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Figure 12: CPI inflation in protein rich items
Source: NSO
Figure 13: CPI inflation in other major food groups
Source: NSO
5.17 Pulses inflation has been above 5 per cent since June 2019 and has been on an upward
trend since then. In April 2020, a sudden spike was observed and inflation touched 22.8 per cent
likely due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19 related restrictions and stocking of pulses by
households during the lockdown. Although production of total pulses has increased in 2019-20
and 2020-21, at item level, production of urad has declined significantly in 2019-20 compared
to the previous year. Production of moong was stable in 2019-20. Production of lentils was
also lower in 2019-20. Further, the estimated production of pulses in 2019-20 and 2020-21 has
been less than the target. At item level, all pulses except split-gram recorded double-digit CPI
