The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) declined by 0.4 per cent (provisional) in March, 2026 as compared to the Index in March, 2025. The production of Fertilizers, Crude Oil, Coal and Electricity recorded negative growth in March, 2026. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. 2  The ...

Highlights: NSO launches the first ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) covering incorporated services sector enterprises across India with the reference period being the financial year 2024-25. The survey is aimed at developing a comprehensive database of the incorporated services sector of the country. The survey uses GSTN database as sampling frame. More than 1.21 lakh enterprises ...

Under the Pradhan Mantri Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, 59,202 Micro food processing enterprises have been formalized as on December 31, 2025 since inception of the scheme. The State/ UT wise details are at Annexure. Cumulatively, investment of Rs. 17015.8 crore has been mobilized under the scheme across the country. Ministry maintains the sector-wise distribution of sanctioned units, including participation ...

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has operationalised a new web-based portal, PAIMANA (Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & Analytics for Nation-building), for the mandated monitoring of Central Sector Infrastructure Projects worth ₹150 crore and above, replacing the erstwhile OCMS-2006 (Online Computerized Monitoring system). In line with the principle of “one data, one entry”, PAIMANA is integrated with DPIIT’s Integrated Project Monitoring Portal ...

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 4.0 per cent (provisional) in January, 2026 as compared to the Index in January, 2025. The production of Cement, Steel, Electricity, Fertilizer and Coal recorded positive growth in January, 2026. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. The ICI ...

Merchandise Trade Indices are compiled and published by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, to measure changes in the unit values (prices) of India’s exports and imports over time. These indices serve as important indicators of external sector price movements and are widely used for economic analysis, including national accounts compilation and ...

The  annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.81% (provisional) for the month of January, 2026 (over January, 2025). Positive rate of inflation in January, 2026 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles and textiles etc. The index numbers and inflation rate ...

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has operationalised a new web-based portal, PAIMANA (Project Assessment, Infrastructure Monitoring & Analytics for Nation-building), for the mandated monitoring of Central Sector Infrastructure Projects worth ₹150 crore and above, replacing the erstwhile OCMS-2006 (Online Computerized Monitoring system). In line with the principle of “one data, one entry”, PAIMANA is integrated with DPIIT’s Integrated Project Monitoring Portal ...

The combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) increased by 3.7 per cent (provisional) in December, 2025 as compared to the Index in December, 2024. The production of Cement, Steel, Electricity, Fertilizer and Coal recorded positive growth in December, 2025. The details of annual indices, monthly indices and growth rates are provided at Annex I and Annex II. The ICI ...

The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 0.83% (provisional) for the month of December, 2025 (over December, 2024). Positive rate of inflation in December, 2025 is primarily due to increase in prices of other manufacturing, minerals, manufacture of machinery and equipment, manufacture of food products and textiles etc. The index numbers and ...