The ambitious project was initially designed to double milk collection from 12 lakh litres to 24 lakh litres. The article notes that the government had planned to invest `1,500 crore over five years to achieve this. However, after Union Home Minister Amit Shah advised the state to increase milk collection, the target was raised significantly to 50 lakh litres, forcing a recalculation of the required funding, a key piece of data journalism for the dairy economics sector.

The increased target led to a new demand from the NDDB. The article explains that the organization initially requested a revised rate of 5,400 crore**, which was later negotiated down to **4,500 crore. The NDDB is now demanding a significant portion of this amount—`3,900 crore—to be provided as grants rather than as a loan, as was originally planned. This shift from a repayable loan to a non-repayable grant is a major point of contention and is holding up the entire project.

The NDDB has issued a stark warning regarding the potential consequences of this deadlock. The article reports that the organization has stated that if the government does not provide the grant, not all Dugdh Sanghs (dairy cooperatives) will become profitable. This adds pressure to the government to find a solution, especially since the NDDB‘s refusal to disclose information about the expected profits of each cooperative is preventing the government from moving forward with the file for the increased funding.