A total of Rs 3,25,602 was distributed as bonus among the milk producers cooperative committee of the mountainous regions of Sunkiya, Parbadha, letibunga and Dhanchuli. The bonus was distributed among a total of 190 dairy producers at a programme held here. The Uttarakhand cooperative dairy federation managing director Sanjay Kumar Khetwal presented the bonus to the milk producers on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Khetwal said that an attempt is being made to develop the dairy business into a major source of income to make the farmers independent in the mountainous regions of the State. He further said that all efforts are being made through dairy development and other schemes to provide chaff cutter, fodder, cattle medication and other aids to dairy producers in the mountainous regions. He appreciated efforts being undertaken by the dairy association to boost dairy business in the mountainous areas of Nainital district despite the difficult conditions there. The chief manager Ajay Kwira and other office bearers concerned were also among those who expressed their views on the occasion.