Nandini Milk Prices Increased By Rs 2 Per Litre In Karnataka
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A packet of Nandini milk showing the new price and additional 50 ml label, displayed in a supermarket.
Nandini Milk Price Hike: The KMF had last hiked the prices of Nandini milk in July 2023, making this a second price hike in less than a year.
Karnataka Milk Federation on Tuesday hiked the prices of Nandini milk by Rs 2 across the state. The official notification regarding the price hike also mentioned the federation would give 50 ml extra for the hike.
The announcement came from KMF chairman Bhima Naik at a press conference convened in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The cost of a litre of Nandini milk in Karnataka will now be Rs 44. The price hike will come into effect from Wednesday, June 26.
With the latest hike, the Santrupti milk sachets will be the most expensive from the KMF stable at Rs 57 a litre, followed by Samruddhi at Rs 53 a litre while the double toned milk will be the cheapest at Rs 43 a litre.
This is the second price hike in less than a year. In July 2023, the KMF had hiked the price by Rs 3 a litre. Though it had sought Rs 5 hike, the State Government had allowed a hike of Rs 3 per litre.
While dairy farmers had been unhappy over the previous hike, the decision to hike the retail price of milk came as a surprise. Defending the hike, Naik said that the KMF was providing 1,050 ml in a milk sachet sold per litre, and Rs 2 was towards that. The KMF has refrained from increasing the price of curd and milk products that it sells in the market.
According to him, despite the price hike, the cost of milk is still cheaper in Karnataka compared to neighbouring states.
