Foundation Stone of Amul Project in Varanasi | 24 Dec 2021

On December 23, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Amul's Banas-Kashi Sankul project costing Rs 475 crore in Varanasi.

To ensure the quality and safety of dairy products, the Prime Minister also launched a certification mark, Dairy Mark, and digitally transferred a bonus amount of Rs 35 crore to the accounts of 1,70,000 farmers associated with Banas Dairy.
A documentary based on the White Revolution was also presented on the occasion, in which the project and the concept of the ongoing state have been drawn.
Under the Swamitva scheme, the Prime Minister distributed houses to 6 new landowners of the state with his own tax-lotus and distributed the house to 20 lakh families of the state.
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 27 projects worth a total of 2095 crores on the occasion. He also inaugurated the country's largest cow dung biogas plant at Ramnagar.
It is to be known that India produces about 22 percent of the world's milk. Uttar Pradesh is the largest milk producing state in the country.