Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday launched Nutritional Immunity Boosting ‘Him Haldi Dudh (Turmeric Latte)’ manufactured by MILKFED and also distributed incentive to the Milk Producers of Mandi, Shimla and Kullu district under the National Programme for Dairy Development and also interacted with them through video conference from Shimla today.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the Him Haldi Dudh has been developed by the Bio Technology Department of Punjabi University Patiala and the same has been patented. He said that this drink is a Detox drink which has anti-hangover, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunity booster contents in it. He expressed hope that this drink would become popular amongst the masses.
Thakur said under the National Dairy Development Programme MILKFED has today transferred Rs 2000 into the accounts of 835 milk producers as incentive amount and also 5 litre stainless steel buckets to 1000 mill producers for collection and transportation of milk for marketing. He said that MILKFED today has transferred Rs 16.70lakh into the accounts of the milk producers.
The CM said the State Government has twice enhanced the procurement price of milk to facilitate the milk producers, adding that presently milk was being procured from the milk producers at the rate of Rs.27.80 per litre. He said MILKFED was providing rupees eight to rupees nine crore per month to the milk producers for procurement of milk as well as for providing them cattle feed, adding that capacity of MILKFED plants at Chakkar and Duttnagar has been enhanced by spending an amount of Rs 16 lakh each. He said that presently the MILKFED was managing eleven milk plants in the State and about 1011 Milk Cooperatives are associated with it.Thakur expressed happiness that the annual turnover of the MILKFED was Rs 132 crore in the year 2019-20, which was 33 percent more than the previous year's turnover.
CM INTERACTS WITH BENEFICIARIES OF VARIOUS SCHEMES OF SERAJ
Interacting with the beneficiaries of various schemes of Seraj Vidhan Sabha area through video conferencing, the chief minister said that the State Government has started several schemes for social economic upliftment of the poor and downtrodden of the State. Thakur said it was for the first time that the State Government has set a target of construction of 10,000 houses in the State under different housing schemes and listed several schemes of the state and central governments for the betterment of the life of the people. He said the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown thereafter has resulted in cumulative losses of about Rs. 15.77 crore to floriculturists of the State during the month of March to May, 2020 due to non-transportation of flowers, adding that the State Government has decided to provide financial assistance and relief amount worth Rs. 4 crore to the affected floriculturists.
