Centre to meet states on July 29 to curb surge in food prices

The Centre will hold a meeting with states on July 29 to ensure that prices of essential commodities do not see a spurt during July-October, when prices of these items usually shoot up. From September, the festival season starts and there are three crucial assembly elections by the end of this year.
 
The meeting has been convened by the union food and consumer ministry with state food and civil supplies ministers.
 
Officials said the routine meeting to take stock holds added importance this time, as major BJP-ruled states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh go to polls in