CM Yogi Adityanath : Targets of work should be fixed by fixing accountability at every level in milk unions.
- Improve milk quality testing work by increasing milk collection capacity.
- Proper training should be given to the workers associated with milk cooperative society and they should be provided with necessary equipment to check the quality of milk.
- Milk cooperative societies and milk unions in the state should develop healthy competition among themselves.
- Women’s participation should be increased in milk cooperatives and milk unions.
- The state government will provide land for setting up plants producing compressed bio gas using cow dung.
The presentation of ‘Territorial Cooperative Dairy Federation’ (PCDF) was made before CM Yogi Adityanath at his official residence here today. On this occasion, CM Yogi ji directed that proper training should be given to the workers associated with the milk cooperative society and they should be provided with the necessary equipment used in checking the quality of milk. Milk cooperative societies should carry forward their work in a better way by establishing communication with the farmers. Milk cooperative societies and milk unions in the state should develop healthy competition among themselves.
CM Yogi ji said that farmers should be made aware about rearing better breed of milch animals to increase milk production. Besides, farmers should also be trained for scientific care of milch animals. This will increase the milk productivity of dairy unions and the income of farmers will also increase. The dairy sector has proven to be a powerful medium to increase the self-reliance of womenBalini Milk Producer Company in Bundelkhand region is the best example of this. Women’s participation should be increased in milk cooperative societies and milk unions.
Yogi Adityanath said that targets for work should be set by fixing accountability at every level in milk unions. By increasing the milk collection capacity, the work of milk quality testing should be improved. To make the dairy sector more profitable for the farmers, the Dairy Federation should develop a better model. Those doing good work in the dairy sector should be encouraged. Plants producing compressed bio gas using cow dung should be established. The state government will provide land for their establishment.
CM Yogi Adityanath informed the officials in the meeting that the dairy plants operated in the state are doing better work. Compared to last year, there has been an increase in milk procurement and milk sales this year. Milk collection work is being done directly from milk producers through milk cooperative societies. Technical facilities are being provided to farmers to increase milk production.Continuous work is being done to provide good quality milk at reasonable prices to urban consumers. It is known that at present 18 clusters of Milk Union are working in the state.Dairy plants are being operated by PCDF in Bareilly, Prayagraj, Moradabad, Jhansi, Azamgarh, Ayodhya, Lucknow, Meerut, Kannauj, Gorakhpur and Kanpur districts.A dairy plant is being operated by NDDB in Varanasi. The process of operating dairy plants through NDDB in Kannauj, Gorakhpur and Kanpur is under process.