Tripura has set a record of sorts in terms of setting administered price of milk per litre supplied statewide by the Gomati Milk Producers Co-operative Union. With the latest hike in administered price by Rs 7.60 per litre of cow milk Tripura now sells milk at the highest price of Rs 83.60 per litre now. This has come to the fore from the recent pricing information provided by National Co-operative Dairy Federation of India. Milk per litre now is the costliest in India and this has happened because of the administered price rise by Rs 23.60 per litre over the past three years and half.
Speaking on the issue the chairman of the Gomati Milk Producers Co-operative Union Ratan Ghosh attributed the latest price hike of 10% to rising cost of cow feed, dairy goods, fuel and expansion of welfare measures for milk producers. “We could not help raising prices because of sharp rise in input costs ; rise will be effective for gold packets while we will try to reduce the prices of other brands of Gomati “ said Ratan Ghosh. He added that the milk producers are being given cow-feed at subsidized prices and running the plant at higher electricity cost also made our decision unavoidable.
But the consumers of packet milk have reacted adversely to the administered hike in the prices of milk and its ancillary products. They alleged that inefficient management and lack of care to protect consumer interest might have led to the rise in prices.
Source : Dairynews7x7 July 21st 2025