Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 -- Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, known by the brand Milma, has welcomed the Kerala State Electricity Board's decision to classify dairy farms with collection and chilling facilities, and primary milk cooperative societies, under the agriculture category in its latest tariff revision.
Milma Chairman KS Mani, while thanking Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty, said the move fulfilled a long-standing demand of the cooperative dairy sector in Kerala.
He added that the decision also reflects the government's commitment to the dairy sector, which is a key segment of Kerala's agrarian economy, and will further strengthen the cooperative dairy movement in the state.
In accordance with the tariff revi...