Milk Prices Increasing Annually
Jabalpur is a major milk producer, with daily production nearing 9 lakh litres. Despite this, milk here is the most expensive in the state. Dairy operators have established a trend of increasing milk prices by ₹2-3 to ₹5 every year. Furthermore, while they previously increased prices once a year during summer, they are now increasing them twice annually.Livestock and Milk Production in the District
- Milk production: 09 lakh litres
- Cows: 73 thousand
- Buffaloes: 39 thousand
- Buffaloes in large dairies: 20 thousand
- Cows and buffaloes in medium-sized dairies: 25 thousand
- Goats in the district: 01 lakh
- Sheep: 01 thousand
- Milch animals: 02 lakh
- Milk production in large dairies: 02 lakh litres
Abundant Production
Large-scale milk production is occurring in dairies located in Pariyat and Gour, as well as in rural areas. Significant quantities of milk are being supplied to Nagpur via tankers from these areas. Approximately 60,000 litres of milk are transported daily from the city to Maharashtra. Despite this, milk prices are being increased, even though there is abundant green fodder available for livestock during the monsoon season.Demand for Collector’s Intervention to Control Milk Prices
Considering the increase in milk prices by dairy owners in several areas of the city since August 1st, the Citizen Consumer Guidance Forum has requested Collector Deepak Saxena to control the prices. Dr. P.G. Najpandey of the organisation stated that the government has given an undertaking in High Court and Supreme Court petitions regarding milk prices, promising to monitor them. Monitoring would clarify that the current price increase is excessive. He further stated that if steps are not taken to control milk prices, they will be forced to resort to protests. T.K. Rayghat, D.K. Singh, Santosh Shrivastava, Sushila Kanaujia, Geeta Pandey, Maya Kushwaha, Uma Dahiya, Arjun Kumar, G.S. Sonkar, and Har Jiwan Vishwakarma were present during this.
