Household budgets from kitchen to the bathroom rises:Milk up ₹12, LPG ₹72.50 and cigarettes ₹10 costlier by up to ₹10

Several essential household items used in daily life have become more expensive over the past two months. From dairy companies that sell milk and curd to soap, detergent, and edible oil companies, businesses have raised the prices of their products. Amul and Mother Dairy have increased milk prices by up to ₹4 per litre from today, 12 November. Meanwhile, Karnataka’s Nandini brand had already raised milk prices by up to ₹12 per litre from 1 November. In addition, ghee, butter, washing powder, bathing soap, cigarettes, dry fruits, gas cylinders used in hotels and restaurants, and aviation fuel have also become more expensive. Prices of some of these items have risen across the country, while the impact of others will be seen only in selected states and cities such as Delhi-NCR, Karnataka, Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu.