Uttarakhand
100 Aanchal Cafes will be Opened in the State
- 06 Dec 2022
- 1 min read
Why In News?
- On December 5, 2022, Dairy Development Minister Saurabh Bahuguna inaugurated 'Aanchal Cafe' at MDDA Complex at Ghantaghar in Dehradun and announced the opening of 100 such Aanchal Cafes across the state for marketing and employment of products made from Aanchal milk.
Key Points
- Minister Saurabh Bahuguna said that the department will set up an Aanchal Cafe, which will operate on a commission basis. Priority has been given to the dependents of martyrs, state agitators, differently-abled, women, youth in the allocation of Aanchal Cafe.
- Apart from milk, other milk products including ice cream, yogurt, lassi, shake, ghee, cheese will be available to people at Aanchal Cafe.
- The department minister said that the first cafe of Aanchal has been allotted to Kanchani Devi, wife of martyr Jagdish Prasad. Within two months, 10 more Aanchal Cafes will be set up at important places in Dehradun.
- He said that to promote milk production, the government has decided to give 50 percent subsidy on straw.
