Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Nandini Plans 120 Bengaluru Parlours After Amul Metro Row
Karnataka Milk Federation wants to open 120 more Nandini shops in Bengaluru.
Thirty are planned just outside metro stations.
The federation says these places could help people buy everyday dairy foods.
It has permission for those 30 locations from the metro corporation.
Another 90 shops are planned at civic amenity locations, but the exact sites are not chosen yet.
The plan follows a disagreement about Amul kiosks inside two metro stations.
Nandini’s planned shops will be outside the stations, not inside them.
The new shops would give people more places to buy Nandini products.
Karnataka Milk Federation plans 120 new Nandini parlours across Bengaluru.
Thirty outlets are planned outside metro stations, following permission from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
Another 90 parlours are planned at civic amenity locations within Greater Bengaluru Authority limits; sites are not finalised.
The outlets will be outside metro stations, unlike Amul kiosks previously opened inside two stations.
The expansion follows opposition to Amul’s metro kiosks and efforts by Karnataka officials to secure metro-area space for Nandini.
- Who
- Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which operates the Nandini dairy brand.
- What
- Plans to open 120 new Nandini parlours in Bengaluru: 30 outside metro stations and around 90 at civic amenity locations.
- When
- The plans were reported after the Amul kiosk controversy; no opening dates were specified.
- Where
- Across Bengaluru, including locations outside metro stations and within Greater Bengaluru Authority limits.
- Why
- KMF aims to make Nandini products more accessible, particularly in high-footfall locations.
Critics of Amul kiosks
Amul metro kiosk arrangement
Amul kiosks inside Bengaluru Metro stations
Critics of Amul kiosks
Kannada activists, KMF, dairy farmers and Janata Dal (Secular) opposed or criticised Amul’s kiosks at two stations.
Amul metro kiosk arrangement
Amul had an agreement with BMRCL to establish kiosks at metro stations; the article does not state Amul’s response to the criticism.
Nandini’s presence at metro locations
Critics of Amul kiosks
Karnataka officials pushed for Nandini outlets at metro locations, and KMF sought space from BMRCL.
Amul metro kiosk arrangement
The current plan is for Nandini outlets outside stations, not kiosks inside metro premises.
- Planned new parlours
- 120
- Metro-adjacent parlours
- 30, planned outside metro stations
- Other planned parlours
- Around 90 at civic amenity locations within GBA limits
- Current Nandini parlours in Karnataka
- More than 3,000
- Current Nandini parlours in Bengaluru
- Around 1,500
- Amul kiosks cited in the controversy
- Opened in June 2025 at Benniganahalli and Baiyappanahalli Metro stations
- Metro outlet location distinction
- The planned Nandini parlours will be outside stations; KMF does not plan kiosks inside metro premises under the current arrangement.