30 lakh liters of milk is distributed daily in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS)| Days after increasing the prices of Amul milk (packed) by Rs 2 per litre, Delhi’s leading milk supplier Mother Dairy has also announced an increase of Rs 2 per liter on Saturday. Consumers have to pay the increased price of Mother Dairy milk from Sunday, while Amul Milk has already implemented its revised prices from July 1. Sources in Mother Dairy confirmed to IANS, “We were forced to hike the prices of its liquid milk by Rs 2 per liter in Delhi-NCR with effect from July 11, 2021.”
For one liter of Mother Dairy milk, Rs 57 will have to be paid from Sunday instead of Rs 55 on Saturday. Prices have been increased by Rs 2 per liter for all brands of its milk, including bulk vending milk – Rs 44, full cream – Rs 57 per litre, toned milk – Rs 47 per litre, double toned milk – Rs 41 Huh. Per litre, Cow milk – Rs 49 per litre, Super tea-milk – Rs 26 per litre, Standardized milk – Rs 51 per litre. Mother Dairy had last increased the prices of its products (milk) in December 2019.
A senior employee of Mother Dairy, which handles the packaging of milk products, said, “There was a lot of discussion about the hike in milk prices, but the decision was put on hold. When Amul had already gone up, it took over Mother Dairy. The prices have been increased to recover the financial loss during the COVID-19 pandemic.” He said the company is facing inflationary pressures on the overall input cost which has increased manifold in the last one year. Mother Dairy said “It is pertinent to note that in the last three-four weeks alone the agricultural prices of milk have increased by about 4 per cent. was retained. After this revision, the milk prices are being revised by 4 per cent.” Mother Dairy sells more than 30 lakh liters of milk daily in Delhi-NCR.