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The people of Karnataka are going to get another shock of inflation. From April 1, the price of milk in the state will increase by ₹ 4 per liter. This announcement is the state cooperative minister K.N. Rajanna did it on Thursday. The minister said that this decision has been taken due to the constant pressure of milk associations and farmers.
Government approves to increase price
Rajanna said in the press conference:
“The decision to increase prices has been taken by the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). They wanted to increase by ₹ 5 per liter, but the government has approved an increase of ₹ 4. This increased amount will be fully given to farmers.”
This increase has been made keeping in mind the recent increase in bus, metro fares and electricity rates in the state.
The state government says that this necessary step has been taken to provide relief to the milk producing farmers.
KMF marks its dairy products under the ‘Nandini’ brand.
Milk in Karnataka is still cheaper than other states
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) Chairman Bhima Naik said that milk prices in Karnataka are lower than other parts of the country. They told:
“KMF buys 86 lakh to 1 crore liters of milk every day. Currently, the price of 1 liter of milk is ₹ 42, while in other states it is more expensive.”
Gujarat – ₹ 53 per liter
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana – ₹ 58 per liter
Delhi and Maharashtra – ₹ 56 per liter
Kerala – ₹ 54 per liter
He said that milk producing farmers in Karnataka were facing economic crisis, so this decision has been taken to help him.
Last year also increased prices
KMF also increased milk prices by ₹ 2 per packet in 2023.
Then the amount of packet was also increased by 50 ml, which did not put much weight on consumers.
However, in 2024 this price hike is being done directly to farmers.
New prices of Nandini milk
Currently, the price of 1,050 ml Nandini Toned Milk (Blue Packet) is ₹ 44. It increases by ₹ 4 from 1 April Will be
