<h1>State to review rest-house rents after tourist catering hurts local businesses; officials to register milk co-ops, note bus route closures</h1> The state government said it will consider increasing rest-house rents after reports that tourists bringing full catering kits are harming local businesses, noting current tariffs (about Rs 500) lag behind homestay rates (around Rs 2,500). The administration indicated sympathetic review of regulatory or pricing steps. Separately, deputy officials will oversee registration of milk cooperative societies as the government procures milk and provides subsidies to strengthen cooperatives; several societies are newly registered and partly operational. The transport portfolio reported closure of six bus routes over recent years citing low occupancy and resource constraints.