Delhi Milk Scheme: Difference between revisions

Delhi Milk Supply Scheme under India Council of Agricultural Research was underway after independence of India to provide milk in [[Delhi]]. Delhi Milk Scheme (DMS) was commissioned on 1 November 1959 with purpose of providing milk to people of [[Delhi]]. It was inaugurated by the then President of India [[Rajendra Prasad]]<ref name="Delhi Milk Reference1">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Aman |title=Government to lease out Delhi Milk Scheme for 30 years |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/food/government-to-lease-out-delhi-milk-scheme-for-30-years/articleshow/64787076.cms?from=mdr |access-date=18 March 2021 |publisher=The Economic Times |date=29 June 2018}}</ref> and Prime Minister of India [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. It was the only organised dairy firm in [[Delhi]] then. It incurred heavy losses in 2010s so it was planned to be leased.<ref name="ie">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-milk-scheme-to-be-leased-out/|title=Delhi Milk Scheme to be leased out|date=2016-01-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-08-14|language=en-US}}</ref> In june 2018,[[Delhi]] Government had invited milk cooperatives to run Delhi Milk Scheme on lease for 30 years.<ref name="Delhi Milk Reference1" /> To continue with lease proposal, the Union Agriculture Ministry released a bid document for the same on June 2018 as DMS had accumulated losses of up to nearly Rs 900 crore and has only 6% market share in the capital's milk market but has huge real estate and retail infrastructure in prime areas of [[Delhi]].<ref name="Delhi Milk Reference1" />