Price Rise: Mamata to Meet Pranab on Monday

Concerned over the huge spiral in prices of essential commodities, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said she would meet Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the national capital on Monday to discuss the issue.

“I will talk to Mukherjee on some issues in Delhi tomorrow during which I will also raise the price rise issue,” said Banerjee, she was speaking to the media in Kolkata before leaving for New Delhi.

The other issues yp for discussion at the meet include the plight of the Primary Teachers Training Institute (PTTI) and the problems of jute industry.

PTTI trainees are seeking an assurance from the Left Front government that they would be recruited for 57,000 primary teachers posts lying vacant in the state.