If milk does not arrive from western UP, the people of the capital will be unable to obtain it. If basic necessities such as milk are unavailable, the entire state and government will suffer.

Government has been making various attempts for enhancing milk production in the state, some of which include:

Ganga Cow Scheme:

Ganga cow scheme and incentive amount of Rs.3-4 per liter of milk was also announced by the government so that milk production could be promoted and consumption could be met in time. In the initial months after the announcement, farmers got the benefit of this, but due to the faltering of the scheme, the production could not be produced according to the consumption.

According to data obtained from sources, around 143 milk development committees are inactive in the district. At the same time, only 255 committees are fully operational. Attempts are being made to increase milk output.

Kamdhenu Scheme:

Kamdhenu scheme was started in Uttarakhand on the lines of UP.  Although there was a provision in Uttarakhand for a 25% subsidy for general farmers and a 33% subsidy for SC-ST on loans up to Rs.6 lakh for dairy under NABARD, farmers did not take advantage of it owing to a lack of knowledge.

Therefore, the people of Uttarakhand have high hopes from the ‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme’.