Karnataka to increase milk and curd prices by Rs 4 from April 1 | Bangalore News

On Monday, Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Restricted and varied district milk-producing cooperative societies sought a hike in milk costs throughout a gathering chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Although the cooperative societies had sought a share within the hike to be transferred to them within the wake of rising upkeep prices, the federal government insisted the rise be transferred on to farmers.

Cooperation Minister Okay N Rajanna mentioned the worth of cows had elevated from Rs 40,000 to Rs 70,000-80,000 and that feed and labour prices had nearly doubled, including that the worth hikes had been aimed toward benefiting milk producers within the state. “I agree that customers will probably be affected and sad with the hike,” he mentioned, whereas highlighting that the milk costs in Karnataka would nonetheless be decrease than these in neighbouring states.

After the hikes, toned milk (blue packets) will value Rs 46 per litre and homogenised toned milk Rs 47. Equally, cow milk (inexperienced packet) will value Rs 50 per litre, particular milk (orange packet) Rs 50 per litre and curd Rs 54 per litre. All costs have been hiked uniformly by Rs 4 per litre.

In keeping with particulars shared by the minister, milk costs in Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are Rs 52, Rs 53, Rs 52 and Rs 60 per litre, respectively.

The Opposition BJP has criticised the milk worth hikes. Its state president, B Y Vijayendra, mentioned the Congress authorities had been elevating the costs of 1 product after one other because it got here to energy, pointing to the hikes in energy tariffs, bus fares and the costs of important commodities.

“The choice to hike milk costs by Rs 4 is nothing however daylight theft as the federal government has determined to steal from the pockets of the widespread man,” he mentioned in a publish on X.