Shimla, Oct. 4 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today launched the 'Doodh Protsahan Yojana' and a freight subsidy scheme from Arki Assembly constituency in Solan district.
In a function held at Darlaghat, the Chief Minister distributed Rs. 1.45 crore via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to 8,000 livestock farmers associated with two private milk cooperatives, Gau Amrit Samiti, Paplota Samiti, and Amrit Dhara Samiti of Darlaghat, Solan district, and Kamdhenu Samiti and Kehlur Doosh Samiti of Bilaspur district, for the months of July and August.
Additionally, these milk cooperatives were provided Rs. 1.59 crore as transport subsidy at Rs. 3 per litre, up from Rs. 1.50 per litre earlier.
Through these initiative...