Mangalore, Feb 21: Raviraj Hegde, president of Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (DKMUL) said that the price for a litre of cow’s milk in the dist will be increased Rs 25.50 to Rs 27 from tomorrow.
Speaking at the press meet held at DKMUL office on Feb 20, Thursday he said that at present production of milk in Dakshina Kannada was 2.5 lakh litres against the requirement of 3.5 lakh litres, with 51,000 milk producers and 652 co-operative milk producers’ societies in the district.
He also said that the base price for milk has been raised from Rs 24.50 to 25.50 per litre, with Rs 2 as support price. The maximum procurement rate will come up to Rs 31 per litre, when the subsidy of Rs 4 given by the government is added to it
Hegde said that mass convention of Nandini milk producers will be held in Bangalore on Saturday, and around three lakh farmers across the state are expected to participate, he said.
The government has given the total compensation of Rs 77,400 for the ten cattle affected by the foot-and-mouth disease in the district. The union will undertake a month-long campaign for door-to-door vaccination of cows and buffaloes in the entire district, he said.
The union also launched Cashew burfi and also schemes to promote sales among consumers.
The union also designed special contest for a period of three months from February 6 as part of the scheme, where consumers will be given ‘scratch and win’ coupons worth Rs 3.5 lakhs with every purchase of Nandini cashew burfi.
