Milk production in India is higher than wheat and rice: PM Modi

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Desk: India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that milk
production in the country is worth Rs.8.5 lakh crore annually, more than the
turnover of wheat and rice, with small farmers claiming to be the main
beneficiaries of the dairy industry. 

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India is the world's largest producer of milk. While crores of farmers depend
on milk for a living, India produces milk worth 8.5 lakh crore annually,
something few people notice, including big economists," the prime minister
remarked while inaugurating a new dairy complex and a potato processing plant,
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part of the ceremony, the Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation the Banas
Community Radio Station, the expansion of Palanpur's cheese products and whey
powder production facilities, and a biogas and manure plant at Dama. Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:#222222">

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