The arrest of Ajay Kumar Sugandh last week revealed that he had supplied chemicals such as monoglycerides and acetic acid esters to produce 68 lakh kg of ghee using palm oil without procuring even a drop of milk.
As per the information shared by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, the helpline has received 3,981 GST-related calls as of Thursday.
Branded as the “Next-Gen GST,” the new regime collapses the complex multi-slab structure into a simpler two-rate system and slashes taxes across essentials, automobiles, housing, healthcare, education, and services.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said that the state government is committed to strengthen the rural economy and special emphasis was being laid on promoting natural farming.
In a case of caste conflict, several Dalit women staged a dharna in front of a temple in Kendrapara district on Saturday after they were allegedly denied the right to perform the ritual of offering milk to the deity during the holy month of Kartik.
The surge in farm prices is only being partially passed on to the consumers, thereby securing the interests of both the stakeholders -- consumers and farmers.
"Mother Dairy is compelled to raise its milk prices by Rs. 2/litre with effect from August 17, 2022. The new prices will be applicable for all milk variants," it said in a statement on Tuesday.
Speaker Neemaben Acharya asked the Lathi legislator to provide evidence to the Minister so that action can be taken.
"We were particularly surprised by the latter since piperine is supposed to significantly increase the bioavailability of curcumin according to the results of other studies"
The last time Mother Dairy had increased its prices was in 2019.
