Bhubaneswar, 26/11/2024
Government has newly launched Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana with priority on
dairying, set to double the milk production in the State in the next 5 years. Financial
assistance of up to one Crore rupees is being provided for establishing dairy units and milk
processing plants under Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyoga Yojana, said Sri Gokulananda
Mallick, Minister, Fisheries and ARD, MSME while urging upon the dairy farmers, women,
entrepreneurs and youth of the State. He was speaking in a programme organised by Fisheries
and ARD Department to mark National Milk Day.
Paying deep tributes to Dr. Varghese Kurien, father of white revolution in the country
on the occasion and elaborated on various schemes to boost cattle farming and milk
production. He said that our State produces around 72 Lakh Liters of milk per day. While the
per capita requirement is 300 gms of milk per day, about 160 gms of milk is being produced
in our State. With the changing scenario, Government has taken prioritized steps to enhance
milk production. To provide livestock healthcare services in rural areas, 314 Mobile
Veterinary Units are working in the State. Artificial insemination is being done through sex
sorted semen in order to make dairying more profitable. Dairy farmers are also being
provided assistance for fodder cultivation, vaccination and deworming of animals etc., he
said.
The programe was organised at Veterinary College Auditorium, OUAT in which
Suresh Kumar VAshishth, Principal Secretary of FARD said that about 3 lakh dairy farmers
are being benefited through 3700 milk producers’ cooperative societies of OMFED. They are
being provided with subsidy on feed and are being trained for better dairy farming practices.
Kishore Chandra Pradhan, President, OMFED, Vijaya Amrita Kulange, CMD,
OMFED, Ramasish Hazra, Director, ARD, Gautam Patra, Convener, SLBC, Susena Kumar
Panda, Dean, Veterinary College, OUAT and Dr. Ashok Tripathy, Addl. Director also spoke
on the occasion. About 25 successful milk farmers and entrepreneurs were felicitated on the
occasion. A technical session was also held to highlight on the current scenario of milk
production in the State, Government interventions in the sector and on livestock healthcare
services.
