Factors Responsible for Increased Procurement of Milk in Maharashtra

Compared to the earlier years, the public sector dairy plants in Maharashtra were able to procure much larger quantities of milk during 1974-75, especially during the winter season. The increase in the procurement was so sudden and substantial that the Milk Supplying Schemes in cities like Bombay and Poona could not only issue milk ration cards to all the families on their long waiting lists but they had also to search for additional clientele to dispose of the extra milk.