(T.E.T)
The government is taking measures to address rising prices of edible oil and other essential items, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. She was replying during a discussion on the second supplementary demand for grants, which the Lok Sabha passed with a voice vote
The government will address the issue through the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM), she added
Sitharaman said the rate of inflation was within the 6% range compared to double digits during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime.
“More than five full years, the UPA government had run their government with double-digit inflation, and they didn’t do anything about it, and today, even when inflation is contained well within 6%, which is a permitted limit, they seem to be talking about price rise,” she said, hitting out at the Opposition.
