Centre, states to discuss food inflation today

July 04, 2014 02:35

Manipulation by vested interests to create an artificial shortage of food items is expected to figure prominently at the day-long meeting of state food ministers convened by the Centre on Friday.

According to officials, the meeting is to be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and presided over by both Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. The meeting will deliberate on the possible measures to rein in prices, especially in the backdrop of a poor monsoon this year.

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.

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, said a senior food ministry official.

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