Milk prices not to increase in Bihar
January 21st, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Patna, Jan 21 (IANS) Amid indications by the Central government that milk prices may rise in the near future, the Bihar government today assured people that the rates will not be hiked in the state.
“There is no plan to increase milk prices in Bihar. We will not hike milk rates,” Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told newspersons at a function here.
“In Bihar, there was no shortage of milk and the COMPFED has already announced that it will not increase milk prices,” Kumar said.
Bihar State Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation (COMPFED) sells milk and milk products in the state and outside under the brand name of Sudha.
Earlier, Managing director of Sudha dairy, Sudhir Kumar Singh said that prices of milk would not increase in Bihar for the time being.
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