Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Amit Shah’s Bhopal Visit Highlights Dairy, Farmer Welfare Initiatives
Amit Shah is visiting Bhopal to discuss farmers, cattle rearers and dairy cooperatives.
He is expected to arrive on October 2 and attend programmes on October 3.
The main event will be a Gopalak Conference.
More than 35,000 people connected with cattle rearing and dairy cooperatives may attend.
Some livestock rearers will receive bonuses.
Gaushalas will receive financial assistance, and Gopalak Didis will be honoured.
The government will also present plans for new dairy facilities and farmer welfare work.
Other parts of the visit will cover cooperation, criminal laws, higher education and roads.
More than 35,000 cattle rearers and dairy cooperative members are expected at the October 3 Gopalak Conference in Bhopal.
Amit Shah is scheduled to distribute bonuses to livestock rearers linked to the Bhopal and Indore milk unions.
Financial assistance for gaushalas, honours for Gopalak Didis and Kamdhenu Scheme approval letters are also planned.
The visit will include discussions on farmer welfare, cooperation, criminal laws, higher education and road infrastructure.
Proposals include a Rs 255-crore dairy plant in Ujjain and a Rs 16.80-crore value-added milk-products facility in Bhopal.
- Who
- Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Madhya Pradesh government officials, cattle rearers, farmers and dairy cooperative members.
- What
- A state-level Gopalak Conference and related programmes on dairy, livestock, farmer welfare, cooperation and other government departments.
- When
- Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive around 9 p.m. on October 2 and participate in programmes on October 3.
- Where
- Bhopal, with participants expected from Bhopal and several surrounding Madhya Pradesh districts.
- Why
- To highlight dairy and livestock development, distribute benefits, review farmer-welfare initiatives and strengthen cooperative and dairy infrastructure.
- Main event
- State-level Gopalak Conference in Bhopal on October 3
- Expected attendance
- More than 35,000 cattle rearers and dairy cooperative members
- Planned benefits
- Bonuses for livestock rearers linked to the Bhopal and Indore milk unions
- Gaushala support
- Financial assistance is scheduled to be provided to gaushalas
- Ujjain dairy proposal
- A proposed dairy plant costing Rs 255 crore
- Bhopal facility
- A Rs 16.80-crore facility for formulated and fermented milk products
- Products mentioned
- Curd, buttermilk, lassi, shrikhand and mawa