Faced with the dichotomy of overflowing granaries and rising commodity prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the government will do "everything possible" to put the lid on food inflation.
He conveyed this to business chamber FICCI-led delegation that called on him.
"He (Prime Minister) was quite confident that given the buffer stock, they (government) would be able to handle the food inflation," FICCI Secretary General Amit Mitra said after the meeting.
Central agencies like Food Corporation of India have buffer stocks of over 50 million tonnes of rice and wheat.
The delegation, which met the Prime Minister against the backdrop of drought in several parts of the country, was informed that the government godowns were brimming with food grain stocks and that it would do "everything possible" to ensure that there is no food inflation.
While the Wholesale Price Index based inflation remains negative, prices of essential commodities like pulses, sugar and vegetables have skyrocketed in the past few months.
The Prime Minister informed the business leaders that the government was gearing up the public distribution system (PDS) to mitigate the impact of deficient rains.
As many as 141 districts have been declared drought-hit. On concerns of drought on the economic growth, FICCI President Harsh Pati Singhania said, "There will always be concerns".
source: NDTVPROFIT
He conveyed this to business chamber FICCI-led delegation that called on him.
"He (Prime Minister) was quite confident that given the buffer stock, they (government) would be able to handle the food inflation," FICCI Secretary General Amit Mitra said after the meeting.
Central agencies like Food Corporation of India have buffer stocks of over 50 million tonnes of rice and wheat.
The delegation, which met the Prime Minister against the backdrop of drought in several parts of the country, was informed that the government godowns were brimming with food grain stocks and that it would do "everything possible" to ensure that there is no food inflation.
While the Wholesale Price Index based inflation remains negative, prices of essential commodities like pulses, sugar and vegetables have skyrocketed in the past few months.
The Prime Minister informed the business leaders that the government was gearing up the public distribution system (PDS) to mitigate the impact of deficient rains.
As many as 141 districts have been declared drought-hit. On concerns of drought on the economic growth, FICCI President Harsh Pati Singhania said, "There will always be concerns".
source: NDTVPROFIT
0 comments:
Post a Comment