<p>New Delhi: Aimed at increasing milk production in the country, the Centre on Wednesday enhanced outlays to Rs 6,190 crore for two schemes- Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) and National Program for Dairy Development (NPDD).</p><p>The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the revised RGM to boost growth in the livestock sector. Both the schemes, which seek to enhance milk production and raise farmers' income, will now have a total outlay of Rs 6,190 crore, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed media after the Cabinet meeting.</p>.Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,500 crore to incentivise low-value UPI transactions.<p>Implementation of revised RGM, as central sector component of development programmes scheme, is being done with an additional outlay of Rs 1,000 crore, taking the total to Rs 3,400 crore during 15th Finance Commission cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26.</p><p>The revised NPDD, a central sector scheme, has been enhanced with an additional allocation of Rs 1,000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs 2,790 crore for the period of the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).</p><p>The revised NPDD will give an impetus to the dairy sector by creating infrastructure for milk procurement, processing capacity, and ensuring better quality control.</p><p>With the implementation of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and other efforts of the government, milk production has increased by 63.55 per cent in the last 10 years, an official release said.</p><p>Also, the availability of milk per person, which was 307 grams per day in 2013-14, has increased to 471 grams per day in 2023-24. Productivity has also increased by 26.34 per cent in the last 10 years, it added.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Aimed at increasing milk production in the country, the Centre on Wednesday enhanced outlays to Rs 6,190 crore for two schemes- Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) and National Program for Dairy Development (NPDD).</p><p>The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the revised RGM to boost growth in the livestock sector. Both the schemes, which seek to enhance milk production and raise farmers' income, will now have a total outlay of Rs 6,190 crore, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed media after the Cabinet meeting.</p>.Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,500 crore to incentivise low-value UPI transactions.<p>Implementation of revised RGM, as central sector component of development programmes scheme, is being done with an additional outlay of Rs 1,000 crore, taking the total to Rs 3,400 crore during 15th Finance Commission cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26.</p><p>The revised NPDD, a central sector scheme, has been enhanced with an additional allocation of Rs 1,000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs 2,790 crore for the period of the 15th Finance Commission cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26).</p><p>The revised NPDD will give an impetus to the dairy sector by creating infrastructure for milk procurement, processing capacity, and ensuring better quality control.</p><p>With the implementation of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission and other efforts of the government, milk production has increased by 63.55 per cent in the last 10 years, an official release said.</p><p>Also, the availability of milk per person, which was 307 grams per day in 2013-14, has increased to 471 grams per day in 2023-24. Productivity has also increased by 26.34 per cent in the last 10 years, it added.</p>
