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.