Mother Dairy ties up with India’s Maharashtra state for a milk processing plant

Question: Recently, an agreement to set up a plant for the processing of milk and milk products has been signed between the government of the state of Maharashtra and Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd. In which of the following areas a dairy development initiative will begin under the MoU?
(a) Pune, Aurangabad
(b) Nashik, Nagpur
(c) Vidarbha, Marathwada
(d) Marathwada, Aurangabad
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

• On September 12th, 2017, the government of the western Indian state of Maharashtra and Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has signed an agreement to set up a plant for the processing of milk and milk products in the state.
• According to the MoU, a dairy development initiative will begin in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of the state to provide milk producers access to markets in Nagpur and Mumbai.
• Mother Dairy has already initiated milk procurement operations in Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Buldana and Yavatmal districts of Maharashtra state.

Reference:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/mother-dairy-maharashtratieup-for-processing-plant/article9854434.ece
https://www.indoasiancommodities.com/2017/09/12/4881/