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Karnataka Cabinet Favours Substantial Price Hike For Nandini Milk
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News18•06-10-2026, 21:15
Karnataka Cabinet Favours Substantial Price Hike For Nandini Milk
- •The Karnataka Cabinet has supported increasing the price of Nandini milk by Rs 8 to 10 per litre to assist dairy farmers facing drought conditions.
- •A final decision on the milk price hike will be announced after the conclusion of the Legislative Council elections and the lifting of the Model Code of Conduct.
- •The Cabinet approved a Rs 704-crore scheme aimed at the digitalisation of the judiciary, which includes setting up a new data centre.
- •An additional proposal to procure medicines worth Rs 1,000 crore for public health hospitals was also approved during the meeting.
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The Karnataka Cabinet favours increasing the price of Nandini milk by Rs 8-10 per litre to help improve returns for dairy farmers amid the ongoing drought in the state and higher production costs.
The final decision is likely to be taken after the elections to four Legislative Council seats due to the Model Code of Conduct currently in force.
The Cabinet approved a Rs 704-crore scheme for judiciary digitalisation, a Rs 1,000-crore proposal to procure medicines for public health hospitals, and discussed dividing the Bengaluru City Police Commissionerate into five units.
