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After the hikes, toned milk (blue packets) will cost Rs 46 per litre and homogenised toned milk Rs 47. (Credit: Pixabay)

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

March 27, 2025 6:10 pm

While the Karnataka government has sought to justify the milk price hike citing rising costs and said farmers will be the beneficiaries, the Opposition BJP has called it ‘daylight robbery’.

Karnataka govt mulling another milk price hike, says minister Rajanna

September 15, 2024 4:20 pm

The KMF unions have reportedly requested a Rs 5 increase in milk prices, but the Karnataka government may increase them by Rs 2.

After fuel and milk prices, now fares of state-run buses may rise in Karnataka

July 15, 2024 10:52 am

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) says the fares were last revised in 2009, when diesel cost around Rs 60 per litre.

Karnataka hikes milk prices by Rs 2; BJP slams ‘anti-people’ move

June 25, 2024 9:54 pm

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended the price hike, saying that there will be no increase in the price of Nandini milk as every 500 ml and 1,000 ml milk packet will now contain an additional 50 ml of milk.

Karnataka cooperatives reduce packet size to keep up milk supplies to Bengaluru amid production dip

March 16, 2023 9:42 pm

Komul, however, did not pass on the increase in procurement cost to consumers on account of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) increasing the price by Rs 2 in November 2022.

Milk in short supply, Karnataka comes up with a solution: Less being offered for same price

March 15, 2023 8:38 am

In this case, it has happened in a state where Assembly elections are due in May. KMF had, only on November 24, raised the prices of all its variants of milk by Rs 2 per litre.

SUMUL Dairy hikes purchase price of cattle milk by Rs 30

February 22, 2023 4:49 am

This is the first time SUMUL has raised the purchase price of cattle milk this year. Last year, the prices were hiked three times.

Verka hikes rates, standard milk to cost Rs 3/l more

February 04, 2023 1:52 am

According to Verka officials, the rate of 500 millilitres of standard milk has been revised from Rs 29 to Rs 30.

Why are milk prices so high, and what can be done about it?

February 01, 2023 9:49 am

Milk prices rose by around Rs 8 in 2022 — the last time this happened was almost nine years ago. This is in part a consequence of the way dairy farmers underfed calves during the Covid-induced squeeze in business. How can the govt prepare for the summer?

Tamil Nadu BJP demands roll back of milk prices

November 16, 2022 10:35 am

Lashing out at the DMK government for hiking the prices of milk, electricity tariff and property tax, BJP state chief K Annamalai claimed the move affected the people.