How ‘Operation Flood’ helped in the evolution of the dairy sector In India?
The evolution of the dairy sector in India and the stellar role played by dairy cooperatives since the launch of Operation Flood form an integral part of the country’s growth story as the country now is the largest producer of milk. India contributes 21 per cent to global milk production. It is important to note…
A solution to fodder shortage in dairy sector
High on nutrition and resistant to drought, bajra-napier hybrid grass is ideal for livestock. It can help farmers in semi-arid areas India’s post-Independence achievement in transforming itself from a milk deficit country to the world’s largest milk producer has been exemplary . That said, India has the world’s largest dairy herd but milk yield of…
Rebuild agriculture to make it future-ready
GIVEN the spectacular role Indian farmers have played in pulling the country out of the ‘ship-to-mouth’ existence and turning it into a food-surplus nation, agriculture has emerged as the brightest star of the Indian economy. Whether we would like to publicly acknowledge it or not, a vibrant agriculture had laid out a strong foundation for…
Fair price for farmers: How consumers can spur the change
I have often quoted an OECD-ICRIER study that puts an economic value to the losses suffered by the Indian farmers in the 16-year period, between 2000 and 2016. It puts the loss at a staggering Rs45 lakh crores, which means on an average, every year farmers suffered a loss of roughly Rs2.64 lakh crore. While…
Working towards animal health : Atul Chaturvedi
A collaboration is needed between veterinary science and human health experts to forge effective tools The developments unleashed by COVID-19 have once again put the spotlight on the pressing need to create greater collaborations and synergies between research on human health and animal health. India has a livestock population of 1.6 billion, that in turn…
Centre, State cannot set support price for milk
Centre says co-operatives and private dairies fix prices; but agrees on input costs rising Dairy farmers in Maharashtra will have to sort out the support price for milk directly with the co-operatives and private dairies as the Union and the State governments are unwilling to intervene. Over the last few months, dairy farmers in Maharashtra…
The dairy industry helps farmers by creating employment
Milk is the biggest agricultural commodity in India. It contributes 5% to the national economy and directly employs 80 million dairy farmers. Improvement in economic activity, increase in per capita consumption of milk and milk products, change in dietary preferences, and increasing urbanization in India has led the dairy industry to grow by 9-11% in…
GST rate on pre-packaged, pre-labelled dairy & agri products notified
Loose sale continue to be exempted; room rent of ₹5,000 plus in hospital to attract GST Get ready to pay more not just for pre-packaged and labelled curd, lassi, flour, rice etc but also for cutleries. The Finance Ministry has notified GST rates for various goods sold as pre-packaged and pre-labelled beside others. Tax officials have…
GST rates levied on healthy dairying : buttermilk, curd, lassi and paneer
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Tuesday decided to remove a host of tax exemptions and hike rates for an even larger number of mass-consumption items. It approved a proposal to impose a 12% tax on hotel rooms costing below `1,000 per day and a 5% levy without input tax credit on hospital…
Govt planning to remove gst exemption on dairy products in phases
The Group of Ministers (GoM) formed for GST rate rationalisation met on 17th June 2022, making some key proposals. It shall be placing an interim report before the GST Council, scheduled to meet on 28th and 29th June 2022 at Chandigarh. Sources to media publications claim that the interim report mentions that any of the…