{"id":13292,"date":"2026-10-01T19:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=13292"},"modified":"2026-10-01T19:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T19:07:07","slug":"cm-announces-higher-apple-procurement-price-milk-support-price-hike-from-december-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=13292","title":{"rendered":"CM Announces Higher Apple Procurement Price, Milk Support Price Hike from December 1."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h1>CM Announces Higher Apple Procurement Price, Milk Support Price Hike from December 1.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shimla:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced several development initiatives for the Rohru Assembly constituency, including an increase of Rs 1 per kg in the procurement price of apples under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) and a hike in the support price for milk from December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a public meeting at Chirgaon, the Chief Minister said the state government was making continuous efforts to strengthen the rural economy and increase the income of farmers, apple growers and livestock farmers. Apples procured under the MIS will now be purchased at Rs 13 per kg instead of Rs 12 per kg.<\/p>\n<p>Sukhu said the government had also introduced a universal carton system for the benefit of apple growers and was providing support prices for produce from natural farming. He said further increases in the milk support price would help improve the income of livestock farmers.<\/p>\n<p>On education, the Chief Minister said the state had improved its ranking in quality education and highlighted the expansion of CBSE schools in the government sector. He said more than 150 CBSE schools had been opened and 1,500 teachers appointed. The government is also developing 300 Schools of Excellence to provide quality education closer to rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>Sukhu said the government was taking steps to prevent corruption and ensure that state resources benefited ordinary people. He also highlighted the government&#8217;s position on the Wildflower Hall, JSW and Kishau Multipurpose Project matters, saying these cases had been pursued to protect the state&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government had implemented the Old Pension Scheme and announced social welfare measures, including a proposed Rs 1,500 monthly pension for eligible women and 300 units of electricity for eligible families. He also said financial assistance for families whose houses were completely destroyed in disasters had been increased from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 8 lakh.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister announced that Community Health Centre Sandasu would be upgraded to a Civil Hospital and a Sub-Tehsil would be opened at Samarkot. A survey will also be conducted for opening an SDM office at Chirgaon. Jangla and Chirgaon schools will be converted into CBSE schools.<\/p>\n<p>Local MLA Mohan Lal Brakta said this was Sukhu&#8217;s fourth visit to the Rohru constituency and that several demands of the people had been addressed.<\/p>\n<p>Block Congress President Shivpal Thakur, panchayat representatives, Mahila Mandal and self-help group representatives, Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap, Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh and other dignitaries were present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM Announces Higher Apple Procurement Price, Milk Support Price Hike from December 1. &nbsp; Shimla: &nbsp; Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced several development initiatives [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" data-url=https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=13292><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-himachal-news","category-latest-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CM Announces Higher Apple Procurement Price, Milk Support Price Hike from December 1. - The Eagle News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeaglenews.co.in\/?p=13292\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CM Announces Higher Apple Procurement Price, Milk Support Price Hike from December 1. - The Eagle News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CM Announces Higher Apple Procurement Price, Milk Support Price Hike from December 1. &nbsp; 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