Nashik, August 01, 2020: Over 40 lakh dairy farmers in the state will stage an agitation on August 1 to draw the state government’s the attention to issues they are facing and to press for their demand of a Rs10/litre subsidy to each farmer according to the reports published in timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
Retailers and distributors reported no shortage of milk in Mumbai. “We are getting our normal quota of major brands and varieties like Amul, Gokul and Krishna. Some dairies whose production was marginally low following lockdown are also sending milk,” said a distributor from Andheri (W). “State and civic authorities, as well as police, have made special arrangements of passage, especially from March 25 when lockdown began, to ensure Mumbai does not face a milk scarcity,” he said.
Amul managing director R S Sodhi said, “We are not facing any shortage in collection or distribution. Amul has the largest milk collection in Maharashtra, about 18 lakh litres per day, and we are giving farmers Rs25-28/litre for cow milk.”
Dudh Udpadakh Saethkari Sangharsh Samiti Ajit Navale told TOI dairy farmers would gather in front of gram panchayat offices and dump milk in protest. “We had a discussion with like-minded farmer outfits and decided to organise the agitation,” said Navale.
