Farmers of Tilottama Municipality of Rupandehi have received subsidy for milk production. Based on the data of selling 31 lakh 24 thousand 581 liters of milk produced by 2 thousand 62 farmers through 19 agricultural cooperatives within the city, they were given subsidy amount.
At the rate of 2 rupees per liter, the municipality handed over a total of 62 lakh 49 thousand 162 rupees as subsidy to dairy farmers during a program on Sunday.
In Tilottama Nagar this financial year, Gokul dairy farming The cooperative organization produced 4 lakh 31 thousand 893 liters of milk and received a grant of Rs 8 lakh 63 thousand 786. Similarly, Tikuligarh Milk Producer Cooperative produced 2 lakh 99 thousand 913 liters of milk and got 5 lakh 99 thousand 826 rupees. Speaking at the
program, the city chief Ramakrishna Khan said that the development done by neglecting the farmers would be meaningless, so the farmers and the local government should work together to be self-sufficient in agriculture. He said that he is working hand in hand with the farmers by creating agricultural zones in the wards within the municipality.
Similarly, Deputy Chief Jageshwor Devi Choudhary said that in the past, farmers brought milk from neighboring municipalities and sold it through cooperatives in Tilottama, so this time, the procedure was strictly followed, and only milk from farmers within the city was being collected and sold. She said that although there has been a decrease in production compared to the past, only the farmers here will get the subsidy and she believes that this subsidy amount will be helpful in creating an environment that will focus on production in the future.
Deputy Chief Choudhary informed them that the information to be issued by the municipality for the farmers in a more effective manner and that the municipality is with the farmers and not on the basis of fees in grants and other facilities She said that facilities are provided by visiting the real farmers' sheds and monitoring them. Speaking at the
event, Hari Kafle, a member of the Dairy Cooperative Union, said that the number of farmers is decreasing and the production is decreasing. He said that since the subsidy allocated for farmers provides motivation to the farmers, the municipality should include it in the upcoming policy to continue it and increase the subsidy amount.
Raju Kanwar, Head of Animal Branch, informed that the amount of subsidy for milk distributed from the financial year 2076/77 was Rs 1 per liter but the procedures were revised to Rs 2 per liter last March. He said that by the end of May every farmer should have received the amount for the subsidy and the cooperative will be paid based on that.
