Archive · 25 Aug 2026
PM Modi Meets Gujarat Speaker on Agriculture, Dairy Cooperation
Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
They talked about farming, dairy, cooperation, nature and livestock farmers.
Chaudhary said the Prime Minister supports farmers and people who raise animals.
He said a ban on milk imports helps protect livestock farmers.
He also discussed the GOBARdhan scheme, which is worth more than Rs 23,000 crore.
The scheme is intended to help livestock farmers become more self-reliant.
Chaudhary gave Modi a handmade shawl made by women from Tharad.
Chaudhary also leads Banas Dairy, a major cooperative dairy institution in Gujarat.
Gujarat Legislative Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Chaudhary said the discussions covered cooperation, agriculture, nature and issues affecting livestock farmers.
He said Modi had protected livestock farmers’ interests by maintaining a ban on milk imports, despite global pressures.
Chaudhary highlighted the GOBARdhan scheme, describing its more-than-Rs 23,000 crore programme as a step toward livestock-farmer self-reliance.
The Speaker presented Modi with a shawl made by women artisans from Tharad and is also chairman of Banas Dairy.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Legislative Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary.
- What
- They held a meeting covering agriculture, dairy, cooperation, nature and livestock-farmer issues.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- The meeting addressed rural livelihoods, agriculture, dairy cooperation and the interests of livestock farmers.
- Meeting participants
- Narendra Modi and Shankar Chaudhary
- Meeting location
- New Delhi
- Discussion areas
- Cooperation, agriculture, nature and livestock-farmer issues
- Highlighted policy
- The GOBARdhan scheme, described as involving more than Rs 23,000 crore
- Milk imports
- Chaudhary said a ban on milk imports protects livestock farmers
- Gift presented
- A handicraft shawl made by women from Tharad
- Chaudhary’s dairy role
- He is chairman of Banas Dairy and was re-elected unopposed for a third consecutive term in October last year