Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Banas Dairy's bovine breeding centre in Gujarat. The facility aims to improve indigenous breeds and make dairy farming more productive.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Banas Dairy's bovine breeding centre in Gujarat.

Palanpur,Oct 30, 2026 11:43 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre in Gujarat, aimed at improving indigenous cattle breeds and increasing milk production, news agency Press Trust of India reported.The centre, established by Banas Dairy at Bhildi in Banaskantha district, will use advanced breeding techniques and provide affordable breeding services to livestock farmers.PM Modi, who arrived as part of a two-day visit to Gujarat, toured the facility and interacted with officials to understand its functioning. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Banas Dairy chairman Shankar Chaudhary, who is also the Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly.#KisanKalyanSeRashtraKalyan https://t.co/EGgcWiHaex— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) October 30, 2026Spread over 127 acres, the centre has been built at a cost of Rs 325 crore with technical guidance from the National Dairy Development Board and support from the Centre's Rashtriya Gokul Mission, according to an official statement cited by PTI.

The facility will use breeding methods such as in-vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer to improve the quality of indigenous cattle breeds and raise milk production. It aims to produce 25,000 high-quality embryos every year, the statement said.The centre will focus on indigenous cow breeds such as Kankrej, Gir, Sahiwal and Tharparkar, as well as buffalo breeds including Mehsani, Banni, Jaffrabadi and Murrah.

The initiative seeks to help dairy farmers obtain higher milk yields from fewer animals as cattle maintenance costs rise and fodder availability declines.The government said the centre would offer high-quality semen, embryos and breeding services to livestock farmers at affordable rates.During his visit, PM Modi is also scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for five major development projects of Banas Dairy at Bhildi.- Ends