Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, 23 June 2010: Putting an end to the days of speculation, Cabinet meeting held today decided to hike the milk price by Rs 3 a litre, of which Rs. 2. 60 would be for diary farmers. With the implementation of this decision, it would be the fifth time of hiking prices of milk, since the present LDF government came to power.

Milma Chairman P.T Gopala Kurup today opined that the cabinet decision on the price hike was inadequate. Milma had made a demand for price hike by Rs. 5 to the government on this basis, he added. He also stated that the state could become self-sufficient in milk.

Earlier report

Milma had demand the government to hike the price of milk by Rs 5 per litre.

The federation had also put forward the demand that in proportion to the milk price hike the price of related products should be increased.

The committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary P.K Mohanthi had submitted the report on 6th of this month. The committee had proposed the government to rise the price of milk per litre by Rs 4. It was due to the persistent recommendation on the part of Milma to hike prices that the government had appointed a Committee to decide on the matter.