Jharkhand CM lays foundation stone of milk powder plant at Medha
Shri Hemant Soren, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Jharkhand laid the foundation stone of a 20 MTPD state-of-the-art milk powder plant at Medha Dairy, Hotwar, Ranchi on June 6, 2025. Smt Shilpi Neha Tirkey, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperation, Government of Jharkhand; Shri Suresh Baitha, MLA, Kanke; Shri Aboobacker Siddique, Secretary, Dept of […]
Milk production Doubles in a decade in Jharkhand
In the 2014-15 financial year, the state’s annual milk production capacity stood at 17.34 lakh tonne. A decade later in 2023-24, it reached 30.25 lakh tonne. The per capita availability of milk also saw a significant hike to 209 gram per day at present, compared to 137 gram per day in 2014-15. The tribal heartland of […]
Medha Dairy farmers will get Rs 5/Liter milk subsidy in Jharkhand
Shilpi Neha Tirkey, the newly appointed minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Cooperation department, on Monday announced hike in ncentive to milk farmers by Rs two per litre of milk to boost production and increase in farmers’ income. She said, “Currently, state gives an incentive of Rs 3 per litre to milk producers affiliated to […]
Dairy transformation in Jharkhand
Farmers and livestock rearers in rural Jharkhand are increasingly turning to animal husbandry as a promising source of additional income, an official said on Wednesday. It is providing them a safeguard from crop loss due to erratic weather patterns for the past few years. Jharkhand suffered a drought-like situation in two consecutive years in 2022 […]
ITC launches dairy products in Jharkhand under ‘Aashirvaad Svasti’
Diversified city-based conglomerate ITC Limited Monday announced its entry in the dairy business in Jharkhand with the launch of various products under its ‘Aashirvaad Svasti’ brand The company will offer a slew of dairy products like milk, curd, paneer, lassi and ‘mishti doi’ (sweet curd) to the consumers of the state, a company statement said […]
Jharkhand Govt likely to roll out farm loan waivers scheme on Jan 26
Jharkhand government is likely to roll out its promised farm loan waivers for farmers by January-end, sources in the department of agriculture, animal husbandry and dairy development indicated. Sources said that the reluctance of banks to share farmers’ loan database is delaying the actual roll-out. “As on date, we have identified nearly 48,000 farmers who […]