The Indian ExpressApr 25, 2022Government support a must for the poor and MSMEsRetail inflation in India has remained continuously above 6 per cent - the Reserve Bank of India's psychological upper limit, now three months in a row. The latest data points to a consumer price index of 6.95 per cent - a steep rise compared to the 6.01 per cent and 6.07 per cent witnessed in the first two months of the calendar year. Such aggregate data in itself is worrisome; it however fails to capture some of the more intricate aspects of the iniquitous impact of inflation on the poor, vulnerable sections of the society, besides the large, informal sector.Read more at THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
Retail inflation in India has remained continuously above 6 per cent - the Reserve Bank of India's psychological upper limit, now three months in a row. The latest data points to a consumer price index of 6.95 per cent - a steep rise compared to the 6.01 per cent and 6.07 per cent witnessed in the first two months of the calendar year. Such aggregate data in itself is worrisome; it however fails to capture some of the more intricate aspects of the iniquitous impact of inflation on the poor, vulnerable sections of the society, besides the large, informal sector.Read more at THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
