Karnataka's ₹8 Milk Price Hike: Congress Defends Farmer Benefits As BJP Flags Inflation Concerns

K'nataka's ₹8 Milk Hike: Farmers Gain, Consumers Pay More? Milk prices are set to rise in Karnataka, with the Congress government approving an ₹8 per litre hike in Nandini milk prices from November 1. The government says ₹7 will go directly to milk producers and Re 1 to milk cooperatives. However, this is the fourth price hike in three years, raising concerns over the growing cost of living. Bengaluru hotels have warned that tea, coffee, snacks and meals could also become more expensive. While the government defends the move as support for farmers, the BJP has accused it of adding to the inflation burden on consumers.