BENGALURU: The Karnataka Milk Federation on Tuesday increasesd the price of Nandini milk by Rs 2 per litre in the state. As per a notification issued by the federation, 50 ml extra milk will be given in each packet sold on the increased price from June 26.
The decision comes a days after the state government hiked sales tax on fuel, following which petrol prices went up by Rs 3 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.5 per litre in the state.
In a statement, KMF explained, "As it is the current harvest season, the storage of milk in all district milk unions is increasing every day and the current storage is close to one crore litres. In this background, the price of each packet is being increased by Rs 2 with an additional 50 ml of milk being given to the consumers only for each half liter (500ML) and one liter (1000ML) packets."
Presently, a 500 ml packet of Nandini toned milk is priced at Rs 22. With the announced hike, the 550 ml packet will cost Rs 24. Likewise, the 1000 ml (1 litre) packet, which was previously sold at Rs 42, will now be available as a 1,050 ml packet at Rs 44. The price increase will also apply to other categories of milk under the Nandini brand.
KMF further stated, "In the dairy industry, Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Mahamandal (federation) is the second largest Mahamandal in the country... KMF has been procuring and processing milk from more than 27 lakh dairy farmers of the state through its member milk unions for the past five decades and has been introducing a variety of superior quality milk and milk products under the brand name 'Nandini'."