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NDDB and its subsidiary attended a multi-stakeholder meeting organised to review and take forward the Vidarbha Marathwada Dairy Development Project (VMDDP).

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Dr Meenesh Shah, Chairman NDDB along with senior officials of NDDB and its subsidiary attended a multi-stakeholder meeting organised to review and take forward the Vidarbha Marathwada Dairy Development Project (VMDDP).

Shri Nitin Gadkari ji, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India; Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Dy. CM, Govt of Maharashtra; Shri Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil ji, Hon’ble Minister of Animal Husbandry & Dairy Development, Govt of Maharashtra; Shri Tukaram Mundhe, Secy, AH&DD, Govt of Maharashtra, Shri Bhushan Tyagi, Joint Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr Niteen Patil, Vice Chancellor, MAFSU; Dr Hemant Vasekar, Commissioner, AH, Govt of Maharashtra and Shri Ajit Pawar, Commissioner, DD, GoM were among the dignitaries present during the meeting.

A detailed presentation was made by Shri Tukaram Munde, Secretary, AH&DD, Govt of Maharashtra on Phase II of the Dairy Development Plan to be implemented in Vidarbha and Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It has numerous interventions including, coverage of all 19 districts of Vidarbha & Marathwada, animal induction, setting up of mega cattle feed plants, silage production units etc.

Hon’ble Minister Gadkari ji while praising the efforts of NDDB, its subsidiary Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd. and Govt of Maharashtra, which has brought a transformation in the region by ensuring successful implementation of phase I of VMDDP, advised that it is important to decide the accountability of the Project team for successful implementation. Hon’ble Deputy CM appreciated the progress made by the project and desired that the schemes like Nanaji Deshmukh Krishi Samriddhi Yojana and SMART project should also be converged with VMDDP to maximise the benefits to dairy farmers.

During the meeting, Chairman, NDDB provided valuable inputs towards implementation of Phase II of VMDDP and reiterated that NDDB along with its subsidiaries will continue to undertake all the interventions which benefits the farmers. He suggested to include training and capacity building of dairy farmers and also institution building in the programme.