Bharatiya Kisan Union in Gujarat has threatened to stop supply of milk in the state if the govt does not ensure regular payment to farmers, reports Times of India. Earlier, milk farmers used to get paid in cash at their respective societies.
Now payments by district dairy unions are done every fortnight. Of the 24 lakh milk producers in the state, 10 lakh milk producers don’t have access to any banking facility in their vicinity.
The body has claimed that a couple of hundreds of farmers will join the agitation that will soon be launched from near Amul Dairy’s premises in Anand. Later, farmers will agitate at different places across the state.
