Bhopal, Aug. 12 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the state government has decided to discourage and ban analogue paneer, asserting that the state will build its identity on the purity of naturally produced milk products.

"We have decided to discourage analogue paneer and impose a ban on it in Madhya Pradesh. Observing the situation in other states, we intend to build the identity of our state on the purity of naturally produced milk products. While we are moving forward in the direction of increasing milk production, we will not encourage any such activities," CM Yadav told ANI.

Meanwhile, State Minister Narendra Shivaji Patel said the decision was also prompted by the possibility of analogue paneer being d...