Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre
New Delhi, Feb 28: Cooperative GCMMF, which markets milk and milk products under the Amul brand, has increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Tuesday due to rise in input cost.
In a statement, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)said it has decided to increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in all India markets where Amul is marketing its fresh milk, effective from March 1.
"The increase of Rs 2 per litre translates into 4% increase in MRP which is much lower than average food inflation," it added.
In Ahmedabad and Saurashtra markets of Gujarat, the price of Amul Gold will be Rs 30 per 500 ml, Amul Taaza will be Rs 24 per 500 ml, and Amul Shakti will be at Rs 27 per 500ml.
"It is worthwhile to note that in the last 2 years Amul has made only 4% increase per annum in prices of its fresh milk category," GCMMF said.
This price hike is being done due to rise in costs of energy, packaging, logistics and cattle feed that has led to an increase in the overall cost of operation and milk production.
"Considering the rise in input costs, our member unions have also increased farmers' price in the range of Rs 35 to Rs 40 per Kg fat which is more than 5% over previous year," the statement said.
Amul as a policy passes on almost 80 paise of every rupee paid by consumers for milk and milk products to the milk producers.
"The price revision shall help in sustaining remunerative milk prices to our milk producers and to encourage them for higher milk production," GCMMF said.
GCMMF had last hiked milk prices in July 2021 by Rs 2 per litre.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
