Assam CM Launches Milk Subsidy Scheme to Boost Dairy Sector under Assam Dairy Development Plan.
Goverment Scheme
To enhance Assam’s dairy sector, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a new Milk Subsidy Scheme on 20 July 2025 in Guwahati, providing direct financial incentives to dairy farmers through cooperative networks.
- Under this scheme, Rs.5 per litre subsidy will be given to dairy farmers for milk supplied to cooperative processing units, capped at 30 litres per day per farmer. This initiative will benefit around 20,000 dairy farmers affiliated with 601 dairy cooperative societies across Assam.
- The scheme is backed by a budget of Rs.10 crores for the Financial Year 2025–26 (FY26) and is aimed at increasing formal milk production, doubling farmer incomes, and reducing Assam’s dependence on milk imports from other states.
Main Point :- (i) At the launch event, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma also performed Bhoomi Pujan for the expansion of the Panjabari Milk Processing Plant, which is operated by WAMUL (West Assam Milk Producers' Cooperative Union Ltd.) under the Purabi Dairy brand.
(ii) The plant expansion project, estimated at Rs.104.55 crores, will raise processing capacity from 1.5 lakh litres per day (LLPD) to 3 LLPD, significantly strengthening Assam's milk handling capacity and infrastructure.
(iii) This initiative is part of the broader Assam Dairy Development Plan (ADDP) under a MoU signed between WAMUL and NDDB (National Dairy Development Board). The ultimate goal is to scale up Assam’s formal milk processing capacity to 10 LLPD in the coming years.
About Assam
Chief minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor: Lakshman Acharya
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