Soaring edible oil prices: Govt asks states and business to take all possible steps to soften rates

The objective of the meeting was to coordinate efforts to ensure availability of edible oils at reasonable prices.

New Delhi: The government has held a meeting with all stake holders to discuss ways and means to address the issue of stability of edible oil prices. The objective of the meeting was to coordinate efforts to ensure availability of edible oils at reasonable prices. In a first of its kind meeting, held to discuss ways and means to address the issue of abnormal price increase of edible oil, Secretary of Department of Food & Public Distribution said Distribution said that it was important to understand the issues that are contributing to price rise and discuss the same with all the stake holders so that appropriate strategies can be formulated to address the issue of edible oil prices.