Bengaluru: Selling price of Nandini milk will be increased Rs 3 per litre. Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has decided to increase
In the annual meeting of KMF, a unanimous resolution was passed regarding the increase in the sale price of milk, and the presidents of 14 district milk unions of the state who participated in the meeting expressed their preference for the price hike, according to top sources of KMF.
All the milk unions in the state have been putting pressure on the KMF for the last 8 months to increase the selling price of milk. In this background, KMF President and MLA Balachandra Jarakiholi has appealed to the government many times but has not received a suitable response from the Chief Minister. For the convenience of farmers, the selling price of milk will soon be Rs 3 per litre. Increase should be done. Sources said that a consensus decision was reached in the meeting that the full benefit of the price increase should be passed on to the farmers. Government permission is pending in this regard.
It was decided to increase the rate earlier. The selling price of milk is Rs 3 per litre. BC Satish, Managing Director of Karnataka Milk Federation(KMF) had commented after the meeting held in August that the CM has responded positively to the request for increase. The selling price of Nandini milk in the state is Rs 37 per litre. There is Milk price of other brands ranges from Rs 40 to Rs 51 per litre. In this regard, KMF President Balachandra Jarakiholi met the Chief Minister and requested to increase the price of milk to Rs. 40.
“40 lakh liter packets of milk are being sold in the state every day. The cost of livestock management and milk production has increased. Thus, increasing the selling price of milk will benefit the dairy industry. Farmers are encouraged to rear cows. If the price of milk is increased, we will completely transfer the benefit to the farmers,” he said.
