The government has set an inflation estimate of 21% for the next fiscal year as part of its annual plan, according to documents seen by Aaj News.
The 21% rate would be a tall ask, given that the inflation rate is at a historic high of 38% on a monthly basis. The government had set an inflation estimate of 11% in the last year, but the it ended up around 25%.
Here are other highlights of the government’s annual targets
The government has also set sectorwise targets for the next fiscal year, most of them revised down from last year.