Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hints at milk price hike in state

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, September 14, 2024: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has hinted at another imminent hike in the milk prices.

"Dairy farmers are not making any profit. There has been a demand from several quarters for increasing the price of milk by Rs 5 per litre. A meeting will soon be held to take a decision on increasing the milk price in the interest of the farmers," Siddaramaiah said.

The chief minister was speaking at a programme during the launch of various development works in Magadi in Ramanagara district on Friday.

Siddaramaiah said there also has been a demand that cooperative societies be paid 20 paise per litre of milk.

A decision on this demand will also be taken at the earliest, Siddaramaiah told reporters. What Others Are Reading See More