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Maharashtra to give Rs 3 per litre subsidy to milk farmers

In a major relief for farmers, the government of Maharashtra has announced Rs 3 increase subsidy to milk farmers by raising its procurement prices from farmers without affecting purchase price for consumers.Average milk procurement in Maharashtra is estimated at 12.3 million litres. Hence, the government would require to bear an additional subsidy burden of Rs 1400 crore annually.In an announcement today, Mahadev Jankar, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Development, Government of Maharashtra, said, "The state government has decided to raise milk procurement prices for farmers by Rs 3 a litre without passing on the increase to consumers. The decision was taken today for the benefit of millions of farmers across the state."With this, the cow and buffalo milk procurement price would go up to Rs 27 a litres and Rs 36 a litre from the existing Rs 24 a litre and Rs 33 a litre respectively. The government, however, has clarified that the procuring dairy farmers .