NEW DELHI: The humble karela may have remained off your plate for its bitterness, but the bitter gourd is now about to enter the list of vegetables whose prices are tracked by the government on a regular basis.
Drumsticks, cucumber, pumpkin, carrot and a few other vegetables could also be included in the new Wholesale Price Index. Potato, the king of vegetables for many, would rightly command the highest weight among vegetables in the new inflation basket.
The government hopes the bigger basket with a longer list of more representative vegetables would help douse inflation fires. The current WPI tracks only 11 vegetables while the proposed new basket would have 17 items.
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