Plenty of gaps in food inflation control measures, complain industry bodies

They say some measures have spawned malpractices on the part of exporters, others have been partial to a certain section of traders

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6 min read Last Updated : Jun 22 2022 | 9:49 PM IST

Alarmed by the sharp spike in retail inflation for April, which touched a near eight-year high of 7.79 per cent, the government announced a slew of measures in May to

Topics : food inflation Sugar sector ISMA wheat edible oil retail inflation Government retail food sector Foreign trade policy

First Published: Jun 22 2022 | 9:49 PM IST

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Plenty of gaps in food inflation control measures, complain industry bodies

They say some measures have spawned malpractices on the part of exporters, others have been partial to a certain section of traders

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