Hi, NewsWrap for September 13, 2022

13-September-2022: Mr. Milkman App, Kisan Rail Subsidy, Amit Shah, Moneyboxx Finance, NDDB

13 September 2022

  • Government Refuses to Pay Extra Kisan Rail Subsidy

    The Ministry of Food Processing Industries refused to cover the additional expenditure, claiming a Rs 50-crore cap for the project, causing the Railways to write off Rs 71.86 crore it spent as excess subsidy on Kisan Rail Services last fiscal. Official figures show that the Railways paid Rs 121.86 crore as a subsidy under the plan, more than double the Rs 50 crore that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) had approved in 2021–2022 for the pro-farmer initiative.

  • Mr. Milkman App Gets Upgraded to Provide More User-Friendly Features & Easy Navigation

    Mr. Milkman, India’s top SaaS platform empowering dairies and other industries to manage customer subscriptions and deliveries with unrivaled efficiency, has upgraded its app to offer a more dynamic user experience. Now the app is much easier to navigate and is packed with user-friendly features. The dairy tech platform has added numerous new features like Add to Bag, Vacation Mode, New Shop Page, and many more; revamped its Wallet and Help & Support sections for its customers to seamlessly manage their orders without any obstacles.

  • Cooperatives to Play Pivotal Role in India to Become 3rd Largest Economy in the World by 2030: Amit Shah

    The Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that India would become the third largest economy in the world by the end of the decade where cooperative sector will play a pivotal role. Speaking at IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 Amit Shah strongly emphasized that the union government is committed to further mainstreaming of cooperatives, and milk cooperatives in particular will be expanded to 2 lakh more villages by 2024, which means doubling the coverage area, and this growth engine would be visible to the world soon.

     

  • Moneyboxx Finance Launches Agroforestry Drive as Part of its Beyond Lending Initiative to Elevate Borrowers’ Income

    Moneyboxx Finance Limited – a BSE-listed NBFC that provides small-ticket business loans to micro and small enterprises in Tier-III cities and below, announced its commitment to support its agri-preneurs borrowers in planting fruit-bearing trees which can substantially elevate their income. As a part of this initiative, Moneyboxx along with its partners planted 1,600 trees across Hisar, Kaithal, and Naraingarh region in Haryana, in association with its execution partner Green Ananda.

  • NDDB Wins Big at IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, Takes Home 4 Awards

    The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) topped the global awards list at the International Dairy Federation (IDF) Dairy Innovation Awards that took place during the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 at Expo Centre, Greater Noida in Delhi NCR on Monday. This mega dairying institution known for its innovation and transformation of milk production in the country received awards in three categories: Innovation in Research & Development- Collection & Processing, Innovation in Research & Development- Farming, and Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices- Environment.

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13 September 2022

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