New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Ahead of Diwali, Aavin, Tamil Nadu's state-owned dairy cooperative, has announced a price hike on ghee, butter, curd, milk-based sweets, lassi, and cookies.

This is the first price hike by the cooperative body under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's TVK-led government.

"The selling prices of various milk by-products have been revised in view of the increase in raw material costs, procurement costs, and other associated expenses," Aavin explained in the official release.

These revised prices shall take effect on Wednesday, October 28.

The price of a 100-ml pack of Aavin ghee has been increased from Rs.80 to Rs.95, while the 200-ml pack will now cost Rs.180, up from Rs.160.

Butter prices have also been raised, with...