Harish Kumar, manager of a sweetmeat outlet here, said they were not increasing the prices of any product due to an increase in milk prices. Gurdev Singh, General manager of Verka milk plant Except milk, we are not increasing the cost of any other dairy product ahead of Diwali. There was also an increase in cattle feed. Price of coal also shot up from Rs 10,000 per tonne to Rs 16,000 per tonne and LPG per standard cubic meter rose from Rs 45 to Rs 70.

We did not have any other option but to pass on the hike to consumers. No hike in rates of other dairy items before Diwaliįuel prices have shot through the roof. Except milk, they were not increasing the cost of any other dairy product ahead of Diwali. Besides, there was also an increase in cattle feed. They did not have any other option but to pass on the hike to consumers.

Gurdev Singh, general manager of Verka milk plant, said the fuel prices had shot through the roof. However, sweetmeat makers are not increasing the prices of sweets, which are already on the higher side in comparison to the last year. Ahead of Diwali, hike in milk prices is burning a hole in the common man’s pocket.

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