With summers setting in, Mother Diary, Amul increase milk prices

The increase comes eight months after the previous hike

Just days before Holi, Mother Diary today raised prices of milk across all its variants by Rs 2 per litre because of increase in purchasing price.

According to an official statement issued by the Company, it has been compelled to raise milk prices in Delhi and NCR because of significant increase in raw milk purchase price.

"Since the last hike in milk prices in July 2016, consumer milk prices have been retained despite significant increase in raw milk purchase prices," Mother Diary said.

It added that milk prices, which in a normal year comes down during winter months, have gone up substantially.

"The company