Milk price to rise soon in NCR and Northern India

NCR and Whole northern India is facing a shortage of milk. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said states will have to decide on the demand for price rise to ensure procurement. "We are facing insufficient availability of milk, especially in northern India. In October, we had taken a decision on prices. Today, there is a demand that we should hike the prices," he said. Branded full-cream milk such as Amul and Mother Dairy is selling in the retail market for Rs 28 per litre in Delhi. Dairy cooperatives are pressing for an increase in rates citing problems they face in procuring milk.
Talking to reporters, Pawar, who is already under attack from his political opponents over surging prices of sugar that breached Rs 50 a kg at retail counters, dismissed suggestions that he was for immediate hike in milk prices. "It is a state subject. We don't take decision here. No state has demanded a hike milk prices. Some states have said here that 3-4 months back they had raised milk prices which have improved the supply," he said in New Delhi. So we may see Milk price rise in NCR and Northern India in next 1-2 week.