Bengaluru, Oct. 29 -- Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the state Cabinet had decided to increase milk prices by Rs 8 per litre, against a demand for a Rs 12 hike.

"Today we decided in the cabinet to increase the price by Rs 8. They had asked to increase by Rs 12; we have increased by Rs 8. In the neighbouring states, it is even higher," Shivakumar said.

Earlier today, Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that the Karnataka government has decided to increase milk prices by up to Rs 8 per litre from November 1.

"The state government has discussed and decided to increase the price of milk up to Rs 8 per litre," Gowda said.

Explaining the decision, the minister said the state was facing drought conditions, and...