RBI governor asks co-operation from states to address supply side issues to contain inflation

25 May 2011 Evaluate

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao has asked for co-operation from States across India to help in containing inflation and has said that efforts are needed to improve farm productivity, develop rural infrastructure and revamp PDS (public distribution system) to address supply side issues of controlling inflation. He also said that it’s high time that the States start working on improving efficiency of their market borrowing program in terms of better planning, robust cash management and adherence to the Fiscal Responsibility Legislation.

RBI governor, while speaking at the 24th Conference of the State Financial Secretaries said that “They could, for instance, help to better the management of the public distribution system, improve productivity in agriculture and allied activities, reform the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Acts and improve infrastructure, such as storage facilities.” In addition, he said that, apart from improving revenue collections through tax reforms, the States need to focus more on management of its expenditure. Meanwhile, as per the government data released on May 17 a minor dip in headline inflation was witnessed and the inflation stood at 8.66% in April. The decline was mainly driven by a moderation in food and manufactured items’ prices.

Nonetheless, the RBI is observing the impact of fuel price hike and the situation in the Middle East and North Africa for the outlook for crude oil prices in the near future, for further decision making. Further, other factors such as prices of several important industrial raw materials such as minerals, fibres, rubber and coal, and the behavior of the monsoon will also play a major role in any significant policy change.

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