NEW DELHI: Milk consumers in Delhi-NCR will have to pay more for their daily supply, with Mother Dairy increasing prices of its liquid milk variants by Rs 2-4 per litre from Thursday, November 12. The revision comes after an increase in the procurement prices paid to farmers, which has pushed up the company’s input costs, sources told PTI.The company has revised rates across its milk range, with full cream milk seeing the highest increase of Rs 4 per litre. Mother Dairy, the largest milk supplier in Delhi-NCR, had last raised prices on May 14, 2026.The company had also revised prices back in April 2025.Sources said that the company has decided to pass on part of the increase in procurement costs to consumers. Mother Dairy transfers 75-80% of its milk sales realisation to farmers.
How much will different milk variants cost?
The price of full cream milk (pouched) has been increased from Rs 72 to Rs 76 per litre. Toned milk (bulk vended) will now cost Rs 60 per litre, compared with Rs 58 earlier.The price of toned milk (pouched) has gone up from Rs 60 to Rs 62 per litre, while double toned milk will cost Rs 56 against Rs 54 earlier. Cow milk prices have been revised upwards from Rs 62 to Rs 65 per litre.Mother Dairy sells around 35 lakh litres of milk daily in the Delhi-NCR market through its own outlets, general trade and e-commerce platforms. Its overall daily milk sales exceed 50 lakh litres.The company recorded a 17% growth in turnover to Rs 20,300 crore in the last fiscal year, driven by improved demand for its milk products and cooking oils.Commissioned in 1974, Mother Dairy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It sells milk and milk products under the Mother Dairy brand, edible oils under Dhara, and fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, snacks, pulps and concentrates under Safal.Nandini had earlier raised milk prices in KarnatakaThe Mother Dairy revision follows an earlier increase in Nandini milk prices in Karnataka. The state Cabinet had decided to raise the base price by Rs 8 per litre, with the revised rates coming into effect from November 1.The Karnataka government had justified the increase on the grounds of protecting dairy farmers facing severe drought conditions. Law and parliamentary affairs minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the revised prices were still within the range prevailing in most other states.He also said rising prices of other commodities had hurt farmers, while milk supply in the state had fallen by 10 lakh litres due to the drought this year.Cooperation minister Laxman Savadi had said the government also needed to consider the possibility of dairy farmers diverting their supplies to other states if prices were not increased, potentially leading to a milk shortage in Karnataka.Under the revised arrangement, Rs 7 of the Rs 8 per litre increase was to go to farmers, while Re 1 was allocated to milk unions in the state.
