Curbing India Food Prices Is Modi’s Priority, President Says
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make curtailing food inflation his top priority, President Pranab Mukherjee told lawmakers today, outlining the two-week-old government’s policies.
Modi’s administration will improve the supply of agricultural products and prevent hoarding and illegal sales, Mukherjee said in a televised address. The government is also preparing contingency plans in case a poor monsoon affects food production, he added.