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State Govt Proposes to Hike Nandini Milk Prices by Rs 2-3 a Litre

  •   Thu, Jan 28 2010 03:30:08 PM

State Govt Proposes to Hike Nandini Milk Prices by Rs 2-3 a Litre
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Bangalore, Jan 28: A day after announcing plans for selling rice and wheat at subsidised prices through Janata Bazars and government-run cooperative societies from February 1 as part of the efforts to curb the spiralling prices of the foodgrains, the B S Yeddyurappa regime has proposed to hike Nandini milk price by Rs 2 to 3 a litre.

The Yeddyurappa-led BJP regime, who made it prestige issue to oust JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda’s elder son and former minister H D Revanna from the chairmanship of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) and install Bellary mining lord and Tourism and Infrastructure Minister G Janardhana Reddy’s brother G Somashekara Reddy, has now directed the apex body to work out a detailed proposal on the hike.

Karnataka’s Cooperation Minister Laxman S Savadi, who addressed a news conference in Bangalore on Thursday, disclosed that the KMF has mooted the proposal to hike in the wake of reduction of its profits.

Keeping in view the interests of consumers and famers, the Department has asked the KMF to come out with a written proposal on the hike. If the proposal is okayed, he said milk price was likely to go up by Rs 2 or Rs 3 a litre.

Nandini milk is priced between Rs 16 and Rs 22 a litre, depending on the fat content, the minister said pointing out that the price was the lowest among the southern states.

Savadi said the price hike was essential as producers were burdened by rising production costs which make dairy farming unviable.

The benefit of price hike would be shared between the farmers and the KMF at the ratio 70:30. Out of 14 milk unions in the State, the profits of Gulbarga and Belgaum district milk unions declined sharply, the minister said.

The price of Nandini milk was last hiked by Rs 2 a litre in November 2007.

KMF’s attempts to increase milk prices were stalled last year by the Government, which instead announced Rs 2 a litre as incentive for farmers.

The minister said an order has been issued for holding elections to management committees of all primary, federal and apex cooperatives in the State.

Elections to management committees of primary cooperative societies would be held before March 22, federal cooperatives before April 10 and apex bodies by April 29, he added.
  

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Sat, Jan 30 2010

    Hi Harish Ghante, Mangalore, I am proud of you since poorman like you are using internet. Rs. 20/- a litre for milk is affordable for a poor & common man. You have to glance neighbouting states & see the prices of milk & milk products. when you guys & poor man like you are ready to pay RS. 50/- PLUS PER LITER for PETROL which is controlled by UPA , are you not afford to pay RS. 20/- FOR WHOLESOME FOOD MILK. JAI HOOOOOOOOO.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur/ Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    The government must encourage areca nut garden growers to cultivate paddy. Presently due to untimely rain both areca nut and paddy fields are in danger. Hence a day will come all us have to eat only areca nut and no rice. The problem of the farmer in south kanara is high cost of cultivating paddy and due which every one has chosen easy way to make money. Also due to untimely rain some of the harvest paddy as well as areca nut are also lost and due to that prices are increased. If areca nut prices are increased or decreased people cannot quench their hunger with the areca. If paddy is lost, which will give grievous results to the society and nation.

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  • Harish Ghante, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    Dear Nagesh Nayak and State Govt BJP, Thank you for raising the price of milk. That will also increase prices of other milk products like bread and bisuits which poor people like me eat, and then you can blame the central govt. What an idea sirjee?

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  • vg, bangalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    Mr Nagesh Nayak, Bangalore, I really feel pity for you and your perverted thinking. How can you justify the move to increase the price of Nandini Milk by Rs 2 or 3 a litre and claim that the money reaches the farmer? I don't know whether you know the ground realities. The same government proposes to sell subsidised rice and wheat because of spiralling prices. In that case, why increase milk prices? Also, the BJP government sanctioned special incentive of Rs 2 a litre to farmers in order to win their votes. It opposed and ousted H D Revanna, when he sought to increase the price by Rs 2 or 3 and now after getting G Somashekara Reddy installed as KMF chief, wants to do the same. Why the government has stopped payment of the incentive since last five months and has since discontinued it? The arrears of incentives run into several hundred crores of rupees. Are you saying Jai Ho BJP for this great achievement? Anybody would have said, SHAME!

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  • Gayathri, Managalore

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    Are people still waiting for BJP Govt. Nonsense It is lesson to the public to vote the right candidate Wake up everybody atleast now

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Fri, Jan 29 2010

    Good move by the Government. Even fodder and other maintenance expenses have gone up. Farmers must get their due share and they must be compensated. No need to shout or make issue out of it. It is need of the hour. If any one opposes the price hike of milk, then they must be living in isolation. First for bring the prices of other essential commodities and milk price shall automatically come down.

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  • Antony Crasta, Sydney/Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    All along, the milk producing farmers have been suffering due to the poor pricing, and finally some relief to them!. I personally know how costly it is to produce the milk, and the efforts and hard work go therein, specially when there is severe scarcity of farming labour. The cost of raising the cows and cattle has sharply gone up in the recent times, in particular, the price of fodder has gone through the roof. The review of milk pricing should be on a yearly basis to keep up with the inflation (CPI index), as suggested by George Borromeo as well.

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  • George Borromeo, Angelore, Pumpwell, Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    It is a viscious cycle, once the cost of inputs are raising you have to raise the prices of output,to strike a balance between two. Hence the price rise cribbing is mostly politicaly motivated.Some time I feel why can't the Government raise the prices of essential commodities and services evenly, that is 5-10% every year.Instead giving shock treatment to its citizen once in 2-3 years??

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    Mr Revanna booted out from the KMF because of a proposal of increase in price iniciated by him.Mr L. Savadi- minister for cooperative in this effect challenged Mr Revanna then President of KMF several time along with all bigwig leaders of BJP.What happend now? With out price hike that also RS 2/= to RS 3/= not able take forward KMF???.All prices of FMCG rising like rocket now a days and the proposed increase in the milk price will be added burden from BJP govt for voting them to power as a gift for year 2010. JAI- HO - BJP!!!!!

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  • Maxim Menezes, Attavara/Mangalore

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    Very well done BJP ministers hiking the rate of a basic necessity of people. In center you are (BJP)opposing price hike as a opposition, and in Karnataka increasing the price of basic needs as a ruling party. Wow very well said "Rama Rajya is very near!!!!!" Wake up Karnataka and say All is well"

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  • Joel, mangalore\Bangalore

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    hehe These are the same people who are blaming central for price hike...

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  • V. Thomas, Bahrain

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    Very good. Those who elected BJP, now enjoy the fun. Wait for few more days and see the prices of other commodities and new taxes will be applied. Have fun you people of Karnataka....Jai Ho Prabhu.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    GOOD MOVE. FARMERS WILL GET MORE BENEFIT. BJP IS FOR FARMERS , BY THE FARMERS & OF THE FARMERS. JAI HO BJP.

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  • LancyDias,

    Thu, Jan 28 2010

    Mr Yeddy And Reddy 'Gaayada Mele Bare'

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