India / Congress Party Reaction On Mother Dairy Milk Price Hike

Mother Dairy Milk Price Hike: For the sale of milk, India's well-known dairy Mother Dairy has increased the price of milk for the second consecutive month. This time Mother Dairy has increased the milk price by Rs 2/litre. Milk prices have been increased for the 5th time this year. In the Delhi-NCR market, the price has increased since today i.e. Tuesday, 26th December.

Congress took a jibe at rising milk prices

The country's main opposition Congress (INC) took a dig at the hike in milk prices. Congress wrote on its official Twitter handle - "Mother Dairy milk price increased by Rs 2. Thank you!" There was a flood of comments on this tweet of the Congress party. By replying, Twitter users started targeting the BJP government over the increase in the prices of milk in the Delhi-NCR market from Tuesday.

Here, Mother Dairy gave clarification

Mother Dairy's statement has come amidst various discussions. On behalf of the wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (Mother Dairy), it has been said that there has been no change in the prices of cow's milk and tokenized milk. The company has decided to increase milk prices by Rs 2 per liter in the Delhi-NCR market citing increase in input costs.

No change in cow milk prices

A statement from Mother Dairy said – The new prices will be applicable to all variants of milk. This includes full cream, toned and double toned milk variants. Dairy said- This is an unprecedented year for the dairy industry. Dairy said- We are seeing an increase in demand for milk and milk products from both consumers and institutions even after festivals.

Supply of more than 30 lakh liters of milk daily

According to the information, Mother Dairy supplies more than 30 lakh liters of milk daily in Delhi-NCR.