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Plea to notify toddy as food product

TIRUCHI: The Tamil Nadu toddy movement has urged the State government to notify toddy as a food product and also to lift the ban on its production.

A resolution adopted at the movement's consultative meeting held here on Sunday said that the State government should exempt toddy from the list of beverages and declare it as a food product. Another resolution suggested that steps should also be taken to market quality toddy produced from coconut trees and palmyra through the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) shops.

Resolutions pleading for a hike of Rs.10 for cow-milk and Rs.15 for buffalo milk; direct procurement of ragi, maize, and horticultural crops were also adopted.

Releasing a copy of resolutions to reporters here, S.Nallasamy, co-ordinator of the movement, said that the movement would observe January 21 as the annual toddy production day at Arachaloor village in Erode district.

K.Jagadeesan, president of Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam presided over the meeting.

Ila. Kathiresan, organiser of the movement and R.Thangarajasu, secretary, Lower Bavani Ayacutdars Welfare Association were among those who spoke.

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