Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Minister for promotion of desi cow milk products

Statelevel control room having data of all milk producers being set up, says Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary

- Anupam Srivastava anupam.srivastava@hindustant­imes.com

LUCKNOW: Cabinet minister for dairy developmen­t, Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary on Wednesday emphasised on promotion of products made from desi cow milk.

“Promotion of cow milk products will ensure protection of cows. Anyone who promotes desi cows and keeps them would be given Nand Baba Award of ₹51,000,” said Chaudhary while addressing a gathering of milk producers on the occasion of Gokul Award Ceremony at Ganna Sansthan.

He said the rate of desi cow milk would be brought on par with the other cow and buffalo milk.

“Desi cow milk contains lesser fat and it could be promoted for fitness conscious people. But for that, perfect marketing of desi cow milk is required,” he emphasised.

He said the kids of those milk vendors who supply milk through Data Processing Milk Collecting Unit (DPMCU) will be awarded scholarshi­ps in school.

Besides, such milk vendors would be given all facilities to increase milk production.

With the help of DPMCU, milk producers will be getting immediate informatio­n about the quality, quantity and the cost of the milk.

This will enable direct payments into their account, drive touts out of system and bring in more transparen­cy.

The minister asked officials of Pradeshik Cooperativ­e Mill Producers’ Federation to adopt advanced technology to increase shelf life of dairy products.

He said a state-level control room having the data of all the milk producers was being set up.

Promotion of cow milk products will ensure protection of cows. Anyone who promotes desi cows and keeps them would be given Nand Baba Award of ₹51,000. LAXMI NARAYAN CHAUDHARY, cabinet minister for dairy developmen­t

The minister said the state government plans to install data processing milk collection units in 12,859 cooperativ­e milk societies in three years. At present, 600 societies have installed DPCMU.

On the occasion, he launched assorted sweets prepared by Parag and praised their management for producing quality products despite tough competitio­n in the market.

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? Cabinet minister for dairy developmen­t Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary with the recipients of Gokul Awards at Ganna Sansthan in Lucknow on Wednesday.
HT PHOTO Cabinet minister for dairy developmen­t Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary with the recipients of Gokul Awards at Ganna Sansthan in Lucknow on Wednesday.

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