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Minister for Milk and Dairy Development T. Mano Thangaraj and Minister for Tourism R. Rajendran inspected the Aavin works connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025) and distributed payment assistance worthy ₹22.61 crore to 4,995 beneficiaries arsenic portion of National Milk Day celebrations.
Mr. Mano Thangaraj highlighted the State government’s initiatives to amended the livelihood of farmers and beverage producers. Milk procurement prices were accrued by ₹3 per litre. Based connected the requests from farmers, an further ₹3 inducement and different ₹1 for high-quality beverage were approved by the Chief Minister.
Over the past four-and-a-half years, loans amounting to ₹1,250 crore were provided for purchasing and maintaining cattle.
Mr. Mano Thangaraj said Aavin played a important relation successful ensuring just procurement prices for farmers portion supplying prime beverage to consumers astatine tenable rates. To beforehand self-employment among youth, 5,000 mini dairy farms were established nether a 4% involvement subsidy scheme. Incentives for high-yield farmers contributed to accrued beverage procurement, portion Bulk Milk Cooling Centres helped sphere beverage astatine the source.
Fodder accumulation had tripled to 900 tonnes a time with the constitution of caller plants and the instauration of Total Mixed Ration (TMR), improving cattle wellness and productivity. These measures had strengthened agrarian dairy entrepreneurship, enhanced beverage accumulation crossed the State, and supported farmers’ livelihoods, helium added.
