Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second day today reviewed price situation with senior Cabinet colleagues Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
Transport Minister Nitin Gatkari, who hails from Maharashtra, and Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati were also present in the meeting.
After the meeting, Paswan told reporters here, "All efforts will be made to ensure there is no shortage of onion, potato and tomato anywhere in the country".
The Maharashtra CM has informed that there is no shortage of onion in the state, Paswan said.
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Blaming speculative hoarding for the recent fluctuation in prices, the Food Minister said production of these commodities is good and there is no reason for rise in prices.
Paswan made a presentation about working and key challenges
being faced by the two departments -- Food and Consumer Affairs -- to the Prime Minister.
The PM was briefed about how to unbundle Food Corporation of India (FCI) to improve procurement, storage and distribution of foodgrains, challenges in implementing the Food law, leakage in the Public Distribution System and the need to impose uniform taxes on wheat and rice at state level, sources said.
As regards to controlling prices of essential items, sources said the Centre has limited powers to crack down on hoarders and black-marketeers.