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Bharat Pashudhan App as conceived a decade back in our Vision 2030

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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

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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

DAIRY NEWS Milk cooperative to pay additional ₹10 for dairy farmers in Kerala - Dairy News 7X7

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

Maharashtra govt extends milk subsidy for dairy farmers by month - Dairy News 7X7

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 to give Rs 5 per liter as milk subsidy - Dairy News 7X7

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

BJP workers bring cattle to Bengaluru protest, ask milk subsidies - Dairy News 7X7

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

Tagging of animals important for disbursement of milk subsidy - Dairy News 7X7

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

Maharashtra cabinet gives nod to Rs 5 per litre subsidy to milk producers - Dairy News 7X7

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 to revise milk subsidy formula for wider coverage - Dairy News 7X7

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 […]

Why govt subsidy might prove to be non-starter for dairy farmers in Maharashtra?

Why govt subsidy might prove to be non-starter for dairy farmers in Maharashtra? - Dairy News 7X7

Private dairies account for 70 per cent of the 1.25 crore litres of milk collected daily in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil’s announcement of a Rs 5/litre subsidy for dairy farmers can become a non-starter, according to the industry. The industry said that excluding private dairies and a pre-qualifier base rate of […]