Sanchi urges MP govt to include milk in mid-day meal
Indore: Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation has appealed state govt to include milk in its mid-day meal and aganwadi schemes since it is receiving more than 30 per cent surplus milk daily. The federation assistant general manager Aseem Nigam said, “Milk supplies are high. We are collecting around 30 per cent more milk everyday. As against the daily sale of close to 7 lakh […]
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 […]
Madhya Pradesh govt in talks with Amul for selling the surplus milk
The Madhya Pradesh government is trying to reach an agreement with Amul on selling the surplus milk that gets wasted due to lack of demand. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav recently addressed a joint meeting of Sanchi (MP’s cooperative dairy federation) and Amul officials in Ahmedabad. Managing director of Sanchi Satish Kumar S told that an […]
After South India, A New Dairy War, This Time In Madhya Pradesh
After Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the next battleground for India’s dairy industry appears to be shaping up in Madhya Pradesh, where the state’s own cooperative dairy brand, Sanchi, is being challenged by the Gujarat-based dairy behemoth Amul. The Congress party has accused the BJP-led state government of promoting Amul and other brands at the expense […]
Parched Bundelkhand sends 50,000 litres milk per day milk to Bihar
Bundelkhand, which faces acute water shortage, sends 50,000 litres of pasteurised milk (fat 6.5% and SNF 9.1%) to Bihar everyday, Bundelkhand Co-operative Milk Federation officials said. Hemraj Singh Patel, chief executive officer of Bundelkhand Co-operative Federation, Sagar, said, “About 1.25 lakh litres of milk is collected daily from the milk producers of Sagar, Damoh, Chhatarpur, […]
Sanchi milk charged more in state capital, claims Congress
State Congress media cell vice-president Bhupendra Gupta on Saturday alleged that Sanchi milk is being charged Rs 1 more in the state capital. “The milk societies of the state were allowed a maximum price hike of Rs 4 per litre on Sanchi milk by the Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation. All the milk societies in the […]
