Explanation: Milk became expensive three times in 19 months, how much burden has increased on the common man’s pocket?

Milk prices in Delhi NCR have increased thrice in the last 19 months. Out of which Mother Dairy has seen three times increase and Amul twice. The latest hike by Mother Dairy will be effective from November 12. However, Amul has not announced any hike in milk prices. Experts say milk prices are expected to increase in Delhi-NCR after Mother Dairy’s expansion.

The special thing is that the highest increase in milk has been seen in full cream milk. An increase of Rs 1 has been seen in the year 2025, Rs 3 in May 2026 and now Rs 4 this time. It means that the price of full cream milk has increased by 8 rupees per liter.

It means that the price of this category of milk has seen an increase of about 12 percent. Let us also tell you what kind of increase in milk prices have been seen in the national capital and surrounding areas. Also how much was raised by Mother Dairy and Amul.

What is the increase in April 2025?

First of all, if we talk about Mother Dairy, then the price of milk was increased by 1 to 2 rupees per liter. The price of bulk (ton) milk has been increased from Rs 54 per liter to Rs 56 per litre. After that, the price of full cream milk increased from Rs 68 per liter to Rs 69 per litre. The price of cow’s milk has been changed from Rs 58 to Rs 60 per litre. The price of double toned milk has been increased to Rs 51 per liter instead of Rs 49.

On the other hand, Amul implemented milk prices from May 1 in the year 2025. Amul then increased the price of milk by Rs 2 per litre. The price of Amul full cream milk has been increased from Rs 65 per liter to Rs 67 per litre. The price of bulk (ton) milk has been increased from Rs 53 to Rs 55 per litre.

How much increase in May 2026?

Now let’s talk about the year 2026, after more than a year, Amul and Mother Dairy increased the price of milk. The new milk prices came into effect from May 14, 2026. First of all, if we talk about Mother Dairy, it increased the price of milk by Rs 2 to 3 per litre. According to Mother Dairy, the price of toned milk (bulk sale) was increased from Rs 56 per liter to Rs 58 per litre.

The price of full cream milk (pouched) was increased by Rs.3 per liter to Rs.72 per liter. The price of toned milk (pouched) was increased from Rs 58 per liter to Rs 60. While the price of double toned milk increased to Rs 54 per litre. The price of cow’s milk has been increased from Rs 60 per liter to Rs 62 per litre.

On the other hand, Amul also hiked milk prices in Delhi-NCR and Uttar Pradesh. According to the revised prices, the price of the ‘Slim n variant’ for a 500 ml pack has been increased by Rs 27, the price of fresh by Rs 30, the price of cow’s milk by Rs 31 and the price of gold by Rs 36. The price of buffalo milk has been increased by Rs 4 per liter and Rs 8 per litre.

Increase again in 6 months

Mother Dairy has hiked milk prices by Rs 2 to Rs 4 per liter due to rising inflation. The new rates will be effective from Thursday i.e. 12th November. The price of toned milk (bulk distribution) has been increased from Rs 58 to Rs 60 per liter in the National Capital Region (NCR). The price of full cream milk (sachet) will now increase from Rs 72 to Rs 76 per litre. The price of toned milk has been increased from Rs 60 to Rs 62 per litre. The price of double toned milk will increase from Rs 54 to Rs 56 per litre. The price of cow’s milk has been increased from Rs 62 to Rs 65 per litre.

The highest increase in full cream milk

Apart from Amul, only Mother Dairy has increased its full cream milk the most in the last three times. If we look at the figures, in April 2025, the price of full cream milk was increased by Rs 1 per liter. Then in May 2026 it was increased by 3 rupees per litre. This time an increase of 4 rupees per liter has been seen. It means that the price of full cream milk has increased by about 12 percent i.e. 8 rupees per liter. If we talk about cow’s milk, mother dairy has increased the price by 7 rupees per liter.

Inflation may rise

This increase in milk price in just six months will affect the household budget and food prices may also increase. According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), food inflation rose to 7.74 percent in September from 5.97 percent in the previous month. According to the latest government data, retail inflation rose sharply to 5.54 percent in September due to higher prices of onions and other food items. The core inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 4.83 percent in August.

Why did milk become expensive?

Sources said that the price of buying milk from farmers has increased due to which the company has to bear some of the burden of the increased cost on the consumers. Mother Dairy gives 75-80 percent of the revenue from milk sales to the farmers. The company sells about 35 lakh liters of milk per day in the Delhi-NCR market. Overall, the company sells more than 50 lakh liters of milk per day. On the back of good demand, Mother Dairy grew its business last fiscal by 17 percent to Rs. 20,300 crores. Demand for the company’s milk products and edible oils increased. Mother Dairy, established in the year 1974, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).

Nandini also increased the prices

Ahead of Diwali, in early November, the Karnataka Cabinet approved an increase of Rs 8 per liter in the selling price of ‘Nandini’ milk of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). These new rates are effective from November 1. The price of normal ‘ton’ milk sold in blue packets has increased from Rs 46 to Rs 54. Out of this increase, Rs 7 will be given to the milk producing farmers, while the remaining Rs 1 will be used by the milk cooperatives to meet their expenses. Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that this step has been taken to help farmers who are facing agricultural crisis due to drought. He said farmers had demanded an increase of Rs 10 per litre, but the Cabinet decided to fix it at Rs 8 per litre.