Erode: Three hundred milk producers' cooperative societies will be started in Tamil Nadu this year, of which 100 would be run by women, Dairy Development Minister U. Mathivanan told reporters here on Saturday. The Minister made a surprise visit to the Erode District Milk Producers Cooperative Union at Chitode and inspected the milk processing and milk powder production activities. Handlooms and Textiles Minister N.K.K.P. Raja accompanied him.
Mr. Mathivanan said that banks would advance funds liberally, for the formation of the 300 new societies. He said that at present, all the cooperative milk producers' unions in Tamilnadu were functioning efficiently. From Erode Aavin, high quality ghee was being sent to Tirupati, for laddu preparation. Tirumalai Tirupathi Devasthanam was paying Rs 120 a kilogram of ghee to Erode Aavin. During this year 120 tonnes of ghee would be sent to Tirupati. To a question, he said there was no proposal to start new milk chilling units in the cooperative sector in Erode. All steps were being taken for running the Erode Aavin cattle feed factory from January.
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