Govt Taking Measures To Curb Food Inflation
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The central government took stock of the “The situation is not alarming and the price rise is only marginal. We are acting to discourage hoarding (in anticipation of a deficit monsoon) and prevent middlemen from taking advantage of the spike,” said Finance Minister
Jaitley also said that the government is monitoring the prices of 22 food items and there has been some increase in the prices of onions, potatoes and some pulses.
The government has imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of $300 per tonne on onions while the Commerce Ministry will announce an MEP for potatoes. State governments will be given a line of credit to import pulses, if required. The Food Corporation of India has been directed to release five million tonnes of rice in the open market.
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