Food inflation is manageable, people won't feel pain: Piyush Goyal

Tells India Inc to focus on value-added exports, ensure jobs come into the country

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said overall food inflation is presently manageable and the common man will not feel the pain.

Addressing the event ‘India at 75: Strategic Outlook’ at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Goyal said even as challenges continue to remain on the economic front, the government is conscious of moving forward and is aware of what to focus on.

Goyal also said India was producing enough wheat for domestic consumption, as some countries face shortages due to the rise in prices and problems in procuring grain from major producer Ukraine,