Centre Sets Target Of Maintaining Retail Inflation At 4% For 5 Years

Thursday, 26 March 2026Newsdesk

To control the price rise, the government in 2016 gave a mandate to the RBI to keep the retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for five years ending March 31, 2021.

New Delhi 26 March 2026

As per news report of NDTV,The government on Wednesday set a target of maintaining retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for another five years ending March 2031.

To control the price rise, the government in 2016 gave a mandate to the RBI to keep the retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for five years ending March 31, 2021. Subsequently, in March 2021, the government maintained the same target. This is the second time the government has retained the inflation target.

Source - NDTV