Rohtak, Oct. 4 -- In a push to strengthen India's cooperative sector, Union home and cooperatives minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built Sabar Dairy (Amul) plant at Industrial Model Township here on Friday.

The facility, constructed at a cost of Rs.325 crore, has been set up by the Gujarat-headquartered Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, popularly known as Sabar Dairy.

Addressing a gathering after the inauguration, Shah said India's dairy sector has registered 70% growth over the past 11 years, making it the fastest-growing in the world. He added that the government plans to connect every village with a cooperative dairy by 2029, with 75,000 new cooperatives to be established in the coming years.

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