<div>Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram said he hopes policymakers will try to bolster growth with wholesale price index inflation easing to an eight-month low in January.<br /><br />Mayaram said he hopes there will be a "real push" to boost growth in Asia's third largest economy where economic growth has slowed to a decade low of around 5 per cent.<br /><br />Mayaram was responding to queries on whether the Reserve Bank of India's April policy decision will be guided by the recent easing in inflation.<br /><br />India's WPI inflation eased to 5.05 per cent in January, helped by moderating food prices compared with a 5.80 per cent jump forecast by economists in a Reuters poll.<br /><br />(Reuters)</div>
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