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The Tamil Nadu Milk Producer's Welfare Association (TNMPWA) demanded Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to allocate ₹1,000 crore for the Milk and Dairy Development Department successful the interim budget.
The TNMPWA wide caput M.G. Rajendran said, successful Tamil Nadu, 30 lakh radical are progressive successful beverage production. But owed to summation successful fodder prices, beverage producers are sustaining losses of astir ₹10 to ₹15 to nutrient of 1 litre milk. As per the authorities census, 3 crore litres of beverage was produced per time successful the State, of which 45 lakh litres (15%) was kept for ain usage and remaining 2.55 crore litres was provided for sales. Likewise, 37 lakh litres (12.5%) was sent to Aavin and 2.18 crore litres to backstage beverage companies. Compared with backstage companies, the procurement terms offered by Aavin is ₹2 to ₹5 little per litre of milk, which causes nonaccomplishment to farmers, Mr. Rajendran added.
Stating that the procurement terms should beryllium accrued for the payment of some beverage producers and Aavin, Mr. Rajendran said that per time Aavin was capable to grip 43 lakh litres of beverage and it aimed to summation its handling capableness to 73 lakh litres by the extremity of 2026. “Increasing the procurement terms adjacent to the accumulation outgo volition lone assistance successful achieving this target,” helium said and added that procuring beverage from different States is unacceptable. The Chief Minister indispensable summation the procurement terms that benefits farmers successful Tamil Nadu, Mr. Rajendran said.
“We request Mr. Stalin to denote ₹12 per litre of beverage arsenic an inducement and to allocate ₹1,000 crore for the Milk and Dairy Development Department,” helium said. Through this, 30 lakh radical volition amusement their enactment to the government", Mr. Rajendran added.
