Tamil Nadu: Dairy farmers throw milk on road protesting against government | WATCH
March 20, 2023 16:37 ISTTamil Nadu: Dairy farmers poured litres of milk on the road in Madurai's Usilampatti while protesting against the state government on Monday.
Tamil Nadu: Dairy farmers poured litres of milk on the road in Madurai's Usilampatti while protesting against the state government on Monday.
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As many as 3,600 milk production cooperatives and 2.83 lakh dairy farmers in the state are producing milk through the state-run OMFED (Odisha Milk Federation). There are 1,292 women''s cooperatives and 1.5 lakh women farmers have also contributed to the production of milk.
In a boost for farmers, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 4,458 crore scheme for the dairy sector. The move will benefit as many as 95 lakh farmers.
Making his submissions at a meeting convened by the Union Finance Minister for pre-budget consultations with stakeholder groups from agriculture and rural development at New Delhi on Tuesday, NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath also pitched for reduction of GST on breeding outputs, besides a cut in import duty on import of bovine germplasm.
Maharashtra government announces Rs 25 per liter as the minimum rate of milk for dairy farmers, following state-wide protests over the demand. The decision will be implemented from July 21.
Shetti's declaration followed the government's announcement on the floor of the Assembly that milk would be purchased from farmers at the rate of Rs 25 per litre from July 21 onwards.
Milk farmers in Maharashtra are on an indefinite strike. Since July 16, they have been stopping tankers carrying milk from moving towards Mumbai and Pune, and emptying their contents as a way of raising their demands.
Joining the protests, the Sena leaders sought to know why the government cannot hike the milk procurement prices when it can spend crores on big-ticket projects like the bullet train.
On one hand, the government will try to break the agitation, while it would chant slogans of ‘Jai Kisan’ on the other, the Shiv Sena alleged.
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