Milk scheme benefits more than 800,000 producers in Rajasthan: Official
More than 800,000 milk producers have benefited from a special scheme of the state government, a senior state government official said. “Milk producers are getting support from the Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Sambal Yojana (Chief Minister Milk Producers Support Scheme), leading to an improvement in their financial condition,” the official said. Milk production too has increased and so has the income of […]
Dairy Farmers to Get Subsidy Throughout the Year: Chinchu Rani
Considering the impracticability of raising milk prices, the Kerala government is set to give dairy farmers subsidies for the entire 2022-23 financial year in coordination with allied departments, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani said today. As Kerala continues to fetch farmers the highest price for milk vis-à-vis any other state in the […]
Dairy Farmers to Get Subsidy Throughout the Year: Chinchu Rani
Considering the impracticability of raising milk prices, the Kerala government is set to give dairy farmers subsidies for the entire 2022-23 financial year in coordination with allied departments, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani said today. As Kerala continues to fetch farmers the highest price for milk vis-à-vis any other state in the […]
Dairy Farmers to Get Subsidy Throughout the Year: Chinchu Rani
Considering the impracticability of raising milk prices, the Kerala government is set to give dairy farmers subsidies for the entire 2022-23 financial year in coordination with allied departments, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani said today. As Kerala continues to fetch farmers the highest price for milk vis-à-vis any other state in the […]
Skilling or Subsidy, Which one will you choose for sustainable farming?
I came across a similar poster shown below at a restaurant a few years back in Europe. It simply highlighted the issues related to a single solution to all the problems. If you are pleasing everyone , it simply means that you are not doing your job well. Today central as well as state governments […]
Punjab Dairy farmers ask for Rs 7/kg milk subsidy or agitation from 21 May
Dairy farmers of Punjab have decided to launch an agitation against the Bhagwant Mann government for what they called were non-redressal of their demands from May 21 onwards. The protests, the farmers said, will start from Punjab villages and then spread outwards. Daljit Singh Sadarpura, president of Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), told mediapersons in […]
Four dairy organisations seek inclusion in Raj govt’s cash support scheme
Four dairy organisations from Rajasthan have urged the state government to include their members in Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Sambal Yojna, under which Rs 5 per litre cash support is provided. The four organisations — Paayas Dairy, Sakhi Dairy, Asha Dairy and Ujala Dairy — have sought Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s intervention for their inclusion […]
Milk subsidy to the farmers : A tool for development or a weapon to kill
The Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of severe heat in most parts of the country; this year between March and May. The IMD said that areas from west to central and northwest India will have a heat-surge between March and May;and the temperatures will go above normal. In other words, this […]
State govt will give Rs 100 Crores to KMF if they start a cooperative bank
Suggesting that the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) should start its own cooperative sector bank for milk producers, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday announced that the State government will provide the initial capital of ₹100 crore if it comes up with a proposal. “You have a revenue model and if you choose to open a […]
Dairy farmers in Maharashtra are demanding fair prices for their milk
The agitations were held in 14 largest milk-producing districts of northern, western and Marathwada regions of the state with hundreds of farmers taking to the streets, shouting slogans for their demands. Thousands of dairy farmers in Maharashtra launched a 3-day long agitation demanding fair remunerative prices as per law for their milk products and to […]