Punjab dairy farmers demand rise in milk procurement rate

Chandigarh: Punjab dairy farmers today threw milk on roads near milk processing plant in Mohali as part of their protest against the “apathetic” attitude of state government towards their demand of raising the milk procurement prices.
“Punjab government owned Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers Federation Limited (Milkfed) has not raised milk procurement prices from farmers for the last one year, though it has been giving higher price to an NGO in Rajasthan for procuring milk,” Progressive Dairy Farmers’ Association President Daljit Singh today said.
Punjab dairy owners are getting Rs 360 per kg fat from Milkfed while it is offering Rs 400 per kg fat to NGO in Rajasthan for sourcing 50,000 litre of milk per day, Singh alleged.