ANANTH KUMAR (BANGALORE SOUTH): Sir, I beg to present a copy of the Fifty-sixth Report (Hindi and English versions) of the Standing Committee on Finance on the Payment and Settlement Systems Bill, 2006.

MR. CHAIRMAN : Now, we will take up the Discussion under Rule 193 regarding Price Rise. Shri Prabodh Panda.

SHRI PRABODH PANDA (MIDNAPORE): Mr. Chairman, Sir, at the very outset, I must thank you for bringing this matter, the issue of price rise, for discussion in this august House.[a48] We usually speak on this particular issue in each and every Session of the Lok Sabha. It was the expectation from the UPA Government that they would take necessary measures for bringing down the rate of inflation which has stood above 6 per cent nowadays. Of course, it is the