Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday claimed credit for the central government's decision to consider industry's demand to hike the minimum selling price of sugar.

He also pointed out that the move comes following his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue.

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said the Centre has allowed exports of 15 lakh tonne of sugar for 2025-26 marketing year starting October and will look into the industry's demand to increase the minimum selling price of the sweetener.

The minimum selling price of sugar has remained unchanged at Rs 31 per kg since February 2019. Sugar industry's apex body ISMA has been demanding that the price be enhanced to Rs 40 per kg in view of an increase in product

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