Government to buy 10 kg of milk a day from every cattle rearer
“हर पशुपालक से हर दिन दस किलो दूध सरकार की ओर से खरीदा जाएगा।”English: “The government will buy ten kg of milk every day from every cattle rearer.”
The verdict
No per-farmer 10 kg purchase guarantee was found, but procurement prices were raised in steps (cow milk Rs 45 in 2024, Rs 51 in 2025, Rs 61 in 2026) and Milkfed buys about two lakh litres a day; the minister says about Rs 500 crore will be spent on milk purchase this year.
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Evidence timeline
- News5 Nov 2022· Amar UjalacontextHimachal Election: Congress manifesto released, promises to youth, farmers, employees ↗
“हर पशुपालक से हर दिन दस किलो दूध सरकार की ओर से खरीदा जाएगा।”
- News27 Dec 2024· The TribunesupportsMonthly payout for milk purchase from farmers rises to Rs 25 crore: CM ↗
“purchasing two lakh litres of milk per day on an average”
- Research21 Mar 2026· PRS Legislative ResearchsupportsHimachal Pradesh Budget Analysis 2026-27 ↗
“Cow milk procurement price will also be raised from Rs 51 per litre to Rs 61 per litre and buffalo milk from Rs 61 per litre to Rs 71 per litre.”
More agriculture promises from this manifesto
Farm and horticulture commission to let growers set fruit prices, with an MSP for every apple grade
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Buy cow dung from cattle rearers at Rs 2 a kg
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Special food park in Solan for mushroom, apple, tomato and vegetable processing
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