SHIMLA:  In its mission to ensure a monthly income of Rs 24000-Rs 30,000 to the dairy farmers, the Sukhu government says that it will buy cow's milk at the rate of Rs. 80 per litre and buffalo milk at Rs.100 per litre from the milk farmers.

The government says that the chilling points would be set up at cluster level in villages for collection and storing milk from the farmers.

Not only this, the  State Government is also contemplating to buy cow dung from the farmers at the rate of rupees two per kilogram.

This will not only help in strengthening the economy of the farmers, but will also motivate them to go for natural farming.

Thereafter it will be transported through refrigerated milk vans to the Mother plant at district levels. 

“This will not only motivate the farmers for rearing cattle, but also provide self-employment opportunities to the rural youth”, said the government spokesperson.

To uplift the rural economy, Chief Minister, Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his team started working to strengthen the farming community.

“The common consensus is reached upon to purchase milk through cooperatives, milk federations and creating societies for the purpose”.

“The motive is to ensure monthly income of around Rs. 24,000 to Rs. 30,000 to farmers of the State raising their income level”.

The priority will be organizing dairy farmer's cooperatives in rural areas and linking them with urban consumers by creating a strong network for procurement, processing, and distribution of milk.

In order to strengthen the rural economy and create better developmental infrastructure in these areas, the State Government has decided to make a provision of Rs. 1000 crore for this vital sector.

Emphasis will be laid for marketing of milk and milk related products through the State implementing agency or State co-operative diary producer's societies to  ensure better price to the farmers, said Chief Minister Sukhu, while interacting with Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, P. Rupala in Delhi during his recent visit.