Tamil Nadu says no to Hindi word ‘Dahi’ on Aavin curd packets
The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, Aavin, has informed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) that it will not print the word ‘Dahi’, the Hindi equivalent for curd on its packets. The FSSAI had proposed to drop the English term ‘curd’ and had wanted to include the term Dahi and had […]
FSSAI Insists for using dahi on Nandini curd sachet
In what is being seen as yet another attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking Southern States, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is now faced with a direction from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to label curd as “Dahi” prominently and use “Mosaru” (the Kannada equivalent) in brackets. In the same […]
Price of milk and curd increased to Rs 180 and 200 per kg in Pakistan
The Rawalpindi Milkmen Association has increased the prices of milk and curd per kilogramme while the price of eggs per dozen has exceeded the price of chicken meat. Similarly, the Nanbai Association has also announced to increase in the price of roti by Rs10 from next week. Sources said that the prices of fresh milk […]
GST impact ‘marginal’ on dairy, agro items: Finance Minister
Finance Ministry has said that the net impact of GST on various dairy and agro products would be ‘marginal’ because of Input Tax Credit. It also acknowledged receiving petitions for re-consideration of GST on such items. “In case of pre-packaged and labelled form of such commodities, considering that the taxpayer will get input tax credit […]
Firms not passing on ITC in prepacked Dairy may face profiteering charges
Companies not passing on the benefit of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on pre-packaged dairy and agro items may face profiteering charges. Experts say prices of such products need not go up by a flat 5 per cent because of ITC. One of the responses in an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) issued by the Central Board […]
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, […]
Dairy Farmers to Stage Dharna in front of Parliament on 27 Jul on GST
The Dairy Farmers Federation of India (DFFI), which is part of the All India Kisan Sabha, has called upon dairy farmers across the country to join a dharna and a demonstration in front of the Parliament on July 27. The organisation has asked dairy cooperatives and traders to participate in the campaign against GST imposition on dairy […]
Impact on recent increase on GST on dairy industry by 47th GST council
The GST Council at its meeting held on July 1, 2022 have removed the exemptions on GST on repackaged, relabeled and packaged butter milk, curd, lassi and paneer. The decision states that the above products will be charged GST @ 5%. GST Council have also raised the GST on dairy machinery and milking machines from […]
GST on Paneer will hit the cottage industry and dairy lovers alike
1. Due to the increase in fodder and fertilizer prices, Indian dairy and cattle farmers have been barely recovering their input costs. 2.With the new GST on cottage cheese and other dairy products, meat and dairy machinery, small farmers of the cottage industry will have to bear the brunt. 3.Experts predict that consumers will also see marginal changes in the prices of milk-related […]
Milma demands Roll back of recently announced gst on fresh milk products
‘Move to cause severe stress on country’s strained dairy sector’ The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by its brand name Milma, has demanded rollback of the GST Council’s decision to impose 5% GST on relabelled and repackaged buttermilk, curd, lassi and paneer, and steeply raise the tax on dairy machinery from 12% to […]