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Karnataka to hike milk prices by Rs 8 per litre from November 1

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Karnataka to hike milk prices by Rs 8 per litre from November 1

Karnataka to hike milk prices by Rs 8 per litre from November 1

Karnataka will raise milk prices by Rs 8 per litre from November 1, with Rs 7 going to milk-producing farmers and Re 1 to dairy cooperatives. Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the Cabinet unanimously approved the hike after farmers protested, raising their per-litre earnings to Rs 42, excluding the government incentive.

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Milk prices in Karnataka will increase by Rs 8 per litre from November 1 after the state Cabinet approved the hike on Thursday, Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said, adding that Rs 7 of the increase will go to milk-producing farmers and Re 1 to dairy cooperatives.

The decision comes after milk producers staged protests seeking higher prices, with their representatives demanding an increase of at least Rs 10 per litre, Gowda said after the Cabinet meeting.

Explaining the rationale behind the decision, Gowda said farmers had been facing a crisis, prompting members across political parties in the Legislative Council to call for measures to support them. Dairy cooperatives had also sought a price revision.

"Given the crisis faced by farmers, members of all parties in the Legislative Council had called for measures to support them. Milk producers themselves had taken to the streets in protest, and the cooperatives had also pressed for an increase," Gowda said.

He said the Cabinet had considered the matter on two or three occasions before reaching a decision.


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