Leading Milk marketing partners, Verka and Amul increased the prices of milk nationwide by Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 per liter respectively. The step was initiated by Amul after which the corresponding federation, Verka also stepped up. When approached for cross questions, the corporation reasoned high production as well as operation costs to be the main reasons. Moreover, clarifying on the issues, the MD of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), Jayen Mehta stated that this rise is to cope up with the production costs of the farmers.
Amidst the dairy dilemma, National Highway Authority of India, known as NHAI, also raised the toll bar by 5%. As per reports, though this reform was to come into effect from April 1, the implementation was delayed due to the Lok Sabha Elections. Stating the basic objective behind the raise, an official from NHAI said that the hike in toll fee is a part of an annual revision exercise and linked to the changes in the wholesale price index (CPI) which is inflation based.
Report by Charvi
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