Baba Gorakhnath Kripaa Milk Producer Company, Gorakhpur and Srijanee Milk Producer Company, Bareilly.
