Amit Shah Inaugurates OMFED’s 30,000 Litre Milk Processing Plant in Tangi

Amit Shah Inaugurates OMFED’s 30,000 Litre Milk Processing Plant in Tangi

Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated a 30,000 litres-per-day milk processing plant of the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (OMFED) at Chandeshwar in Tangi block of Khordha district. The plant has been set up under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) at a cost of ₹565.10 lakh. The facility will process a range of dairy products including milk, curd, paneer, ghee, sweet curd and rabdi.

The new plant is expected to strengthen milk procurement and marketing from farmers in Tangi, Ranpur, Balugaon, Chilika and Banpur blocks, providing a boost to the income and livelihood of dairy farmers in the region.

OMFED, which was established in the 1980s during Operation Flood Phase-II, has grown into a major cooperative institution supporting dairy farmers across Odisha. With the support of both the State and Central Governments, the federation has formed 4,421 Milk Cooperative Societies across 12 districts, with nearly 2.37 lakh registered members.

Currently, OMFED procures around 6 lakh litres of milk per day and operates 12 milk processing plants across the state, with a total processing capacity of 9.70 lakh litres per day.

In the financial year 2025–26, OMFED recorded a turnover of approximately ₹1,050 crore, returning nearly 80 percent of the procurement value directly to farmers. The federation produces a wide variety of dairy products including UHT milk, paneer, curd, khoya, rabdi, sweet curd, milk powder, A2 milk, A2 ghee, butter, ice cream, lassi and buttermilk, along with agricultural products such as Kandhamal turmeric powder.

Under White Revolution 2.0, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, has allocated ₹22.41 crore to OMFED for the formation of 1,205 new Milk Cooperative Societies. The initiative aims to enrol around 47,000 new dairy farmers and increase milk procurement by an additional 56,000 litres per day. So far in 2025–26, 1,000 new societies have already been formed.

Meanwhile, several initiatives have been implemented under the Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana (MKY) to strengthen the dairy sector. These include the deployment of 22 milk tankers for transportation and 17 bulk milk coolers for chilling milk.

Additionally, more than 30,000 female calves born through artificial insemination have been selected, and 4,737.55 metric tonnes of calf feed have been distributed to farmers.

So far, 9,549 beneficiaries have received ₹108.47 crore in subsidies for purchasing 15,799 cows, while 1,381 beneficiaries have received ₹18.24 crore in subsidies for purchasing 2,547 buffaloes under livestock development programmes. Subsidies are also being provided for fodder cultivation and livestock insurance to further support dairy farmers.

On the occasion, Amit Shah distributed certificates of incorporation to newly affiliated cooperative societies and provided subsidy assistance to farmers under the Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana, Buffalo Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (BEDS), and Fodder Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (FEDS). The event was attended by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Law, Works and Excise Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, and Fisheries & Animal Resources Development and MSME Minister Gokulananda Mallik, along with senior officials and dignitaries.