HYDERABAD: Milk procurement by Telangana Vijaya Dairy fell by a drastic 45 per cent this year, compared to last year. Holding a video conference with officials of Dairy Development here on Thursday, Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav expressed displeasure over the fall.
Despite the State government providing `4 per litre incentive and also distributing 65,000 milching animals, the decrease in milk procurement was a cause for concern, the Minister said. He directed the officials to submit a report on the same within one week.