Milk scheme benefits more than 800,000 producers in Rajasthan: Official

More than Rs 600 crore was paid between February 2019 and March 2022 to milk producers associated with cooperative dairies

More than 800,000 milk producers have benefited from a special scheme of the state government, a senior state government official said.

“Milk producers are getting support from the Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Sambal Yojana (Chief Minister Milk Producers Support Scheme), leading to an improvement in their financial condition,” the official said.

Milk production too has increased and so has the income of those rearing cattle. The state government started this scheme in 2019. Under it, milk producers were being given a subsidy of Rs 2 per litre. In the 2022-23 Budget, the subsidy was increased to Rs 5 per litre and