Question : REPORT ON PRICE RISE



(a) whether the Price Monitoring Cell has recently submitted a report regarding rise in prices of essential commodities;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(c) the name of the commodities reported therein alongwith the comparative figures of their present prices and those prevailing during the corresponding period last year?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI TASLIMUDDIN)

(a) : No. The Price Monitoring Cell only prepares and circulates notes for High level meetings such as Committee of Secretaries (COS), Cabinet Committee on Prices(CCP), Cabinet etc.

(b) & (c): Does not arise.