Aavin price hike: Milk, ghee to cost more from Oct 28 ahead of Diwali – 1st revision under CM Vijay | Check the new rates | Today’s news
Ahead of Diwali, Aavin, Tamil Nadu’s state-owned dairy cooperative, has announced price hikes in ghee, butter, curd, milk sweets, lassi and biscuits.
This is the first price hike by the cooperative body under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s TVK-led government.
“The selling prices of various dairy by-products have been revised in view of the increase in raw material costs, procurement costs and other related expenses,” Aavin explained in an official statement.
These adjusted prices will take effect on Wednesday, October 28.
Check out the new price list here:
The price of a 100ml pack of Aavin ghee has been increased from ₹80 to ₹95 while the 200ml pack will now cost ₹180, more than ₹160.
The prices of butter have also increased, now it costs 100 grams ₹70 instead ₹60.
Increase in purchase prices of milk
On 31 August, CM Vijay announced major policy decisions, including another hike in milk procurement prices, and unveiled a multi-crore infrastructure that spans power, semiconductors and logistics.
He also announced another increase in the purchase prices of Aavin milk and raised them from ₹41 to ₹44 per litre, which aims to provide major relief to dairy farmers across the state.
The announcement of the increase in government purchase prices comes on the heels of an earlier increase announced on August 19 at the Assembly, which raised the purchase price from ₹38 to ₹41.
He said the decision to address dairy farmers’ growing concerns about rising cattle feed and maintenance costs would mean additional monthly expenses. ₹60 crore for the state government, representing an annual expenditure of Rs ₹720 million crowns.
