Finance minister says food inflation is top priority

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Tackling persistently high food price inflation is the top priority and challenge for government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters on Wednesday.

Consumer price inflation (CPI) has been consistently high in India due to elevated food prices, which disproportionately affect poorer Indians.

(Reporting by Neha Dasgupta; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)