<p>The rate of inflation in Delhi was lowest among the five metro cities in 2020-21, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday.</p>.<p>The Kejriwal government kept prices under control in Delhi even during Covid-19, he claimed.</p>.<p>Delhi is more affordable to live as compared to other cities and food prices in the city are the "lowest" in the country, he said.</p>.<p>Releasing the annual price index report prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Sisodia said the average annual inflation growth rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 2020-21 was only 3 per cent in Delhi as compared to 5 per cent nationally.</p>.<p>The Kejriwal government "efficiently managed" to keep inflation under control in Delhi even during Covid-19 and that was lowest rate of inflation among the five metro cities, Sisodia, who is also the Finance Minister of Delhi, said.</p>.<p>"In 2020-21, the increase in inflation in Delhi was 3.0 per cent while Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru registered 4.6 per cent, 4.4 per cent, 4.1 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively," he said, adding the Kejriwal government is committed to the common man and will always stand with him.</p>.<p>"The timely measures adopted by the Kejriwal government, kept the prices of commodities in Delhi stable during the Covid-19 period and did not increase much.</p>.<p>“The government is constantly monitoring the prices of essential commodities," the deputy chief minister said.</p>.<p>The national inflation rate for food prices was 5.7 per cent while it was recorded at only 4.1 per cent in Delhi, the lowest in the country, he said.</p>.<p>The Housing Index of the Consumer Price Index saw an increase of 5.2 per cent in India in the financial year 2020-21, but in Delhi, it was only 3.9 per cent, Sisodia highlighted.</p>.<p>The Delhi government makes efforts at regular intervals to control and stabilize the prices of commodities through market interventions, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>The rate of inflation in Delhi was lowest among the five metro cities in 2020-21, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Friday.</p>.<p>The Kejriwal government kept prices under control in Delhi even during Covid-19, he claimed.</p>.<p>Delhi is more affordable to live as compared to other cities and food prices in the city are the "lowest" in the country, he said.</p>.<p>Releasing the annual price index report prepared by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Sisodia said the average annual inflation growth rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) in 2020-21 was only 3 per cent in Delhi as compared to 5 per cent nationally.</p>.<p>The Kejriwal government "efficiently managed" to keep inflation under control in Delhi even during Covid-19 and that was lowest rate of inflation among the five metro cities, Sisodia, who is also the Finance Minister of Delhi, said.</p>.<p>"In 2020-21, the increase in inflation in Delhi was 3.0 per cent while Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Bengaluru registered 4.6 per cent, 4.4 per cent, 4.1 per cent and 4 per cent, respectively," he said, adding the Kejriwal government is committed to the common man and will always stand with him.</p>.<p>"The timely measures adopted by the Kejriwal government, kept the prices of commodities in Delhi stable during the Covid-19 period and did not increase much.</p>.<p>“The government is constantly monitoring the prices of essential commodities," the deputy chief minister said.</p>.<p>The national inflation rate for food prices was 5.7 per cent while it was recorded at only 4.1 per cent in Delhi, the lowest in the country, he said.</p>.<p>The Housing Index of the Consumer Price Index saw an increase of 5.2 per cent in India in the financial year 2020-21, but in Delhi, it was only 3.9 per cent, Sisodia highlighted.</p>.<p>The Delhi government makes efforts at regular intervals to control and stabilize the prices of commodities through market interventions, he said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>