Centre to discuss on food inflation with state food
ministers tomorrow
03/07/2014 17:42
In order to control food inflation, the Centre has called a meeting of state food ministers tomorrow to discuss other possible ways to rein in prices effectively in the backdrop of poor monsoon this year, reported PTI. The day-long conference will be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and presided over by both Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, as per the media reports. Despite government measures, prices of some food items especially onion and potato have been rising even as their production is sufficient on likely below normal monsoon. According to media reports, the price rise issues and monsoon situation will be discussed during the first session and the food security act will be deliberated in the second session, a senior Food Ministry official said. The meeting will take stock of the impact of recent measures taken to improve domestic supply of onion and potato and other food items, and will also discuss hurdles being faced by the state governments in reining in prices, as per the reports in the media.
03/07/2014 17:42
In order to control food inflation, the Centre has called a meeting of state food ministers tomorrow to discuss other possible ways to rein in prices effectively in the backdrop of poor monsoon this year, reported PTI. The day-long conference will be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and presided over by both Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, as per the media reports. Despite government measures, prices of some food items especially onion and potato have been rising even as their production is sufficient on likely below normal monsoon. According to media reports, the price rise issues and monsoon situation will be discussed during the first session and the food security act will be deliberated in the second session, a senior Food Ministry official said. The meeting will take stock of the impact of recent measures taken to improve domestic supply of onion and potato and other food items, and will also discuss hurdles being faced by the state governments in reining in prices, as per the reports in the media.
