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Maharashtra milk farmers begin strike to protest sharp fall in prices

Around 70 per cent of the 165 million tonnes of milk produced across India in a year is consumed directly in liquid form

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Karad: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana activists pour milk at the memorial of Maharashtra's first CM late Y B Chavan during a protest to demand direct Rs 5/- subsidy per liter. (Photo:PTI)

Dilip Kumar Jha Mumbai
Farmers in Maharashtra came on the streets, disrupting milk supply to major cities, including the state capital, in protest against a sharp fall in the prices they get. 

The stir, called by the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS), is to press for a minimum Rs 5 a litre of subsidy to milk farmers in the state and a minimum sale price of cow milk at Rs 30 a litre. 

Around 70 per cent of the 165 million tonnes of milk produced across India in a year is consumed directly in liquid form. The remaining 30 per cent is processed into products such as