Now, the dairies are citing this very circular, dated November 5, 2016, to push dairy farmers, and customers to open bank accounts. “Currently only 50-60 per cent of the farmers have bank accounts… The big farmers are being given money through their respective accounts. The smaller farmers do not have bank accounts and so we are helping them open one. Around 10-km from Dhundi in Haripura village, dairy farmer Diptesh Patel has 80 cows and supplies 500-600 litres of milk to Amul. But things are critical right now without the payment being realised.”Prakashbhai Chaudhary, supervisor of Banas Dairy, said, “Banas Dairy transfers the dues to the bank accounts of respective dairies.

Source: Indian Express November 17, 2016 18:33 UTC