NAGPUR: An end to the four-day agitation by dairy farmers appeared in sight on Thursday, with the Maharashtra government announcing that it had accepted a key demand of the protesters.
The government has decided to give Rs 25 per litre for milk to dairy farmers with effect from July 21, dairy development minister Mahadev Jankar said in the legislative assembly this evening.
The farmers had been holding protests in parts of the state since Monday, seeking a hike of Rs 5 per litre in the procurement prices. The impact of the protest was felt particularly in Mumbai and Pune where milk supplies were partially affected.
Though the protest has not created an acute shortage of milk yet, the agitation has intensified with families of dairy farmers also pitching in.
"I’m ready to withdraw the agitation if the milk-purchase rate is fixed around Rs 25 per litre," Raju Shetti, Swabhimani Paksha MP, who is spearheading the stir, had said.
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