and state governments have to come together .
Cashless transaction to milk producers increases to 72.25 % post demonetization
Consequent upon the central government ’ s decisions of demonetization , certain unintended impacts have been observed especially in the sectors thriving upon sheer cash transactions . In this regard , nonavailability of funds to the co-operative banks for making payments to milk producers by dairy co-operative against the milk supplied by them came to the notice of the Government .
Responding promptly to the prevailing situation of reported payment problems , the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Mr Radha Mohan Singh has regularly reviewed and directed to take appropriate action to alleviate the problems . Meetings with Mother Dairy , Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Fed ( GCMMF ) / Amul , Delhi
Milk Scheme and other State Co-operative Dairy Federations are taken at regular intervals .
GCMMF / Amul had been specifically directed to ensure 100 percent milk producers accounts to be opened by 30th December , 2016 . Similarly , other co-operatives have been directed to ensure the opening of 100 percent accounts of milk producers / farmers by 30th January , 2017 .
Specific instructions have been issued to all the agencies such as National Dairy Development Board , Mother Dairy , Delhi Milk Scheme and all state Dairy cooperative federations for ensuring direct payment to milk producer ’ s bank account at the earliest . Low penetration of nationalized banks and co-operative bank accounts in rural areas need adequate financial support with appropriate safe guards .
It is to be noted that there are 1.70 lakh Dairy Co-operative Societies ( DCS ) at village level having 1.6 crore milk producers affiliated with 218 milk unions . About 850 lakh litres per day Milk is procured totally , of which co-operative sector procures about 425 lakh litres per day and about 425 lakh litres per day is procured by private sector . The value of the milk procured by Village level DCS is to the tune of rupees 120 crore per day . For weekly and 10 days payment cycle the substantive amount is to be disbursed to lakhs of milk producers spread over varied geographical areas .
Indian seed industry has huge potential to supply to global markets : R M Singh
At the inaugural function of Indian Seed Congress – 2017 , in Kolkata Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Mr Radha Mohan Singh recently spoke about National Farmer Policy of the Union Government and said that the objective of this policy is to accelerate agricultural output , develop infrastructural agriculture
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