Last Updated: 30 Dec 2024
Verka is Brand name of Milkfed (Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers federation limited), launched in 1973
TARGET:
Sales turnover to increase by 100 percent in the next 5 years to reach Rs 10,000 crore total as annouced in September 2022
Year |
Milk Procured(Lakh Litres per Day) |
Packed Milk sold (Lakh litre packets per Day) |
2021-22 |
19.17 LLPD |
11.01 LLPD |
2023 |
- |
12.01 LLPD |
2024 |
20+ LLPD |
12.66 LLPD |
2026-27 |
29 LLPD |
18.50 LLPD |
- Verka Products have been famous in Punjab and neighbouring states but the supply chain was limited
DELHI
TARGET: Verka supply to increase from current 30,000 litres to 2 lakh litres per day of Milk to Delhi
- Initially 100 booths opened in Delhi
- Punjab Government has signed an agreement with Delhi Government for opening Verka outlets in Delhi
PUNJAB
Dec 2022: 625 booths were approved in 1st phase, Total planned is 1000 new booths in Punjab itself

Ludhiana
- Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has inaugurated a new facility at Verka Ludhiana Diary
- featuring automatic Milk reception, processing and packaging capabilities for fresh milk and fermented Products
- The verka ludhiana plant has a daily milk processing capacity of 9 lakh litres and can handle 10 metric tonnes of butter per day
- It has been built at a cost of Rs 105 crores
Ferozpur
- New Liquid Milk processing and packaging unit with capacity of 1 lakh liter inaugurated on September 29, 2022
Jalandhar
- New automatic unit for processing and packaging of fermented products (curd and lassi) to be finished by Mid 2024
- 1.25 LLPD capacity at the cost of Rs 84 crore
- These plants help in complete coverage of cold chain in milk procurement at village level

- New State Central Dairy Laboratory coming up in Mohali at the cost of Rs 8 crore, including Rs 6.12 crore for equipment and Rs 1.87 crore for civil works
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