From now onwards, the consumers in Haryana would be able to get pure milk of desi cow in the State.
The CM Manohar lal on Friday launched pasteurised A2 milk of desi cow for sale to public at a function in Panchkula. With this, Haryana has became the first state in the country to provide pure milk of desi cow to the consumers.
Initially, the plant for A2 milk of desi cow has been set up at Kurukshetra where 5,000 liters of milk would be processed and packed and it would be sold through Vita booths.Speaking on the occasion, Manohar lal said that its sale points would also be set up in Panchkula, Kurukshetra and Delhi.
About 4.50 lakh litre per day milk is purchased from various milk societies in the state whereas its sale is about 3.36 lakh litre per day.
The CM also launched two schemes namely One Time Settlement Scheme-2016 for the settlement of Non-Performing Assets of District Central Cooperative Banks and Micro ATM for the distribution of pension and other allowances under the social security pension of Central Cooperative Bank, Haryana.
He said that milk of desi cow would be purchased from the cooperative milk societies working at village level at an attractive price and would be taken to the plant at Kurukshetra where it would be processed and packed. This, he said would not only increase the income of milk producers, but the consumers would also be able to get pure milk of cow.
On this occasion, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Indian Oil Corporation limited (IOCl) and Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation limited As per the MoU, the Vita milk booths would be set up at about 1500 petrol pumps of IOCl for the sale of milk and milk products.
The CM said that such MoUs would be signed with other companies also so as to promote the cow milk.While describing today as a historical day, he said that various steps have been taken by the State Government for the promotion and conservation of cows. Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015 was enacted. Besides, a mass movement was also launched to enhance faith of the people in cow, he added.
He said that the State Government has decided to set up ‘Gau Abhyaranyas’ (cow sanctuaries) for the conservation of stray cows in the State. These cow sanctuaries would be set up over 10 to 50 acres of land..., arrangement of fodder, water and grant were also being made for all 408 gaushalas, he added.The CM said that Gau Seva Aayog has been constituted with a budget provision of Rs20 crore. Besides, cow competitions are also being organized in the state to promote cow rearing.Speaking on this occasion, Haryana Agriculture Minister Om Parkash Dhankar said that the Government would ensure that the income being generated through cow milk should not be less than milk of buffalo.