Get this: School fees shot up 433% during UPA rule

Inflation is no more a news–we have seen food prices sky rocketing in the last couple of years, onion prices jumping to Rs 100. But what has inflation affected the most?

A CSO survey shows school fess have seen the most dramatic spike over the tenure of theUPA.

According to a Times of India report, school fees have gone up 433 percent in the last nine years.

The CSO study shows that while in 2004 school fees was at Rs 48.7 per student on average, it has risen to Rs 259.6 in 2013.

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After school fees comes mangoes.

The king of fruits witnessed its prices soaring 320 percent from about Rs 16 per kg to just over Rs 67 per kg during the period.

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Among more widely consumed items, mutton and salt have burnt holes in pockets. Cigarettes too have on average become dearer by 188 percent.

However, some goodshave seen prices stagnate or even decline over these nine years. Among them are postcards, inland letters and local railway fares. The minimum rail fare for an adult has reduced from Rs 8.8 to Rs 8.1 in these last nine years.