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'Bihar's yearly milk production has gone up by 14 litres'

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Press Trust of India Bihar Sharif
Bihar's annual milk production has gone up by 14 lakh litres since his government has taken charge in 2005, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar claimed today.

The annual milk production, which was four lakh litres, has gone up to 18 lakh, Kumar said here while addressing a function at the Nalanda district after inaugurating an automatic dairy and first tetra pack plant of the state built at a cost of Rs 704 crore.

Kumar said that the state government has formulated a 5- year roadmap of Rs 704 crore from 2012-17, for increasing the production, collection and processing of milk.

The Chief Minister also said that dairy has been a priority area for his government as almost 76 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture.

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First Published: Jan 16 2014 | 8:37 PM IST

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