Minister agrees to pay Rs 1.5/Liter for converting milk to powder
State dairy development minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Wednesday assured the dairies and plant operators to grant Rs 1.5 per litre charge for converting excess milk into powder and butter. The assurance followed the minister’s meeting with representatives of farmers associations and dairy industry. State govt has made it mandatory for the dairies and milk plant operators to pay…
Maharashtra’s milk subsidy, its effects and its political fallout
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while presenting the supplementary budget on June 28, announced Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producing farmers. This, Pawar in his speech said, would help milk producing farmers. Dairy farmers who have been protesting against low realisation have said this subsidy is too little, while dairies have asked for…
Extension of a Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producers in Maharashtra Budget
Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced on Friday that the subsidy of Rs 5 per litre for milk producers in Maharashtra will be extended, as he presented the state’s budget for 2024-25 in the legislative assembly. This budget marks the final one before the assembly elections for the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government. Pawar also stated that the state plans to…
Will Take To Streets If Dairy Farmers Don’t Get Subsidy”: Sharad Pawar
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday warned of agitation if the Maharashtra government did not provide subsidy to milk producers. He was speaking during a visit to drought-affected villages in Indapur tehsil of Pune district. “If the government failed to provide subsidy to dairy farmers, we will take to the streets,” he said. The…
Maharashtra govt extends milk subsidy for dairy farmers by month
The Maharashtra government on Monday extended by a month its scheme to provide a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre to milk producers. The subsidy extension will continue till March 10, as per a Government Order (GO). “Milk-producing farmers would get Rs 5/ litre subsidy from the state government. The scheme requires Rs 230 crore…
McDonald’s using cheap vegetable oil in place of cheese-FDA
Maharashtra FDA has taken action against fast-food giant McDonald’s, accusing it of deceptive practices related to the use of substitutes instead of real cheese in burgers and nuggets, as per a TOI report. The FDA has suspended the licence of a McDonald’s outlet in Ahmednagar, leading the chain to remove the term “cheese” from various items. The regulator alleges that McDonald’s used cheese analogues without…
Centre will help to start Udgir milk scheme project in Maharashtra
The Centre will extend all possible help to restart the Udgir Milk Scheme Project in collaboration with the Maharashtra government, Union minister Parshottam Rupala said on Monday. He said the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been instructed to submit a report regarding the relaunch of this project in Latur district. “Accordingly, a team of…
Tagging of animals important for disbursement of milk subsidy
Maharashtra animal husbandry and dairy development minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said on Wednesday that tagging of cows and buffaloes was important to disburse the milk subsidy announced by the government in the state. During the winter session of the state legislature last year, the government had announced to give a subsidy of Rs 5 per…
Maharashtra cabinet gives nod to Rs 5 per litre subsidy to milk producers
The Maharashtra cabinet announced on Thursday to provide a subsidy of Rs 5 per liter for milk to farmers supplying their produce to both cooperative societies and private milk projects within the state. The decision aims to support and bolster the dairy farming community. Under this initiative, milk-producing farmers who are part of cooperative milk societies and…
Maharashtra to revise milk subsidy formula for wider coverage
Maharashtra animal husbandry and dairy development minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said on Wednesday that the state government would revise an earlier accepted formula to provide subsidy to milk producers for wider coverage. During the winter session of the state legislature in Nagpur, Vikhe Patil had said on December 20 that the government would give a…