Bhopal: The signing of a collaboration agreement between the MP State Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited, associated milk unions, and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been put on hold, despite being scheduled for Feb 25 in Bhopal in the presence of Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah and CM Mohan Yadav.
Govt sources indicated that the agreement is now expected to be signed later this month. While no official reason was given for the delay, officials suggested that the Global Investors Summit (GIS), which concluded on Feb 25, may have overshadowed the event.
The state cabinet had already approved the agreement, which is set for an initial five-year period with the possibility of extension through mutual consent. The govt expects it to significantly boost the income of milk producers across the state.
The agreement would be for five years with the possibility of extension through mutual consent. The govt pointed out that it would result in a substantial increase in the income of milk producers across the state.
It was also in the BJP’s “Sankalp Patra-2023” to establish dairy cooperative societies and collection centers in every Gram Panchayat to ensure efficient milk procurement and provide dairy farmers with fair prices. An investment of Rs 2,500 crore was expected in the sector.
Currently, there are 6,000 milk committees in the state, which were expected to expand to 9,000. Each milk committee collects milk from approximately one to three villages, allowing 9,000 committees to cover around 18,000 villages. As a result, daily milk collection after the collaboration agreement was expected to increase from 10.50 lakh kg to 20 lakh kg, the govt believed.
