Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Karnataka Cabinet Approves ₹8 Nandini Milk Price Increase
Karnataka’s Cabinet has approved a plan to make Nandini milk cost ₹8 more per litre.
The price change has not been formally announced yet because election rules are in force.
If the full increase reaches shoppers, blue-packet toned milk would cost ₹54 instead of ₹46 per litre.
Dairy farmers and milk unions say it costs more to feed and care for cattle and to process and package milk.
They also say drought has reduced the availability of fodder.
Karnataka’s milk procurement rate is lower than the rates listed for several other states.
The article says this would be Nandini’s fifth price increase in recent years.
The state’s milk unions have had mixed results, with most reporting a combined profit and five reporting losses.
Karnataka’s Cabinet approved a proposal to raise Nandini milk prices by ₹8 per litre, but a formal announcement is pending.
If fully passed on, blue-packet toned milk would rise from ₹46 to ₹54 per litre.
Milk unions and farmers cite higher feed, fodder, veterinary, processing, transport and packaging costs.
Karnataka’s toned-milk procurement price is ₹35 per litre, below the rates cited for neighbouring states.
Eleven of Karnataka’s 16 milk unions reported combined profits of about ₹39.95 crore from April to July; five reported losses.
- Who
- Karnataka’s Cabinet, Nandini milk consumers, dairy farmers and milk unions.
- What
- The Cabinet approved a proposal to increase Nandini milk prices by ₹8 per litre; a formal announcement is pending.
- When
- The article was published October 6, 2026; the hike has not yet been formally announced.
- Where
- Karnataka, India.
- Why
- Milk unions and farmers cite rising input costs and a gap between Karnataka’s procurement rates and those in neighbouring states.
Reasons supporting the proposed increase
Consumer price impact
Higher dairy costs
Reasons supporting the proposed increase
Milk unions and farmers say higher cattle-feed, fodder, veterinary, processing, transport and packaging costs warrant a price increase.
Consumer price impact
If the full increase is passed on, consumers would pay ₹8 more per litre for Nandini milk.
Procurement rates
Reasons supporting the proposed increase
Milk unions say Karnataka’s ₹35-per-litre toned-milk procurement price is below the rates cited for neighbouring states.
Consumer price impact
The article notes the proposal would follow four earlier Nandini price increases in recent years.
- Proposed increase
- ₹8 per litre
- Current and proposed blue-packet price
- ₹46 to ₹54 per litre if the full increase is passed on
- Procurement price in Karnataka
- ₹35 per litre for toned milk
- Daily KMF procurement
- Fell from about 1.11 crore litres to 1.03 crore litres over three months
- Cattle-feed bag price
- Congress legislators said it rose from ₹700–750 to about ₹1,250
- Milk-union results
- Eleven of 16 unions reported combined profits of about ₹39.95 crore from April to July; five reported losses
- Previous price increases
- ₹3 in November 2022, ₹3 in July 2023, ₹2 in June 2024, and ₹4 in March 2025