Free Nandini milk for BPL families on BJP’s manifesto

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as a part of its Karnataka Elections 2023 manifesto. A high-level committee will be constituted for the purpose of implementing the UCC. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai released the party manifesto for the Assembly Polls on Monday in a huge event. CM Bommai said […]

Mysuru farmers demand milk procurement at ₹40 a litre

Even as milk price was recently hiked by ₹2 a litre, farmers in Mysuru are demanding that the procurement price should be increased to ₹40 a litre. Karnataka Rajya Raithas Sangha (KRRS) activists on Monday met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is on a day’s visit to Mysuru and Nanjangud, and sought the hike. They […]

Will ask traders not to pass on 5% GST on dairy products to consumers

Dealers, who were not claiming the input tax credit earlier, can get it reimbursed now Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who also heads the Group of Ministers (GoM) on GST rate rationalisation, announced here on Monday that he will ask traders not to pass on to consumers the 5 per cent GST levy on dairy items, […]

State govt will give Rs 100 Crores to KMF if they start a cooperative bank

Suggesting that the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) should start its own cooperative sector bank for milk producers, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday announced that the State government will provide the initial capital of ₹100 crore if it comes up with a proposal. “You have a revenue model and if you choose to open a […]