Inflation lowest in Delhi due to Arvind Kejriwal's welfare model: Raghav Chadha

Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said among the states inflation rate is lowest in Delhi due to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals welfare schemes for the people reported news agency PTIRetail inflation in India declined to 683 per cent in August after touching a 15month high of 744 per cent in July mainly due to softening prices of vegetables but remains above the RBIs comfort zone according to official data released on TuesdayAddressing a press conference Raghav Chadha cited the figures of other states and said that the inflation in the national capital was almost half of the national figureThis is because Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has given a welfare model I would call it the Arvind Kejriwal Mehengai Rahat Model under which people have access to free education health and water he saidRaghav Chadha said that BJP calls the welfare schemes revdiThese are not revdi but prepaid services People pay taxes for these services Arvind Kejriwal gives your money back through these schemes he addedEarlier Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed inflation is the lowest in Delhi and the city governments schemes for free education health care electricity and water have provided tremendous relief to people of the national capitalRetail inflation in India declined to 683 per cent in August after touching a 15month high of 744 per cent in July mainly due to softening prices of vegetables but remains above the RBIs comfort zone according to official data released on TuesdaySharing a news report that compared the inflation figures of some states with the national average Kejriwal said in a post on X that his governments free services schemes and its honesty provided relief from inflation to the people of DelhiAccording to the data inflation is again the lowest in Delhi as always The Delhi governments free education free treatment free travel for women free water free electricity free pilgrimage as well as honest government have provided tremendous relief to the people the AAP chief said in HindiAccording to Tuesdays data released by the National Statistical Office retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index CPI was at 7 per cent in August 2022 Food inflation also eased in August to 994 per cent from 1151 per cent in JulyThe RBI has projected the CPI inflation at 54 per cent for 202324With inputs from PTI