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Reaching out: U.Mathivanan, Dairy Development Minister, handing over assistance to a beneficiary under the Vazhndhu Kaattuvom Scheme at Kappanamangalam village on Wednesday. Collector M.Chandrasekaran, second from left, is also in the picture. TIRUVARUR: Aavin has been procuring milk from the producers at a reasonable price, said U. Mathivanan, Dairy Development Minister, at Kappanamangalam village in Koradachery panchayat union on Wednesday. He inaugurated an Aavin Milk procurement centre in the village for the benefit of those who possess milch animals under ‘Vazhnthu Kattuvom' scheme and distributed a sum of Rs.18 lakh to eleven Milk Producers Federation. The Minister said that in the last four and a half years, the State government has increased the price for cow's milk by Rs.5.50 per litre and buffalo's milk by Rs.10.50 per litre. A cooling plant has been opened in Tiruvarur to store the milk collected from co-operative milk societies. He added that Vazhnthu Kattuvom scheme was aimed at removing the poverty of marginalised people. Under the scheme 1530 persons have been provided with milch animals at a total cost of Rs.205 lakh in Koradachery union. Six year programme M.Chandrasekaran, Collector said that ‘Vazhnthu Kattuvom' scheme was a poverty alleviation programme introduced by State government. It is a six years programme and is now in the last year of implementation in the district. A World Bank aided programme, it is implemented in 159 panchayats in Koradachery, Kottur, Thiruthuraipoondi and Tiruvarur panchayat unions in the district. The target group is poorest of the poor in villages, differently abled persons, destitute women, diseased persons and Thirunangais. Poverty Reduction Committees are formed in the villages . The members are provided financial assistance for purchasing milch animals, goats, and starting other businesses. Poverty Reduction committee of Kappanamangalam panchayats has been provided Rs.7 lakh in three instalments. Bank linkage has been given to 21 women self help groups and two special self help groups in the village under the scheme. Individual loans have been given to 32 differently abled persons and 17 persons belonging to weaker section. The village has got Rs.33.50 lakh as fund under various heads of the scheme. They include Poverty Reduction Committee fund of Rs.7 lakh, Panchayat Level Federation Amuthasurabi fund of Rs.7 lakh, milk Producers Federation fund of Rs.18.30 lakh and incentive of Rs.1.20 lakh. Raghavan, Assistant General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Venkatachalam, General Manager of Thanjavur District Milk Producers Union, participated .
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