Dairy union raises milk procurement rates for cattle owners: from October 17, ₹40 a litre for cow milk (was ₹38) and ₹53 for buffalo milk (was ₹48), about 10,000 cattle owners to benefit

The Udham Singh Nagar Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh (milk producers' cooperative union) has raised the rates it pays cattle owners for milk. According to Hindustan, on the instructions of Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bahuguna and with the consent of the management committee, the rate for cow milk has been raised by ₹2, from ₹38 to ₹40 a litre, and for buffalo milk by ₹5, from ₹48 to ₹53 a litre, from October 17. Union chairperson Prabha Rawat and general manager Rajesh Mehta said that under the cream-wise standard, a 10 per cent deduction will be made if the SNF is below 8 per cent. According to the chairperson, the decision, taken on the occasion of Diwali, will benefit about 10,000 cattle owners. (Source: Hindustan)