Amit Shah inaugurates Madhur Dairy's ₹128-crore plant at Dashela, Gandhinagar
On 17 May 2026 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Madhur Dairy's new plant at Dashela in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, built for about ₹128 crore with a processing capacity of 2.5 lakh litres of milk a day.
Summary
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated Madhur Dairy's modern dairy plant at Dashela in Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, on 17 May 2026. The plant is spread over 15 acres and built at a cost of about ₹128 crore; it can process 2.5 lakh litres of milk a day, to be expanded to 5 lakh litres a day in future. Amit Shah said Madhur Dairy began in 1971 with milk collection of just 6,000 litres and a turnover of ₹7,000, and now has an annual turnover of ₹628 crore. Amit Shah added that a major share of the plant's profits will go directly to milk producers' bank accounts.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 17 May 2026, Dashela, Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
- Inaugurated by
- Amit Shah
- Cost / area
- About ₹128 crore; 15 acres
- Capacity
- 2.5 lakh litres/day now; 5 lakh litres/day in future
- Madhur Dairy began
- 1971 (6,000 litres, ₹7,000 turnover)
- Annual turnover now
- ₹628 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where is the Madhur Dairy plant inaugurated by Amit Shah on 17 May 2026 located?
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Correct answer: D — Dashela, Gandhinagar
The new Madhur Dairy plant is at Dashela in Gandhinagar district, Gujarat.
What is the present milk-processing capacity of Madhur Dairy's new Dashela plant (May 2026)?
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Correct answer: A — 2.5 lakh litres per day
The plant can process 2.5 lakh litres of milk per day now, to be expanded to 5 lakh litres per day in future.
In which year did Madhur Dairy begin its journey, as stated by Amit Shah in May 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 1971
Madhur Dairy began in 1971 with milk collection of 6,000 litres and a turnover of ₹7,000.