Telangana Industries Minister KT Rama Rao has announced that the Amul Corporation is going to set up a state-of-the-art plant in the state. “The plant is going to be the largest in southern India and will provide direct employment to more than 500 persons and opportunities to several ancillary industries,” the minister said.
The plant, which will have an initial capacity of five lakh litres a day, would be located in a special food processing zone in the State.
Telangana’s IT and Industries Secretary Jayesh Ranjan and Sabar Dairy Managing Director Babubhai M Patel have signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard. Food processing Director, Akhil Gawar & Sr. officials from the Dept were also present in the meeting.
The plant will come up in a special food processing zone in Telangana with an investment of about Rs 300 Crores in Phase 1 & Rs 200 Crores in Phase-2. The plant will provide direct employment to more than 500 people.
In addition to the plant, Amul will also set up its bakery production division in Telangana with a range of products such as bread, biscuits, traditional sweets, and baked snacks. KTR thanked the leadership team of Amul for deciding to set up their largest plant in Telangana state.
