Livestock schemes to be merged, get ₹9,800 crore over 5 years
The Central government will spend ₹9,800 crore on livestock development over the next five years. It will be done in a bid to leverage almost ₹55,000 crore of outside investment into the sector. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) decided on Wednesday. It would do this by merging a slew of schemes into three…
Success of India’s dairy sector is not just thanks to private players
Ashok Gulati-Ayushi Khurana (G&K hereafter) compile the many visible indicators of the growth and importance of the milk-economy in their article : Read : From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money These include the quantum of production, rate of growth, share in GDP; and their comparisons with those of other sectors or…
DAIRY POLICY Success of India’s dairy sector is not just thanks to private players
Ashok Gulati-Ayushi Khurana (G&K hereafter) compile the many visible indicators of the growth and importance of the milk-economy in their article : Read : From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money These include the quantum of production, rate of growth, share in GDP; and their comparisons with those of other sectors or…
New Ministry of Cooperation must help those who help themselves
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic India now has a Ministry of Cooperation that aims to strengthen the country’s cooperative movement. This is an opportune moment to look at the movement’s history, examine the…
New Ministry of Cooperation must help those who help themselves
Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic India now has a Ministry of Cooperation that aims to strengthen the country’s cooperative movement. This is an opportune moment to look at the movement’s history, examine the…
The rationale behind newly formed Min of Cooperation explained
On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet reshuffle of July 7, Home Minister Amit Shah was given charge of the new Ministry. What will be the new Ministry’s objectives? A media release…
The rationale behind newly formed Min of Cooperation explained
On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet reshuffle of July 7, Home Minister Amit Shah was given charge of the new Ministry. What will be the new Ministry’s objectives? A media release…
Ministry of Cooperation:To strengthen cooperative movement in the country
The Modi government on Tuesday created a separate ministry — Ministry of Co-operation — for strengthening cooperative movement in the country. A separate ministry has been created by PM Narendra Modi-led Central Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening cooperative movement…
Ministry of Cooperation:To strengthen cooperative movement in the country
The Modi government on Tuesday created a separate ministry — Ministry of Co-operation — for strengthening cooperative movement in the country. A separate ministry has been created by PM Narendra Modi-led Central Government for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’. This ministry will provide separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening cooperative movement…
From Plate to Plough: India, A land of milk and money
By Ashok Gulati & Ayushi Khurana AMUL has just raised its milk prices for consumers by Rs 2/litre, and this has become national news. This increase is about 4% of existing prices, and well below the increase in consumer price index (CPI), which has already crossed the tolerance limit of RBI at 6%. The dairy farmers…