KARACHI: The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Monday fixed the retail price of milk at Rs 60 per litre in a meeting chaired by Administrator Karachi Fazlur Rehman.
Representatives of milkmen, who were also present on the occasion, demanded increase of Rs 20, saying that the cost of milk had been increased due to recent hike in petroleum prices. Representatives of the civil society and consumers, however, opposed them.
Consumer Forum’s Chairperson Huma Bokhari said that milk prices in Karachi have been increased about 300 percent in the last five years, which was quite unfair.
Citizens Rights Committee chief Ahmed Chinoy said that the citizens of Karachi had been feeling that the government was not taking action against the hike in milk and related items’ prices. Retailers were allowed to get a profit of Rs 10 to Rs 20 per litre, which was utterly unjust, he added.
Administrator Karachi said that the increase in milk prices, made in December 2010, was for one year and now after just three months demand for a further increase was not justified; however, he said that due to the raise in petrol prices, an increase of one rupee per litre had been approved.
Rehman said that the retailers and wholesalers must abide by the price set by the CDGK. He said that the milk production cost calculated by dairy farmers was not accurate. Therefore, it was not possible to increase milk prices more than one rupee per litre.
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