Sikkim Dairy Projects Worth Rs 251.56 Lakh Under White Revolution 2.0

Dairy development and livestock infrastructure work worth Rs 251.56 lakh is being taken up in the Gangtok and Mangan districts of Sikkim, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said on 2 November 2026. Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, is in the two districts on 2 and 3 November 2026 for the purpose.

What is being set up

• A microbiology laboratory for the Sikkim Milk Union under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
• 57 new Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCSs) under White Revolution 2.0, with registration certificates going to five freshly registered societies
• The forming of 15 new DCSs in North Sikkim, which widens the cooperative network for dairy farmers
• A traceability system for the Churpi cheese made at Gangtok and Jorethang
• Two Fodder Plus Farmer Producer Organisations for the Sikkim Milk Union under the Centre's 10,000 FPO Scheme
• New products: organic honey, Niger seed-blended powder, and organic biscuits and sweets made of millets and buckwheat

Where Sikkim stands in dairying

During 2024-25 the state produced about 89.35 thousand metric tonnes of milk, and per capita availability stood near 352 grams a day. Sikkim is counted as an important dairy state of the North Eastern Region.

Central money for the state

Of the central share, Rs 53.59 crore has been released and Rs 52.61 crore used. The Siri breed is an indigenous cattle breed whose conservation the special project covers, while the yak money is meant for buying breeding bulls of high genetic merit.

National Livestock Mission support

From the financial year 2020-21 onwards the department has given Sikkim Rs 1,914.39 lakh for fodder production, Rs 530.62 lakh for livestock insurance, Rs 408.64 lakh for improving small ruminant and pig breeds, and Rs 359.80 lakh for training and extension. Officials of the state government, the Mangan district administration, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the National Dairy Development Board, dairy farmers and cooperative societies are taking part in the programme.