Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation has decided to bring all Vita Milk Plants at par with those of international-level at an estimated cost of Rs31.14 crore.
The State Minister of State for Cooperation Bikram Singh Yadav on Sunday said that this upgradation would be done on the pattern of Amul.
He said that the Federation is also working on collection, processing and marketing of milk from indigenous cows.
The Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation limited had increased the subsidy being given to rural milk producers under ‘Mukhya Mantri Dugdh Utpadak Protsahan Yojna’ from Rs four per litre to Rs five per litre with effect from April 1, 2016, said he.
The Minister said that the cooperative milk producers of Haryana were given subsidy of Rs23.51 crore at a rate of Rs 4 per litre from April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015.
He said that the Central Government had approved a scheme of Rs22.08 crore for milk unions in the first phase of the National Dairy Plan. Under this plan, three types of programmes would be conducted, including village-based milk procurement, fodder development and financial assistance for balanced diet.
State Government had launched several schemes for welfare of milk producers. A sum of Rs4.94 lakh had been disbursed to give ‘kanyadan’ amount of Rs1,100 on the wedding of daughters of milk producer, up to March 31, 2016, he said. The Minister added that a scholarship scheme has been initiated for the children of milk producers and members of Milk Producers Committee, under which one-time amount of Rs2,100 is given to students securing obove 80 per cent in matric examination and Rs5,100 to Class XII students. About Rs11.71 lakh were disbursed under the scheme upto March 31, 2016, he added.