Karnataka farmers decry delay in milk incentives, dues as KMF sponsors T20 World Cup teams
At least around seven to eight lakh farmers in Karnataka are angry with the state government for not releasing milk incentives for the last eight months. This, even as the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (KMF) is sponsoring the Scotland and Ireland national cricket teams for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The state government…
Karnataka Milk Federation urges government to release ₹5 milk subsidy to dairy farmers
The Udupi District Dairy Farmers’ Federation on Thursday, May 16, decided to urge the government to release ₹5 a litre support price for milk procured from farmers that has been pending for the last seven months. In a meeting of the federation members, including milk societies’ representatives and farmers in Udupi, they also wanted the…
Bharat Pashudhan App as conceived a decade back in our Vision 2030
When I heard about the launch of Bharat Pashudhan App by our Prime Minister Modi ji, I was elated . The roots of this joy stemmed from my recommendation of the 5-I model, which I included in our Dairy Industry Vision 2030 document launched on February 20th, 2014. The vision document could be downloaded from…
Increased MSP on milk: Himachal Government promoting economic activities in rural areas
Hilly terrains of Himachal Pradesh present many restrictions on farming activities in the state as there is lesser availability of cultivable land. Agriculturists of the state fall in the category of small farmers because of availability of a handful of cultivable land, that too in distant area and in patches. Therefore, it becomes necessary for…
DAIRY NEWS Milk cooperative to pay additional ₹10 for dairy farmers in Kerala
The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union will pay an additional ₹10 per litre of milk to dairy societies in March, said a press release here. The additional payment will be in effect between March 1 and 31. The move will help dairy farmers under the more than 1,0000 milk societies in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam…
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…
Madhya Pradesh govt to give Rs 5 per liter as milk subsidy
Madhya Pradesh govt will give Rs 5 per litre as incentive to milk producing farmers in the state. The amount will be transferred directly into their bank accounts. Govt will bear a cost of Rs 200 crore per year on this incentive. Officials said that the focus of the Mohan Yadav-led BJP govt in MP was to increase milk production, streamline…
BJP workers bring cattle to Bengaluru protest, ask milk subsidies
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party workers bought their cattle along at a protest against the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state for not providing subsidies on milk production. The BJP workers staged the protest at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru and raised slogans alleging that the state government had not released dues to the…
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…