Addressing reporters at a press conference at DKMUL office here on Thursday, he said that the current 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. The base price has been raised from Rs 24.50 to 25.50 per litre, with Rs 2 as support price, which will make the procurement price to Rs 27 per litre. When the subsidy of Rs 4 given by the government is added to it, the maximum procurement rate will come up to Rs 31 per litre, he said.
He said that a mass convention of Nandini milk producers would be held on Saturday in Bangalore, in which around three lakh farmers from across the state were expected to participate.
On measures to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in the district, the union will undertake a month-long campaign for door-to-door vaccination of cows and buffaloes in the entire district. So far, there has been no major outburst of the disease in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. For the ten cattle affected by the disease, a total compensation of 77,400 has been given by the government, he said.
He said that there still being a shortfall of milk in the district, the union would undertake several schemes to increase the production of milk and help the union in becoming self-sufficient. To increase the production of green grass fodder for cattle, a scheme with a cost of Rs 60 lakh has been formulated. Likewise, several schemes with a total cost of Rs 433 lakhs have been outlined in order to boost production of milk in the district.
Scheme to promote sales among consumers – Cashew burfi launched
In order to increase awareness of Nandini products among consumers as well as attract more consumers, a consumer-friendly scheme had been launched with a cost of Rs 1.74 crore. As part of the scheme, a new product Nandini cashew burfi is being manufactured and sold to the consumers, he said.
A special contest had also been designed for a period of three months from February 6 as part of the scheme, where consumers will be given 'scratch and win' coupons with every purchase of Nandini cashew burfi. Prizes worth Rs 3.5 lakhs will be given to winners of the 'scratch cards',” he said.
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