Latest news with #WorldMilkDay-2025
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
OMFED milk to be costlier by Rs 2 from June 13
BHUBANESWAR: Prices of the state-run Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (OMFED) milk of all variants are set to be costlier by Rs 2 per litre from June 13 with the state government effecting a retail hike of Rs 4 per litre. The state government will, though, bear 50 per cent of the additional cost through subvention to reduce the burden on the people. The major chunk of the hike will also be passed on to the dairy farmers, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said here on Sunday. The milk price was last increased by OMFED on April 1, 2023. After the latest increase, a packet of 500 ml toned milk will now cost Rs 24, premium or gold milk Rs 27 and chai special milk Rs 26. Making the announcement during celebration of World Milk Day-2025, Majhi said price of milk supplied by dairy farmers affiliated to OMFED, the apex-level dairy cooperative society, will be increased by Rs 3 per litre. The milk producers, who have been demanding better support price from the government, will now get Rs 38.05 per litre against the current price of Rs 35.05. The revised milk procurement price will benefit around 2.5 lakh dairy farmers in the state, he said.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Odisha aims to double milk production in next 5 years: CM Majhi
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday said the state government is making all efforts to double the production of milk in Odisha in the next five years. While addressing the gathering during a programme held here on the occasion of the state-wide celebration of World Milk Day-2025, CM Majhi stated that milk production is a significant part of the rural economy. "It not only serves as a source of income but also plays a vital role in supplying nutritious food to our society. Our state produced 26.4 lakh metric tonnes of milk in 2023-24, and our government is trying to double it in the next five years. Therefore, our government has launched the 'Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana' to develop cow husbandry and increase milk production in the state," said CM Majhi. He noted that in the last financial year of 2024-25, 3 lakh beneficiaries have received financial assistance worth Rs. 71 crore. CM Majhi further added that the state government wants to establish Odisha as a major milk-producing state in the country. The Chief Minister urged everyone to contribute towards realising the slogan of 'Milk-rich Odisha, healthy Odisha'. CM Majhi stated that his government is always committed towards animal welfare. He said that the state government is providing financial assistance to registered 'goshalas' (cowsheds) under the Mukhyamantri Prani Kalyan Yojana launched by the state government with a budgetary outlay of Rs 186 crore for food, maintenance and upkeep of stray and helpless cattle in the cowsheds. Making a significant announcement, CM Majhi said that the state government will henceforth give Rs 3 more per litre to the milk producers associated with the state-owned Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (OMFED), which will benefit 2.5 lakh milk farmers across the state. CM Majhi further announced that the state government will bear Rs 2 of the Rs 4 per litre increase in milk prices for consumers. He also announced that accidental death assistance of Rs 1 lakh will be provided to milk producers. It is worth noting that World Milk Day has been celebrated every year on June 1 since 2001 with the aim of spreading widespread awareness about the contribution of livestock keepers in nutritional development and economic growth, and the benefits of milk in a balanced diet.
