People urged to register complaint with DC against high-priced milk

KARACHI: Sindh Minster for Agriculture, Supply and Prices Muhammad Ismail Rahu on Wednesday asked the masses to register complaint with the relevant deputy commissioner if they were sold milk at high price in Karachi, ARY News reported.

Directing the milk-sellers to sale milk at the price fixed by the government, the assistant commissioner West warned that action would be taken against dairy farmers and retailers for selling milk at inflated price.

Milk price has overnight soared by Rs23 a litre, following which milk is being sold at Rs120 a litre. This has put milk-sellers at loggerheads with the government.

The president Dairy Milk Association (DMA) has confirmed the price hike, while Vice Chairman DMA Saleem Gujjar said milk price was not raised at retail level. Gujjar claimed that retailers were selling milk at the price fixed by the Karachi commissioner.

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Dairy farmers have been directed to supply milk to retailers at Rs85 a litre, while the retailers have been directed to provide milk to consumers at Rs94 a litre.

On April 6, the Sindh Food Authority (SFA) launched a snap-checking near Karachi Toll Plaza and discarded hundreds of litres of adulterated milk being transported to the metropolis.

SFA officials had said substandard milk was being transported to Karachi from different cities of the province. Upon checking, milk was found to be adulterated and therefore, was discarded, they added.

SFA deputy director Imtiaz Ali had said fines worth Rs50,000 were also imposed. He had announced to launch a similar snap-checking on two other entry points of the city – the National Highway and Hub road soon.