Due to non-availability of funds to the co-operative banks for making payments to milk producers the govt has instructed agencies such as GCMMF, National Dairy Development Board, Mother Dairy, Delhi Milk Scheme and all state Dairy co-operative federations for ensuring direct payment to milk producers bank account at the earliest.
It has asked Amul to ensure 100% milk producers accounts to be opened by 30th December, 2016. Similarly, other co-operatives have been directed to ensure the opening of 100% accounts of milk producers/farmers by 30th January, 2017.
Amul has already opened 5.1 lacs new bank accounts for their milk producer members by December 10. The latest figure is awaited. Its efforts to ensure cashless transaction directly to farmers have fructified in the wake of demonetization, said its MD R S Sodhi to Indian Cooperative earlier.
Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh reviewed the situation and directed to take appropriate action to alleviate the problems. Meeting with Mother Dairy, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Fed (GCMMF) Amul, Delhi Milk Scheme and like co-operative is taken at regular intervals.
There are 1.70 lakh Dairy Co-operative Societies (DCS) at village level having 1.6 crore milk producers affiliated with 218 milk unions. About 850 lakh litres per day Milk is procured including from private dairies.
The situation of easing the payment to milk producers is being reviewed and monitored periodically by the Government.