Hamirpur (PTI): Bilaspur-based Kamdhenu Hitkari Manch has increased its Vyas Dhenu milk price by Rs 2 per litre from Friday.

Under the new rates, milk will now be available at Rs 58 in low-lying areas and Rs 60 per litre in hilly areas and Chandigarh.

This milk is supplied to various Himachal districts like Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kullu, Solan and Shimla. It also covers Chandigarh.

Kamdhenu Hitkari Manch president Nanak Chand said that keeping in view the interest of milk-producing families, the organisation has increased the prices by Rs 2 per litre.

Kamdhenu Hitkari manch is an NGO and is registered under the HP Societies Act 1960. It started functioning in October 2001 with the collection of only 37 litres of milk, which has now risen to 30,000 litres.

There are 4,500 milk producer families in the districts of Bilaspur and Solan that supply milk to the society, and it is sold in several parts of Himachal and Chandigarh.

It also produces curd, paneer, lassi, ice cream, sweets and ghee purely made of cow milk.

Earlier, Amul Milk had increased its price by two rupees per litre.

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Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

“We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

“We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs),” he said.

“Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state,” he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

“This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats” he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

“Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it,” he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. “We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP.” Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state.