This new rate of milk will be applicable from tomorrow July 1, 2021.
New Delhi. While the common man is troubled by the rising prices of petrol-diesel and edible oils, now the common man has got another setback from the milk company. Amul has increased the price of milk (Milk Price hike). The price of Amul milk has increased by Rs 2 per liter. This increased milk prices will be implemented from tomorrow i.e. July 1, 2021.
Know what will be the prices?
According to the information received by News18, the new prices of Amul milk will be applicable in many states including the country’s capital Delhi, Gujarat and Punjab. The company has increased all its brands by Rs 2 per liter. All Amul’s milk products Amul Gold, Amul Shakti, Amul Taza, Amul T-Special, Amul Slim and Trium will get an increase of Rs 2 per litre. With this, now Amul Gold will be available at Rs 58 per liter.
Amul Co-Operative Society has decided to increase the price of milk due to increase in cost. Let us tell you that citing Corona, some other milk traders have also decided to increase the price of milk. For this, pressure has also been started by the milk producers’ union on the dairy operators.
Know what the company said?
RS Sodhi, managing director of GCMMF, which markets milk and dairy products under the Amul brand name, said the price hike is being done after almost a year and seven months, which was necessitated due to increase in cost of production. . He said, “Amul milk prices will be increased by Rs 2 per liter across India from tomorrow. The new prices will be applicable on all Amul milk brands like Sona, Taza, Shakti, T-Special, as well as cow and buffalo milk.
Sodhi said the hike in milk prices had become necessary due to rising food inflation. Apart from this, the cost of packaging has increased by 30 to 40 percent, transportation cost by 30 percent and energy cost by 30 percent, due to which the cost of production has increased, he said.
Micro ATM for dairy farmers
It is noteworthy that Amul recently launched Micro ATM for dairy farmers in Rajkot village of Gujarat has started. Here Anandpar, a small village with a population of about 4000 people, buys about 2,000 liters of milk per day.
