'Rise in food inflation has impeded economic growth'
The rise in food inflation during the last three years has impeded the overall economic growth, even as the country's food grain production rose during this period, an industry chamber has said.
A high growth of the economy does not warrant high levels of inflation, and past experience has been that inflation in foodgrain and vegetable prices have resulted in inflation across other sectors, said C Rangarajan, chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.