Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that India's dairy sector has transformed significantly since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014, with milk production soaring by 70% from 143 million tonnes to 248 million tonnes over the past decade. He noted that nearly 50% of this growth occurred in the last five years, with per capita milk availability rising from 307 grams per day in 2014 to 485 grams currently. Shah emphasized the importance of milk for nutrition, particularly for children, and highlighted the increase in milk powder production from 15,000 metric tonnes to 24,000 metric tonnes. The government is also focused on expanding the cooperative network, with a target of establishing 75,000 new dairy cooperative societies within five years, of which over 21,000 have already been created. Shah urged the Ladakh administration to leverage local resources for livestock rearing to further enhance nutrition and economic development in the region.