1. Under the Cabinet Secretary’s Global Indices for Reforms and Growth (GIRG) initiative, the country’s performance is being monitored across 29 global indices including Human Development Index (HDI), Global Hunger Index (GHI), Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), Human Capital Index (HCI), Global Innovation Index (GII), among others. This exercise is aimed at leveraging the monitoring mechanism of important social, economic, and ...
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Expert Group unveils report on base revision of Wage Rate Index (WRI) to 2016=100 from base 1963-65=100.
Prof. S.P.Mukherjee, Chairman of Expert Group on Minimum Wages & National Floor Wages, Dr G.C.Manna, Chairman of Technical Advisory Committee of Wage Rate Index, Shri DPS Negi, Principal Advisor, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Ms. Sibani Swain, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Ms. Vibha Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment and Shri I.S. Negi, DGLB & ...
Read More »Mineral Production During September 2021 (Provisional) 22.3 per cent Higher than Previous Year
Coal, Lignite, Iron Ore, Chromite, Megnesite and Gold indicate positive growth The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of September, 2021 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 95.1, was 22.3% higher as compared to the level in the month of September, 2020. The cumulative growth for the period April- September, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has decreased by 15.2 per cent. ...
Read More »All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – October, 2021
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for the month of October, 2021increasedby 14pointseach to stand at 1081 (One thousand and eighty one) and 1090 (One thousand and ninety) points respectively. The major contribution towards the rise in general index of Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers came from Food group to the extent ...
Read More »Overall Exports April-October rise by 39.83%, Imports leap by 63.64 %
India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in October 2021* are estimated to be USD 56.51Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 35.16per cent over the same period last year and a positive growth of 29.13per cent over October 2019. Overall imports in October 2021* are estimated to be USD 68.09Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 57.32per cent over the same ...
Read More »Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the month of October, 2021(Base Year: 2011-12)
The Office of the Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is releasing Index numbers of wholesale price in India (Base Year: 2011-12) for the month of October, 2021 (Provisional) and for the month of August, 2021 (Final) in this press release. Provisional figures of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) are released on 14th of every month ...
Read More »Mineral Production during August, 2021 (Provisional) Goes Up by 23.6 Per Cent
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of August, 2021 (Base: 2011-12=100) at 103.8, was 23.6% higher as compared to the level during last year. The cumulative growth for the period April- August, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has increased 25.1 per cent. Production level of important minerals in August, 2021were: Coal 539 lakh tonnes, Lignite 37 lakh ...
Read More »Mineral Production Index (Provisional) Shows 23.1% Increase during June this Year
The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of June, 2021 (Base:2011-12=100) at 105.5,was 23.1% higher as compared to the level in the month of June,2020. The cumulative growth for the period April-June, 2020-21 over the corresponding period of previous year has increased 27.4 percent. Production level of important minerals in June, 2021 were: Coal 510 Lakh tonnes, Lignite 34 ...
Read More »Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the month of July, 2021
The Office of the Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is releasing index numbers of wholesale price in India (Base Year: 2011-12) for the month of July, 2021 (Provisional) and for the month of May, 2021 (Final) in this press release. Provisional figures of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) are released on 14th of every month ...
Read More »The production of Coal, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity industries mark an increase in June 2021 over the corresponding period of last year
The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is releasing Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) for the Month of June, 2021.ICI measures combined and individual performance of production in selected eight core industries viz. Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity.The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 percent of the ...
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