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Highest retail inflation under Modi is 4.8%, under UPA it was almost 10%, says Joshi

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

Union Minister for Education, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said retail inflation, which has risen to 4.8%per cent, was the highest so far during 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government, while under UPA regime it had had crossed double digits and never came down to single digit.

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