Hyderabad, Feb 1 (TNT) :Welcoming the Union Budget presented in the Lok Sabha by FM Sitharaman on Sunday, Ms. Brahmani Nara, Executive Director of Heritage Foods Ltd, said the Union Budget 2026 would significantly strengthen India’s dairy and livestock value chain, driving productivity, farmer incomes and long-term sectoral growth.
In a statement, Brahmani said the Budget aligns closely with key priorities raised by the dairy industry and signals a strong policy push for a sector that contributes nearly 30 per cent to India’s agricultural gross value added (GVA).
According to Brahmani, the government’s plan to add 20,000 veterinary professionals through new colleges, hospitals, laboratories and para-veterinary networks addresses a critical supply-side bottleneck that has constrained dairy expansion.
“This intervention will bridge the gap between the existing 68,000 veterinarians and the estimated requirement of 110,000–120,000, enabling better animal health management, improved breeding efficiency and higher milk yields,” she said.
The enhancement of credit-linked subsidies for farmers would improve access to affordable finance for livestock investments, supporting capacity expansion across the dairy ecosystem, she said.
“With over three lakh farmer partners, Heritage Foods sees this Budget as an enabler for scalable, sustainable growth. We look forward to partnering with the government to translate these allocations into measurable outcomes on the ground and reinforce India’s global leadership in dairy,” she added.
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