Association urges State government to increase Aavin milk procurement price
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producer’s Welfare Association is calling for an increase in milk procurement prices to help farmers compete with private dairies. They argue that the current government-set price is unsustainable and forces many farmers to sell to private companies at higher rates.
Why it matters
This highlights the economic struggle of dairy farmers in India and the challenges state-run cooperatives face in maintaining market share against private competitors.
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producer’s Welfare Association (TNMPWA) has demanded a hike in the milk procurement price and the price of Aavin milk. It also urged the opposition leaders not to politicise the issue.
The TNMPWA general secretary, M.G. Rajendran, said that Aavin has the capacity to procure 37-40 lakh litres of milk per day through the 29 district unions in the State. At present, Aavin is procuring 30 lakh litres of milk through cooperative societies and 50,000 litres of milk from Karnataka. It procures one litre of milk for ₹38.
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