DDC pays Rs 480m dues to farmers

KATHMANDU: The Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) has made a payment of Rs 480 million to farmers, which was due. The payment was made within 13 days, coinciding with a rise in the sale of milk products in the month of Baisakh.

According to the Acting General Manager of the DDC, Rajendra Prasad Adhikari, the increase in the sale of milk products (milk, curd, paneer, mohi, lassi and ice-cream) with the onset of the summer season has made it easier to pay the dues to the farmers. "The sale of milk products has increased by 50% in the summer, which has increased cash flow and gradually eased farmers' payments and other clearances," the official said.

The DDC has made payments of Rs 100 million in Biratnagar, Rs 10 million in Janakpur, Rs 80 million in Hetauda, Rs 42.5 million in Lumbini, Rs 27.5 million in Nepalgunj, Rs 15 million in Dhangadhi and Rs 130 million in the Kathmandu region, according to sources.

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