India not to import butter, other dairy products, to tap domestic sector to improve supplies: Rupala

New Delhi: Union minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday made it clear that the country will not import dairy products like butter and the supplies will be improved with the help of a huge untapped domestic sector. "There is no truth in it (shortage of dairy products). No import will take place," said Rupala, who is in charge of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying on the sidelines of an event.

'There is no shortage of milk in the country & the govt is regularly monitoring'

Rupala said that there is no shortage of milk in the country and the government is regularly monitoring. "The demand has increased. We have a huge untapped area; we will try to tap that. We will manage it properly and there is no need to worry," he said and urged farmers and consumers not to worry about it. On the rise in retail prices of dairy products, the minister said that there is no need to worry about the prices. Farmers are getting good rates.

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