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A hi-tech dairy plant, that is upcoming successful Namakkal astatine a outgo of ₹89.28 crore, volition beryllium commissioned adjacent period (February) and the proceedings tally of the works has begun.
The Namakkal Aavin that was bifurcated from Salem Aavin successful December 2018 has 537 village-level dairy cooperative societies (DCS), of which 504 are functional. As determination is nary abstracted works for Namakkal Aavin, earthy chilled beverage is sent for processing to Salem Aavin and the packaged milk, of astir 70,000 litres of milk, is received. In July 2022, the Namakkal Aavin submitted a connection to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to avail themselves of the fiscal assistance to acceptable up a caller dairy works with a capableness to process 2 Lakh Litres a Day (LLPD).
In August 2022, the NDDB sanctioned an interest-bearing indebtedness worthy ₹64 crore for a play of 10 years with a three-year moratorium on interest payment. In March 2023, the task connection was approved for ₹6.89 crore grant-in-aid assistance from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). Namakkal Aavin besides contributed ₹18.39 crore, totalling the outgo of the task to ₹89.28 crore.
Officials attached to Namakkal Aavin said the operation of the works is astir implicit and the proceedings tally of the works started connected Friday (January 16, 2026). Through this plant, beverage volition beryllium procured straight from 310 villages, creating an indirect employment to 58,546 farmers, 504 DCS, and 50 logistics providers and enactment the livelihood of astir 1.22 lakh radical successful the district. The works volition make nonstop employment for 150 people, officials added.
