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Vol.55
February, 2014
CONTENTS
SPECIAL ARTICLE
On Content & Extent of Coverage of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
(CPI-IW) New Series
REPORTS ENQUIRIES AND STUDIES
Wage Rates in Rural India
LABOUR ACTIVITIES
Labour Situation
Industrial Disputes
NEWS IN BRIEF
(a) INDIAN LABOUR
Labour Min to Revamp Skill Development Schemes
EPFO Directs Field Offices to Ask Cos File PF Claims Well in Time
5.77 Crore Unincorporated Enterprises have 10.80 Crore Workers
Stress-Related Ailments in Indian Employees Due to Job Fears: Regus Survey
Job Enrolments in India Soar 57% in 2012 as Slowdown Bites
Social Networks, Referrals are India Inc‘s Hiring Hotspots
While 2013 was Lacklustre for Job Seekers, the Year 2014 Seems Promising: Teamlease
Services
Industries/Services Declared Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers
( b) FOREIGN LABOUR
Decent Jobs for Youth Should be at the Top of African Development Agenda, Says ILO
Long-Term Unemployment, The New Challenge for Many Countries
Job Growth Pushes Britain‘s Manufacturing to 3-Year High
Companies Step in to Prevent Worker Burnout
Youth Unemployment Over 10% in Most Asia-Pacific Nations: ILO
China does Away with Labour Camps
LABOUR DECISIONS
3% reservation for disabled persons computed on the basis of total number of vacancies in
the cadre is obligatory for Govt. establishments
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LABOUR LITERATURE
Important Articles of Labour Interest Published in the Periodicals Received in the Labour
Bureau
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STATISTICS
Section A- Monthly Statistics
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Section B- Serial Statistics
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SPECIAL ARTICLE
A Review of the Consumer Price Index For Industrial Workers [CPI-IW]
Classification System for New Series
Amit Verma*
Abstract: The CPI is a monthly sensor of the prices of a basket of usual consumption items for a
typical consumer. Its main goal is to capture and register the monthly changes of the prices of
this basket. CPI (IW) is one of the most important population segment specific CPI produced by
the statistical system. Target population for this index is working class family as identified
through the manual workers engaged in seven industrial sectors viz. i) Factories, ii) Mines, iii)
Plantations, iv) Railways, v) Public Motor Transport Undertakings, vi) Electricity Generating
and Distributing Establishments, and vii) Ports and Docks. The geographical scope of the
existing 2001 based series is the 78 industrially representative centres of the country. Labour
Bureau is currently getting set to update the base of CPI (IW) which would, inter-alia, include
review of the commodity structure of the CPI basket. The structure of the CPI basket is estimated
by conducting an “Income & Expenditure Survey”. The present paper is an attempt to undertake
an independent review of the present CPI classification and to develop/recommend a variant of
international standard Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose
(COICOP) for the new series in order to fit international CPI standards.
1.
Introduction: A classification system is an ordered set of related categories that are
used to group data. COICOP is one of the functional classifications in the UN 1993 System of
National Accounts (SNA93), but it is also intended for use in three other statistical areas:
household budget/income-expenditure surveys, consumer price indices and international
comparisons of gross domestic product (GDP) and its component expenditures. COICOP is
described as a ―functional‖ classification because it categorizes consumption expenditures
according to their primary ―functions‖ – in the sense of ―purposes‖ or ―objectives‖ – for
example, housing, medical, transport, recreation and education.
COICOP is used to classify individual consumption expenditures of three institutional
sectors, namely households, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) and
government. Accordingly, it is divided into three parts:



Divisions 01 to 12 Individual consumption expenditure of households
Division 13 Individual consumption expenditure of NPISHs
Division 14 Individual consumption expenditure of general government
Individual consumption expenditures are those that are made for the benefit of
individual persons or households/families. Thus, in the context of Income & Expenditure
Surveys and CPI, it is used to identify individual consumption expenditure incurred by the
institutional sector - Households.
COICOP is also recommended by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the
compilation of the CPI. In 2003, the International Labour Office (ILO) published a resolution
*Deputy Director, Labour Bureau, Chandigarh.
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that was intended to act as a set of international best practice guidelines for CPIs. This resolution
states: "For the purposes of international comparisons, the [CPI] classification should also be
reconcilable with the most recent version of the United Nations (UN) Classification of
Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP), at least at its division level".
Similarly, COICOP is also intended for use in the classification of goods and services in the
Household Income & Expenditure surveys. This is supported by the ILO resolution which
observes that ‗there should be consistency between the classification used for index compilation
and the one used for household expenditure statistics‘.
2.
The existing CPI (IW) classification system: The various items of CPI (IW) goods
and services are classified into six groups as reported in the following table:
SubGroup/Group
Sr. No.
Expenditure Category (Subgroup/Group)
Relative Importance
Food Sub Groups
a)
Cereals and products
13.48
b)
Pulses and products
2.91
c)
Edible oils
3.23
d)
Meat, Fish & Egg
3.97
e)
Milk and Milk Product
7.31
f)
Condiments & Spices
2.57
g)
Vegetables and fruits
6.05
h)
Other food
6.68
Food and beverages
46.20
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
2.27
IB
Food, beverages and
intoxicants
48.47
II
Fuel and light
6.43
III
Housing
15.27
IV
Clothing, bedding and
footwear
6.57
IA
Miscellaneous Sub Groups
V
a)
Medical Care
4.56
b)
Education and recreation
6.18
c)
Transport and Communication
4.87
d)
Personal care & effects
4.22
e)
Household requisites and
others
3.43
Miscellaneous
23.26
All Groups
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The groupings are mutually exclusive and comprehensive in their coverage. The CPIIW is Centre [ industrially representative areas] – oriented. Accordingly, the number of items
in the consumption baskets of different centres generally varies from centre to centre, depending
upon the prevailing situation in each centre and the consumption pattern of the centre. The total
no. of items in the existing CPI (IW) base 2001=100 basket varies from 175 to 200 across 78
centres.
3.
Need for a classification system: The classification structure of the current CPI (IW)
goods and services (products) basket is oriented to distinguish two levels - the basic or
elementary item level and the superior levels. At the elementary level, a product is represented
by a ―variety‖ or several ―varieties‖, which is an item detailed description that allows the actual
collection of prices. At the superior level it is not possible to collect prices, because it is an
abstract entity for the scope of prices. Thus a classification system provides a framework for
arranging the data in an accurate and systematic manner by resolving following problems:





How to define commodities and services the prices of which one wants to
measure?
How to measure them?
How to collect data on them at what span of time & at what interval?
Where & when to collect data?
How to aggregate them into one or several overall summary statistics?
3.2
The CPI (IW) recurring price collection and compilation goes through a hierarchical or
pyramidal process from bottom to top. At the top is the all-item CPI – the overall summary
measure of the change in the consumer prices from month to month. Next comes a small no. of
broad commodity groups; such as Food and beverages, Fuel and Light, Housing etc. as
illustrated in the preceding table. Each of these categories is further subdivided into other
categories viz. sub-group/section/item. Therefore, choosing a classification system is the first
step in compiling CPI because its sub-aggregates must be defined in such a way that the
expenditure weights and prices will relate precisely to the coverage of sub-aggregates.
3.3
Since a CPI is compiled essentially from data on prices and expenditure weights, the
same classification should be used for both. The basic source of expenditure weights is the
Working Class Family Income & Expenditure Survey (WCFI&ES). The use of a common
classification between the source of CPI (IW) weights (WCFI&ES) and the CPI (IW) itself will
make the process of calculating CPI expenditure weights a more efficient and transparent
process and may improve accuracy. The classification used in the WCFI&ES should make it
possible to assign accurate weights to the most detailed level in the CPI for which weights are
required.
3.4
The classification is important also because it establishes a framework from whose
boundaries the representative items for inclusion in the index (and sometimes the outlets) will be
defined and drawn.
3.5
Finally, the classification system helps in defining which level of the hierarchy will be
suitable for publication.
4.
The UN COICOP: The UN COICOP classification has the following 12 divisions (two
– digit level):
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01 – Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages
02 – Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics
03 – Clothing and Footwear
04 – Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels
05 – Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House
06 – Health
07 – Transport
08 – Communication
09 – Recreation and Culture
10 – Education
11 – Restaurants and Hotels
12 – Miscellaneous Goods and Services
The 12 divisions of the UN COICOP break down into 47 groups (three-digit level) and
117 classes (four-digit level). It is important to note the difference in nomenclature of the
existing CPI (IW) classification and UN COICOP; the Group, Sub-group & Section of the
former corresponds to the Division, Group & Class of the latter.
5.
Potential benefits of a COICOP based classification: There are numerous benefits in
adopting a COICOP based classification. COICOP, it may be reiterated, is founded on the
principle of ―purpose‖. It is a purpose‐type classification because at the higher end of the
aggregation scheme the products are grouped according to the purpose (or function) they usually
fulfill such as transport, housing etc. As a CPI primarily aims at measuring the change of the
cost of a basket of goods and services, which is consumed for the purpose of satisfying certain
needs, a purpose based classification would therefore appear to be the logical classification
system for a CPI.
5.2
Although COICOP is not strictly linked to any particular model of consumer behavior,
the classification is designed to broadly reflect differences in income elasticities. For example,
low-income households spend relatively high proportions of their budgets on food, clothing and
housing, while richer households spend more on transport, education, health and recreation.
5.3
By updating the commodity structure of CPI (IW) basket using COICOP &
subsequently estimating it by undertaking a fresh Income & Expenditure survey, a comparative
picture of temporal change in consumption behavior at first level of structure for the working
class families may be obtained.
5.4
CPI (IW) would be more closely aligned to the CPI‘s of other countries that use the
COICOP based classification ensuring thereby greater international comparability at levels
below all items CPI.
5.5
CSO recently started monthly compilation of CPI (Urban) which intents to reflect the
changes in the price levels of various goods and services consumed by the urban population.
These indices on base 2010=100 are compiled at State/UT and all-India levels and are available
from January 2011 onwards. The weighting diagrams for CPI (Urban) have been derived on the
basis of average monthly consumer expenditure of an urban household obtained from the NSS
61st round Consumer Expenditure Survey data (2004-05). Though there are structural
differences between CPI (IW) & CPI (Urban), however an implicit comparison of weights at the
group level (all-India) for the two series suggests broadly of change in consumption pattern
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towards groups other than Food & Beverages. The respective weights for the Food & Beverages
group for CPI (IW) & CPI (Urban) are 46.20 and 35.80. The ten point difference is indicative of
requirement to create more aggregates at the first level for health, education, transport,
communication etc. for estimating household expenditure and periodic price movements in a
comprehensive manner for the proposed CPI (IW) series. The periodic publication of indices on
these key aggregates would be more valuable to users & stakeholders. It may also be argued that
if in the current CPI (IW) classification a separate group on Pan, tobacco and intoxicants exists
having relatively low weight then why not separate key aggregates on health, education,
transport, communication etc. should be formed so as to closely reflect current realities. A
classification based on the COICOP may, therefore, entirely serve the purpose to this extent.
5.6
It may be added that services are a large, diverse and growing part of consumer
spending. As following table indicates, many consumption categories according to COICOP
include elementary aggregates of service items. Therefore, a COICOP based classification may
facilitate comprehensive coverage of service items.
Distribution of elementary aggregates between services and goods according to COICOP
COICOP
Category
Services
Goods
01 – Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages
0
11
02 – Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics
0
5
03 – Clothing and Footwear
2
4
04 – Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels
8
7
05 – Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine
Maintenance of the House
3
9
06 – Health
4
3
07 – Transport
8
6
08 – Communication
2
1
09 – Recreation and Culture
7
14
10 – Education
5
0
11 – Restaurants and Hotels
3
0
12 – Miscellaneous Goods and Services
11
4
53
64
Total
Total Goods & Services
117
Source: UN COICOP
5.7
If the disaggregated information is made available for sub-groups based on
Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP), it would facilitate crosscountry comparison of price movements.
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6.
Proposed Classification:
UN COICOP
PROPOSED CPI (IW)
CLASSIFICATION
01 – Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages
I - Food & Beverages
02 – Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics
II - Pan, Tobacco,
Intoxicants
03 – Clothing and Footwear
III - Clothing and Footwear
04 – Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels
05– Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine
Maintenance of the House
IV - Housing
V - Fuel & Light
06 – Health
VI - Health
07 – Transport
VII - Transport &
Communication
08 – Communication
09 – Recreation and Culture
VIII – Education
10 – Education
11 – Restaurants and Hotels
IX - Miscellaneous
12 – Miscellaneous Goods and Services
7.
Significant Deviations: There are some broad structural differences in the proposed
CPI (IW) classification from the existing classification as well as UN COICOP as indicated in
the following:
a)
At the apex hierarchical level three additional groups namely; Health, Transport &
Communication and Education; have been proposed so as to more realistically gauge
the consumption shift over a period of time.
b) Accordingly it is also proposed not to have separate categories for either ―transport‖ or
―communication‖ as well as for ―Recreation & Culture‖ and ―Restaurants & Hotels‖
meaning thereby three fewer categories at the upper level. Thus, the proposed
classification would not be reconcilable to the UN COICOP at the apex level as
envisaged by the ILO resolution concerning CPI.
c)
In the COICOP, ginger is put under the class - 01.1.9food products n.e.c. while onion
and garlic are placed under class – 01.1.7 vegetables within the same ―food group‖.
Existing CPI (IW) classification places these items under the sub group ―condiments &
spices‖. As these items are often purchased regularly along with vegetables, it is highly
likely that price behavior of these items may closely follow the price movement of
items from vegetable subgroup. Accordingly, it is proposed to keep these items under
the section ―root vegetables‖ within the vegetables group for the new series.
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d) In Indian context, the COICOP class 01.1.4 (milk products & eggs) looks
heterogeneous and doesn‘t seem logical to mix dairy product with eggs. Therefore,
existing practice of keeping eggs within the Meat and Fish sub-group is proposed to be
continued.
e)
The division Restaurants & Hotels of COICOP has two groups namely catering services
and accommodation services. It is proposed to include catering services within the food
group so as to make the important Food price index more comprehensible and less
complicated. Accordingly, restaurants meals and ready to eat food would be classified
within the food category. Also, unlike COICOP holiday accommodation would belong
in the Recreation and Amusement sub group.
f)
All alcoholic drinks are to be included within Pan, Tobacco and Intoxicants group.
Accordingly, there would be no separation of drinks consumed on or off licensed
premises as envisaged under COICOP. This may well facilitate to examine the overall
change in price of the intoxicants group.
g) Narcotics and Prostitution services of COICOP have been excluded entirely from the
proposed classification due to practical reasons.
h) The existing CPI (IW) classification has ―bedding‖ under the clothing group. In
conformity with the COICOP, the same is proposed to be placed under Household
goods and services sub group.
i)
The Education division of COICOP covers only education services (tuition fee etc.).
Following the existing classification, items such as stationary, books etc. may also be
included into the group ―Education‖ of the proposed classification so as to make it more
representative.
j)
In the COICOP, education support services, such as health care services (06), transport
services (07.3), catering services (11.1.2) and accommodation services (11.2.0) are not
included in the ―education‖ division. Also, driving lessons (07.2.4); recreational
training courses such as sport lessons given by independent teachers (09.4.1) are not
included. For practical ease, expenditure on these items may be re-classified
accordingly.
8.
Conclusion: Adoption of COICOP based classification would modify hierarchical
structure of the present CPI (IW). Apart from some loss of explicit comparison at the group level
with the existing series, the new series based on modified structure would be more closely
aligned to those of other countries that use a COICOP based classification thereby facilitating
greater international comparability. It is reiterated that the use of COICOP based classification is
in line with international recommendations & best practices (SNA & ILO resolution) and
therefore is expected to benefit stakeholders significantly. Proposed classification for the new
series at the Group/subgroup level and detailed item level is at Annexure I & Annexure II
respectively.
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Annexure I
Proposed groups and sub groups for the revised CPI (IW)
Group
Sub Group
COICOP Code
Description
01
Food and beverages
1
01.1.1
Cereals and products
2
01.1.2 and 01.1.3
Meat and fish
3
01.1.4
Egg
4
01.1.4
Milk and Products
5
01.1.5
Oils and Fats
6
01.1.6
Fruits
7
01.1.7.1
Vegetables
8
01.1.7.2
Pulses and Products
9
01.1.8
Sugar and Confectionery
10
01.1.9
Spices
11
01.2
Non-alcoholic beverages
12
11
Prepared meals etc. (Restaurants)
II
02
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
III
03
Clothing and footwear
1
03.1
Clothing
2
03.2
Footwear
1
04.1 to 04.4
Housing
V
04.5
Fuel and Light
VI
06
Health
VII
07 and 08
Transport and Communication
VIII
10
Education
I
IV
IX
Miscellaneous
1
05
Household goods and services
2
09
Recreation and amusement
3
12.1 and 12.3
Personal care and effects
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Annexure II
Proposed classification of items for the revised CPI (IW)
COICOP Code
Description
01
Food and non- alcoholic beverages
01.1
Food
01.1.1
Cereals and products
01.1.1.01
Rice- P.D.S
01.1.1.02
Rice-other sources
01.1.1.03
Chira
01.1.1.04
Khoi, lava
01.1.1.05
Muri
01.1.1.06
Other rice products
01.1.1.07
Wheat/atta-P.D.S
01.1.1.08
Wheat/atta-other sources
01.1.1.09
Maida
01.1.1.10
Suji, rawa
01.1.1.11
Sewai, noodles
01.1.1.12
Bread (bakery)
01.1.1.13
Biscuits (includes chocolates)
01.1.1.14
Other wheat products (malt, malt flour etc.)
01.1.1.15
Jowar & products
01.1.1.16
Bajra & products
01.1.1.17
Maize & products (cornflakes etc)
01.1.1.18
Barley & products
01.1.1.19
Small millets & products
01.1.1.20
Ragi & products
01.1.1.21
Other cereals
01.1.1.22
Cereal substitutes (tapioca etc)
01.1.1.23
Grinding charges (s)
01.1.2 and 01.1.3
Meat and fish
01.1.2.01
Goat meat/mutton
01.1.2.02
Beef/buffalo meat
01.1.2.03
Pork
01.1.2.04
Chicken
01.1.2.05
Others (birds, crab etc.)
01.1.3.01
Fish, prawn
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COICOP Code
Description
01.1.4.06
Egg
01.1.4.06
Eggs
01.01.4
Milk and Milk Products
01.1.4.01
Liquid Milk
01.1.4.02
Baby food
01.1.4.03
Milk: condensed/powder
01.1.4.02
Curd
01.1.4.05
Other milk products (yoghurt, cheese etc.)
01.1.5
Oils and fats
01.1.5.01
Vanaspati/margarine
01.1.5.02
Mustarded oil
01.1.5.03
Groundnut oil
01.1.5.04
Coconut oil
01.1.5.05
Refined oil (sunflower oil, soya bean, saffola etc.)
01.1.5.06
Ghee
01.1.5.07
Butter
01.1.5.08
Edible oil (other)
01.1.6
Fruits
Fresh fruits
01.1.6.01
Banana
01.1.6.02
Jackfruit
01.1.6.03
Watermelon
01.1.6.04
Pineapple
01.1.6.05
Coconut
01.1.6.06
Green coconut
01.1.6.07
Guava
01.1.6.08
Singara
01.1.6.09
Orange, mausami
01.1.6.10
Papaya
01.1.6.11
Mango
01.1.6.12
Kharbooza
01.1.6.13
Pears (naspati)
01.1.6.14
Berries
01.1.6.15
Leechi
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COICOP Code
Description
01.1.6.16
Apple
01.1.6.17
Grapes
01.1.6.18
Other fresh fruits
01.1.6.19
Coconut (copra)
Dry fruits
01.1.6.20
Groundnut
01.1.6.21
Dates
01.1.6.22
Cashewnut
01.1.6.23
Walnut
01.1.6.24
Other nuts
01.1.6.25
Raisin, kishmish etc.
01.1.6.26
Other dry fruits
01.1.7
Vegetables and pulses
01.1.7.1
Vegetables
Root Vegetables
01.1.7.1.01
Potato
01.1.7.1.02
Onion
01.1.7.1.03
Radish
01.1.7.1.04
Carrot
01.1.7.1.05
Garlic
01.1.9.11
Ginger
Leafy Vegetables
01.1.7.1.06
Palak/other leafy vegetables
Vegetables other than root and leafy vegetables
01.1.7.1.07
Tomato
01.1.7.1.08
Brinjal
01.1.7.1.09
Cauliflower
01.1.7.1.10
Cabbage
01.1.7.1.11
Green chillies
01.1.7.1.12
Lady‘s finger
01.1.7.1.13
Perwal/patal, kundru
01.1.7.1.14
Gourd, pumpkin
01.1.7.1.15
Peas
01.1.7.1.16
Beans and barbati
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COICOP Code
Description
01.1.7.1.17
Lemon
01.1.7.1.18
Other vegetables (sweet corn etc.)
01.1.7.1.19
Pickles
01.1.7.1.20
Chips
01.1.7.2
Pulses and products
01.1.7.2.01
Arhar, tur
01.1.7.2.02
Gram (split)
01.1.7.2.03
Gram (whole)
01.1.7.2.04
Moong
01.1.7.2.05
Masur
01.1.7.2.06
Urd
01.1.7.2.07
Peas
01.1.7.2.08
Khesari
01.1.7.2.09
Other pulses
01.1.7.2.10
Gram products
01.1.7.2.11
Besan
01.1.7.2.12
Other pulse products
01.1.8
Sugar and confectionery
01.1.8.01
Sugar-P.D.S
01.1.8.02
Sugar-other sources
01.1.8.03
Gur
01.1.8.04
Candy, misri, chocolate
01.1.8.05
Honey
01.1.8.06
Jam, jelly (includes sauce)
01.1.8.07
01.1.9
Spices (food products n.e.c)
01.1.9.01
Salt
01.1.9.02
Jeera
01.1.9.03
Dhania
01.1.9.04
Turmeric
01.1.9.05
Black pepper
01.1.9.06
Dry chillies
01.1.9.07
Tamarind
01.1.9.08
Curry powder
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Description
01.1.9.09
Oilseeds
01.1.9.10
Other spices
01.2
Non-alcoholic beverages
01.2.1.01
Tea leaf
01.2.1.02
Coffee powder
01.2.2.01
Mineral water
01.2.2.02
Cold beverages (bottled/canned)
01.2.2.03
Fruit juice and shake
01.2.2.04
Other beverages
11
Prepared meals etc. (Restaurants)
11.1.1
Cooked meals etc. (catering services)
11.1.1.01
Tea: cups
11.1.1.02
Coffee: cups
11.1.1.03
Cooked meals purchased
11.1.1.04
Cooked meals received free in work place
11.1.1.05
Cooked meals received as assistance
11.1.1.06
Cooked snacks purchased
11.1.1.07
Other served processed food
11.1.1.08
Prepared sweets (includes cakes, pastry)
11.1.1.09
Bhujia, namkeen, mixture etc. (includes papad)
11.1.1.10
Other packaged processed food
02
Pan, tobacco and intoxicants
02.1.1.01
Country liquor
02.1.1.02
Foreign/refined liquor
02.1.2.01
Toddy
02.1.3.01
Beer
02.1.3.02
Other-intoxicants
02.2.0.01
Pan leaf
02.2.0.02
Pan finished
02.2.0.03
Ingredients for pan
02.2.0.04
Bidi
02.2.0.05
Cigarettes
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COICOP Code
Description
02.2.0.06
Leaf tobacco
02.2.0.07
Snuff
02.2.0.08
Hookah tobacco
02.2.0.09
Cheroot
02.2.0.10
Zarda kimam surti
02.2.0.11
Other tobacco products
02.3.0.01
Ganja
03
Clothing and footwear
03.1
Clothing
03.1.1.01
Cloth for shirt etc.
03.1.1.02
Cloth for trouser etc.
03.1.2.01
Dhoti
03.1.2.02
Sari
03.1.2.03
Coat, jacket, sweater etc.
03.1.2.04
Chaddar, shawl etc.
03.1.2.05
School/college uniform: boys
03.1.2.06
School/college uniform: girls
03.1.2.07
Kurta-pajama suits: male
03.1.2.08
Kurta-pajama suits: female
03.1.2.09
Kurta, kameez
03.1.2.010
Pajamas, salwar
03.1.2.011
Shirt, t-shirt
03.1.2.12
Shorts, trousers, Bermudas
03.1.2.13
Frocks, skirts etc.
03.1.2.14
Blouse, dupatta, scarf, muffler
03.1.2.15
Lungi
03.1.2.16
Other casual wear (includes night dresses)
03.1.2.17
Baniyan, socks, other hosiery and undergarments
03.1.2.18
Infant clothing
03.1.3.01
Head wear, belts, ties
03.1.3.02
Knitting wool etc.
03.1.3.03
Clothing (first hand): others
03.1.3.04
Clothing: second hand
03.1.3.05
Gamchha, towel, handkerchief
03.1.4.01
Washerman, laundry, ironing charges
03.1.4.02
Tailoring charges (s)
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COICOP Code
Description
03.2
Footwear
03.2.1.01
Leather boots shoes
03.2.1.02
Leather sandals etc.
03.2.1.03
Other leather footwear
03.2.1.04
Rubber/PVC footwear
03.2.1.05
Other footwear
03.2.1.06
Footwear-second hand
04
Housing
04.1 to 04.4
Housing
04.1.1.01
House/Garage rent (actual) (s)
04.1.1.02
Residential land rent (s)
04.2.1.01
House/Garage rent (imputed) (s)
04.3.2.01
Res. building and land (repair)(white washing charges, mason
wages etc.) (s)
04.4.1.01
Water charges
04.4.2.02
Other cons tax & cesses (municipal rates, watchman charges,
refuse collection charges etc.) (s)
04.5
Fuel and Light
04.5.1.01
Electricity
04.5.2.01
LPG
04.5.2.02
Gobar gas
04.5.3.01
Kerosene-P.D.S
04.5.3.02
Kerosene – other sources
04.5.3.03
Petrol excluding conveyance
04.5.3.04
Diesel excluding conveyance
04.5.3.05
Other fuel
04.5.4.01
Coke
04.5.4.02
Firewood and chips
04.5.4.03
Coal
04.5.4.04
Charcoal
04.5.4.05
Dung cake
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COICOP Code
Description
05
Household goods and services (Furnishing and household
appliance)
05.1.1
Furniture and furnishings
05.1.1.01
Bedstead
05.1.1.02
Almirah dressing table
05.1.1.03
Chair, bench, table etc.
05.1.1.04
Foam rubber cushion
05.1.1.05
Paintings, drawings etc.
05.1.1.06
Other furniture & fixtures (sofa etc.)
05.1.1.07
Bathroom & sanitary equip
05.1.1.08
Lantern lamp, electric lampshade
05.1.2.01
Carpet, daree etc.
05.2
Household textiles
05.2.0.01
Bed sheet, bedcover
05.2.0.02
Rug, blanket
05.2.0.03
Pillow, quilt mattress
05.2.0.04
Cloth for curtain etc.
05.2.0.05
Mosquito net
05.2.0.06
Bedding others
05.3
Household appliances
05.3.1.01
Air conditioner, air cooler
05.3.1.02
Inverter
05.3.1.03
Sewing machine
05.3.1.04
Washing machine
05.3.1.05
Stove, gas burner
05.3.1.06
Refrigerator
05.3.2.01
Electric fan
05.3.2.02
Water purifier
05.3.2.03
elect iron, heater, toaster etc.
05.3.2.04
Other cooking/household appliances
05.3.2.05
Other machine for household work
05.3.2.06
Other durables
05.3.3.01
Repair charge (non durables)
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COICOP Code
Description
05.4
Household utensils etc.
05.4.0.01
Stainless steel utensils
05.4.0.02
Pressure cooker/pressure pan
05.4.0.03
Other metal utensils
05.4.0.04
Casseroles thermos etc.
05.4.0.05
Other crockery and utensils
05.4.0.06
Earthenware
05.4.0.07
Glassware
05.5
Tools and equipment for house
05.5.2.01
Electric bulb, tube light
05.5.2.02
Plugs, switches etc.
05.5.2.03
Electric batteries
05.5.2.04
Torch
05.5.2.05
Lock
05.5.2.06
Other non-durable electrical goods
05.6
Goods and services for routine household maintenance
05.6.1.01
Bucket, bottle etc.
05.6.1.02
Coir, rope etc.
05.6.1.03
Washing soap/ soap/powder
05.6.1.04
Other washing requisite
05.6.1.05
Incense (agarbatti) room freshener
05.6.1.06
Flower (fresh): all purposes
05.6.1.07
Mosquito repellent, insecticide, acid etc.
05.6.1.08
Matches (box)
05.6.1.09
Candle
05.6.1.10
Other petty articles
05.6.2.01
Domestic servant/cook (s)
05.6.2.02
Attendant (s)
05.6.2.03
Sweeper (s)
05.6.2.04
Priest(s)
05.6.2.05
Other consumer rent (hiring charges for furniture etc) (s)
05.6.2.06
Miscellaneous expenses (subscription to societies, e-mail, fax,
application fee for employment etc.) (s)
05.6.2.08
Other cons services (fee for using credit/ debit card etc.) (s)
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COICOP Code
Description
06
06.1
Health
(I)
Medical products, appliances and equipment
06.1.1
(a)
06.1.1.01
Prescription medicines (Allopathic)
06.1.1.02
Prescription medicines (homeopathic)
06.1.1.03
Prescription medicines (Ayurvedic)
06.1.1.04
Pain killer (allopathic)
06.1.1.05
Cough syrup
06.1.1.06
Vitamin b complex: tablet
06.1.1.07
Anti fever tab (allopathic)
06.1.1.08
Anti biotic tab (allopathic)
06.1.1.09
Cough syrup (homeopathic)
06.1.1.10
Anti fever (homeopathic)
06.1.1.11
Tonic (homeopathic)
06.1.1.12
Pain reliever (Ayurvedic)
06.1.1.13
Anti fever medicine (Ayurvedic)
06.1.1.14
06.1.2
Tonic (Ayurvedic)
(b) Other medical products
06.1.2.01
Chavanprash
06.1.2.02
Condoms
06.1.3
Others (specify)
(c) Therapeutic appliances and equipment
06.1.3.01
Corrective eyeglasses
06.2
Others (specify)
(II) Outpatient services
Pharmaceutical products
06.2.1
(a) Medical services
06.2.1.01
General practitioner consultation fee
06.2.1.02
Specialist physician consultation fee
06.2.1.03
Optometrist examination fee
(b) Dental services
06.2.2
06.2.2.01
Dental examinations
06.2.2.02
Dental fillings
06.2.2.03
06.2.3
Dentures
(c) Paramedical services
06.2.3.01
x-ray
06.2.3.02
ECG
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Description
06.2.3.03
Lipid profile test
06.2.3.04
06.3
Blood sugar (fasting & pp test)
(III) Hospital services
06.3.1.01
Hospital/nursing home charges
07 and 08
Transport and Communication
07.1.1.01
Motor car, jeep
07.1.2.01
Motor cycle, scooter
07.1.3.01
Bicycle
07.1.4.01
Other transport equip
07.2.1.01
Tyres and tubes
07.2.2.01
Petrol for vehicle
07.2.2.02
Diesel for vehicle
07.2.2.03
Lubricants and other fuels for vehicle
07.2.3.01
Other conveyance expenses
07.3.1.01
Railway fare(s)
07.3.2.01
Bus/tram fare(s)
07.3.2.02
Taxi/auto-rickshaw fare(s)
07.3.2.03
Rickshaw (manual) fare(s)
07.3.2.04
Horse cart fare(s)
07.3.2.05
School bus/van(s)
07.3.3.01
Airway fare (s)
07.3.4.01
Steamer/boat fare(s)
07.3.6.01
Porter charges(s)
08.1.0.01
Postage and telegram(s)
08.2.0.01
Mobile phone handset
08.2.0.02
Telephone instrument (landline)
08.3.0.01
Telephone charges-landline(s)
08.3.0.02
Telephone charges: mobile(s)
08.3.0.03
Internet expenses(s)
09
Recreation and amusement
09.1.1.01
Radio, tape recorder, 2-in-1, MP3 player
09.1.1.02
Television
09.1.1.03
VCR/VCD/DVD player
09.1.2.01
Photography
09.1.2.02
Camera & photographic equipment
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COICOP Code
Description
09.1.3.01
Personal computer/laptop/other peripherals incl software
09.1.4.01
CD, DVD etc.
09.1.4.02
VCD/DVD hire (including instrument)(s)
09.2.2.01
Musical instruments
09.3.1.01
Other goods for recreation
09.3.1.02
Goods for recreation/hobbies
09.3.2.01
Sports goods toys etc.
09.3.2.02
Club fees(s)
09.3.4.01
Pets (incl. birds fish)
09.4.2.01
Cinema, theatre(s)
09.4.2.02
Cable TV connection(s)
09.4.2.03
Mela, fair, picnic
09.4.2.04
Library charges(s)
09.4.2.05
Other entertainment
09.5.2.01
Newspapers, periodicals
11.2.0.01
Hotel lodging charges
10
Education
10.1
Early childhood/Pre-primary & primary education
10.1.0.01
Educational child care
10.1.0.02
Kindergartens
10.1.0.03
Primary School fee (Govt.)
10.1.0.04
Primary School fee (Pvt.)
10.1.0.05
Tuition and other fee
10.2
Secondary education
10.2.0.01
Secondary school fee (Govt.)
10.2.0.02
Secondary school fee (Pvt.)
10.2.0.03
Tuition and other fee
10.2.0.04
Private tutor/coaching (s)
10.4
Tertiary and other post school education
10.4.0.01
University education fee
10.4.0.02
Polytechnic education fee
10.4.0.03
Private Tertiary education
10.4.0.04
Tuition and other fee
10.4.0.05
coaching (s) fee
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COICOP Code
Description
10.5
Other Education
10.5.0.01
Other educational expenses (Adult education course, computer
training etc.)(s)
09.5
Newspapers books & stationary
09.5.1.01
Primary school books
09.5.1.02
Secondary school books
09.5.1.03
Tertiary education Books, journals etc.
09.5.1.04
Others (atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, novels etc.)
09.5.2.01
Newspaper (s)
09.5.2.02
Magazines and other periodicals
09.5.3.01
Miscellaneous (maps, globes etc.)
09.1.4.01
Educational CD
09.5.4.01
Stationary, photocopying charges
12
Miscellaneous goods and services
12.1 and 12.3
Personal care and effects
12.1.1.01
Barber, beautician charges etc.(s)
12.1.3.01
Toilet soap
12.1.3.02
Toothbrush paste, comb etc.
12.1.3.03
Powder, snow, cream
12.1.3.04
Hair oil, shampoo, hair cream etc.
12.1.3.05
Shaving blades, razor
12.1.3.06
Shaving cream, after shave lotion
12.1.3.07
Sanitary napkins
12.1.3.08
Other toilet articles
12.3.1.01
Gold ornaments
12.3.1.02
Silver ornaments
12.3.1.03
Jewels, pearls
12.3.1.04
Other ornaments
12.3.1.05
Clock, watch
12.3.2.01
Suitcase etc. travel goods
12.3.2.02
Umbrella, raincoat
12.3.2.03
Lighter (cigar/gas stove)
12.3.2.04
Other minor durable-type goods
12.3.2.05
Any other personal goods
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REPORTS ENQUIRIES AND STUDIES
Wage Rates in Rural India
In pursuance of the recommendations of the Technical Working Group on rural retail
prices set up by the NSSO in 1974, Labour Bureau has been compiling and maintaining average
daily wage rate data in respect of eleven agricultural and seven non-agricultural occupations
based on the data collected by the Field Operation Division of National Sample Survey
Organisation (NSSO) from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 66 NSS regions in 20
states. Though these wage rate data have been collected since 1986-87, their regular compilation
and dissemination started w.e.f April, 1998.
The daily wage rate data received from the field are first normalized for eight working
hours a day. The simple arithmetic average of these normalized daily wage rates is worked out
for each of the 20 states. The average wage rates at all-India level are derived by dividing the
sum total of wages of all the 20 states by the number of quotations. These averages are
restricted only to those occupations where the numbers of quotations are five or more in order to
avoid the apparent inconsistency in wages paid to different categories of workers on account of
differences in number of quotations. The month-wise average daily wage rates are thus worked
out at State level and also at all-India level are released regularly to the users through various
sources.
In 2011, the PMO made certain observations with regard to the categorization of non
agricultural occupations for collection of wage rate data and requested Ministry of Labour &
Employment to revise the categorization of workers so as to capture the changes that have taken
place in the occupational structure of rural labour since its categorization way back in 1974.
Labour Bureau took up the matter with Central Statistics Office (CSO) and requested
them to constitute a Working Group for this purpose. Accordingly, the CSO, on advice of the
National Statistical Commission (NSC), constituted a Working Group under the Chairmanship
of Dr. T. S. Papola to deliberate on the issue of coverage of occupation category for collection of
wage rate data in November 2012. The group deliberated upon the subject in three meetings and
based on the inputs provided by members and different relevant organizations, has submitted the
report which, inter alia, recommended 12 Agricultural Occupations and 13 Non-Agricultural
Occupations (Annuxure-I) as against the existing 11 Agricultural and 7 Non-agricultural
Occupations (Annexure-II).
The report was accepted by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and accordingly
Labour Bureau requested the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to collect the wage rate
data as per the revised list. As NSSO has agreed to collect wage rate data as per revised list w.e.f
November, 2013, Labour Bureau started the compilation, analysis and dissemination of wage
rate data based on new categorization. State wise and all-India average daily wage rates by
occupation and sex for the month of November, 2013 have been presented in Table A2.1 (a) for
agricultural occupations and Table A2.1 (b) for non-agricultural occupations.
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Annexure-I
Revised List of Occupations
Sr. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Agricultural
Occupations
Ploughing/Tilling workers
Sowing (including Planting/
Transplanting/Weeding) workers
Harvesting/Winnowing/Threshing
workers
Picking workers (including Tea,
Cotton, Tobacco and other
commercial crops)
Horticulture workers (including
nursery growers)
Fishermen-inland
Fishermen-coastal/deep-sea
Loggers and wood cutters
Animal husbandry workers
(including poultry workers, dairy
workers and herdsman)
Packaging labourers, agriculture
General agricultural labourers
(including watering/irrigation
workers, etc.)
Plant protection workers (applying
pesticides, treating seeds, etc.)
Sr. No.
1
2
Non-agricultural
Occupations
Carpenter
Blacksmith
3
Mason
4
Weavers
5
Beedi makers
6
Bamboo, cane basket
weavers
Handicraft workers
Plumbers
Electrician
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Construction workers (for
roads, dams, industrial &
project construction work
and Well diggers)
LMV & Tractor drivers
Non-agricultural
labourers (including
porters, loaders)
Sweeping/cleaning
workers
Annexure-II
Existing List of Occupations
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Agricultural
Occupations
Ploughing
Sowing
Weeding
Transplanting
Harvesting
Winnowing
Threshing
Picking
Herdsman
Well Digging
Cane Crushing
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
131
Non-agricultural
Occupations
Carpenter
Blacksmith
Cobbler
Mason
Tractor Driver
Sweeper
Unskilled Labourers
Indian Labour Journal, February 2014
LABOUR ACTIVITIES
LABOUR SITUATION
Information relating to Closures, Retrenchments and Lay-offs in respect of various
States/Union Territories in the country for the month of January to November 2013
(Provisional) received in the Bureau upto 31 st December, 2013 is presented in the following
Tables:Table-I
State-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during January to November,
2013 (P)
States/Union Territories
No. of Units
No. of Workers Affected
1.
Andhra Pradesh
1
728
2.
Goa
3
151
3.
Karnataka
1
36
4.
Tripura
80
2744
Total :State Sphere
85
3659
Central Sphere
(-)
(-)
Grand Total
85
3659
Table-II
Industry-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during January to
November, 2013 (P)
Section
Description
No. of
No. of Workers
Units
NIC-2008
Affected
A
Agriculture, Forestry and
1
fishing
C
Manufacturing
64
D
Electricity, Gas, Steam and
5
Air conditioning Supply
E
Water supply, Sewerage,
5
Waste management and
remediation activities
F
Construction
1
G
Wholesale and retail trade,
7
Repair of motor vehicles
and motorcycles
I
Accommodation and Food
1
Service activities
..
..
1
Total :
State Sphere
85
Central Sphere
(-)
Grand Total
85
(P): Provisional
- : Nil.
.. : Not available.
Note: Information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.
132
7
3361
129
80
36
33
4
9
3659
(-)
3659
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Table-III
State-wise Number of Units affecting Retrenchments and Workers Retrenched thereby during
January to November, 2013 (P)
State/Union Territory
No. of Units
No. of Workers affected
1.
Goa
3
8
(13)
(373)
2.
Gujarat
1
109
(-)
(-)
3.
Karnataka
4
11
(-)
(-)
4.
Odisha
(1)
(794)
Total :
State Sphere
8
128
Central Sphere
(14)
(1167)
Grand Total
22
1295
Table-IV
Industry-wise Number of Units affecting Retrenchments and Workers Retrenched during
January to November, 2013 (P)
Section
Description
No. of Units
No. of Workers
affected
NIC-2008
B
Mining and quarrying
3
8
(6)
(225)
C
Manufacturing
1
109
(1)
(27)
H
Transportation
(4)
(58)
J
Information and
4
11
Communication
(-)
(-)
M
Professional, scientific and
technical activities
(2)
(63)
..
..
(1)
8
(14)
22
Total: State Sphere
Central Sphere
Grand Total
(P): Provisional
- : Nil.
.. : Not available.
Note: Information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.
133
(794)
128
(1167)
1295
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Table-V
State-wise Number of Units Affecting Lay-offs, Workers Laid-off and Mandays Lost during
January to November, 2013 (P)
States/Union Territories
1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
Total : State Sphere
Central Sphere
Grand Total
No. of Units
22
(-)
4
(-)
26
(-)
26
No. of
Workers
Affected
1062
(-)
119
(-)
1181
(-)
1181
Mandays Lost
3760
(-)
10254
(-)
14014
(-)
14014
Table- VI
Industry-wise Number of Units Affecting Lay-offs, Workers Laid-off and Mandays Lost during
January to November, 2013 (P)
Section
NIC2008
C
Description
J
Information &
Communication
Total :
Manufacturing
State Sphere
Central Sphere
Grand Total
No. of
Units
No. of
Workers
Affected
Mandays Lost
21
(-)
5
(-)
26
(-)
26
1154
(-)
27
(-)
1181
(-)
1181
13663
(-)
351
(-)
14014
(-)
14014
(P): Provisional
- : Nil.
.. : Not available.
Note: Information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.
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Table-VII
Month-wise break-up of Mandays Lost due to Lay-off during
January to November, 2013 (P)
Month
January
Mandays Lost
1,805
(-)
3,925
(-)
2,737
(-)
2,975
(-)
..
February
March
April
May
(..)
294
(..)
509
June
July
(..)
1730
August
September
(..)
39
October
(..)
..
November
(..)
..
(..)
14,014
(-)
14,014
Total: State Sphere
Central Sphere
Grand Total
(P): Provisional
- : Nil.
.. : Not available.
Note: Information within brackets relate to Central Sphere.
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Industrial Disputes during January to November, 2013 (Provisional)
The statistics of work-stoppages due to Industrial Disputes during January to November
2013 based on the returns received from different State Labour Departments / Regional Labour
Commissioners (Central) are presented in the following tables:
As per available information 149 Industrial Disputes resulting in work-stoppages were
reported during January to November, 2013 in which 719106 workers were involved and
2709504 mandays lost were reported. Besides, there were 12 disputes which occurred due to
reasons other than Industrial Disputes also. In the said disputes 6497 workers were involved and
1401628 mandays were lost.
Table VIII
Number of Mandays Lost on Account of Work-stoppages during
January to November, 2012 and 2013
Number of Mandays Lost on Account of
Month
Industrial Disputes
Reasons Other Than Industrial
Disputes
2012 (P)
2
955165
2013 (P)
3
183112
2012 (P)
4
699286
2013 (P)
5
148100
1326852
1244298
686937
143127
March
775455
165365
726032
147595
April
1119591
301501
699142
148605
May
1062006
174168
722845
141180
June
979933
240359
724445
162239
July
928402
109008
724813
168062
1599532
107186
699172
168600
972328
85926
709664
168140
1095409
76239
657780
5980
876236
22342
727500
..
11690909
2709504
7777616
1401628
1
January
February
August
September
October
November
Total
(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till
31st December, 2013
.. Not available
N.B:- Figures for 2013 are not comparable with those for 2012 due to non-receipt of data from
various States / Union Territories.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
(a) INDIAN LABOUR
The news items reported below have been gleaned from various official and unofficial
sources. Hence, the Labour Bureau is not in a position to vouchsafe the authenticity of the
unofficial news items.
Labour Min to Revamp Skill Development Schemes - With an aim to skill nearly 500 million
youth by 2022, the labour ministry has initiated a thorough review and revamp of the Skill
Development Initiative Scheme and vocational training schemes such as the Industrial Training
Institutes and Apprenticeship programmes. The ministry has now set up an internal working
group to review all aspects of functioning of such training schemes. ―ITIs are the backbone of
vocational training infrastructure in the country. The need to revitalise the ITIs and improve the
quality of training imparted by them needs no emphasis,‖ said a circular by the ministry. At
present, just about 3.1 million people are imparted skills every year despite over 9,400 ITIs and
23,800 establishments providing apprenticeship training in the country. The review will focus
not only on the courses provided but more importantly the quality of courses and instructors at
these institutes. Accordingly, the working group has been mandated to look into issues of
recruitment of faculty, training of instructors, opening training centres in underserved areas,
distance learning as well as the focus on employability. The committee is expected to submit its
report by middle of January next year.
(The Indian Express, 13.12.2013)
EPFO Directs Field Offices to Ask Cos File PF Claims Well in Time - To avoid harassment
of employees, retirement fund body EPFO has directed its field offices to sensitise employers
about the need to forward in time PF claims of outgoing workers. ―All regional offices and subregional offices should sensitise the employers under their respective jurisdiction to comply with
the provision of Para 72(5) of the EPF Scheme 1952 where the employer is duty bound to
forward duly filled in and attested claim application to the respective EPF office within five days
of receipt,‖ says a circular of EPFO. ―It is observed that some employers do not forward the
claims submitted to them by their outgoing employees. This leads to harassment of such
outgoing employees and give rise to lodging of grievances with EPFO,‖ it added. The
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which manages a subscriber base of over five
crore and a corpus of about Rs 5 lakh crore, has been working hard to reduce the number of
public grievances and improve services delivery. The body had recently asked its field staff to
settle all grievances of subscribers within 30 days. EPFO has also started online settlement of PF
transfer claims on changing jobs by members. The EPFO expects 1.2 crore claims in 2013-14,
including around 13 lakh PF transfer claims. During 2012-13, the EPFO settled 107.62 lakh
claims, 88 per cent of which were processed within 30 days, as prescribed in the EPF Scheme
1952.
(The Hindu Business Line, 15.12.2013)
5.77 Crore Unincorporated Enterprises have 10.80 Crore Workers - As per the latest survey
conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)...the estimated number of enterprises are
5.767 crore. Estimated number of workers employed in these enterprises is 10.798 crore,"
Statistics Minister Srikant Kumar Jena said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Unincorporated nonagricultural enterprises excluding construction were covered by the NSSO in its 67th round of
survey during July 2010-June 2011. This type of survey is normally conducted once in five
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years. According to the study, the gross value added by these enterprises at all India level was
estimated as Rs 6,28,356 crore. The study revealed that the maximum number of enterprises was
in Uttar Pradesh at 83,83,469 followed by West Bengal at 72,88,001 and Andhra Pradesh at
56,00211. In terms of value, enterprises in Maharashtra contributed the largest amount of Rs
76,864 crore to the gross domestic product or country's economy followed by Uttar Pradesh at
Rs 65,841 crore and Tamil Nadu at Rs. 65,439 crore. The maximum number of workers
employed by these enterprises were in Uttar Pradesh at 1.57 crore followed by Andhra Pradesh
at 1.22 crore and West Bengal at 1.18 crore.
(The Economic Times, 17.12.2013)
Stress-Related Ailments in Indian Employees Due to Job Fears: Regus Survey - Job
uncertainty has increased pressure on Indian employees with 71 per cent saying they are
experiencing more stress-related illness ever since the economic downturn, according to a survey
by Regus. The study said stress-related illness can worsen or cause a whole series of health
conditions ranging from obesity to heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, depression,
gastrointestinal problems and asthma. The global workplace provider, Regus, said 24 per cent of
Indian respondents stated they are worried about losing their jobs and feel less confident about
the sector they are working in. The study, which covered the opinions of 20,000 senior
executives and business owners across 95 countries including India, found that over one-third
(34 per cent) of Indian employees are actually losing sleep worrying about their jobs. In India,
stress is causing an increase in absenteeism (56 per cent) damaging business productivity as well
as worker well-being, the survey said. It added employees also identified flexible working
conditions as an option for easing work-related stress. Globally, 48 per cent of respondents felt
their stress levels had risen in the past year.
(The Economic Times, 19.12.2013)
Job Enrolments in India Soar 57% in 2012 as Slowdown Bites - In what bears out that the
economic slowdown for the last three years has taken a toll on employment, labour ministry‘s
latest data revealed that fresh registrations for job at employment exchanges surged 57% yearon-year to 97.22 lakh in the calendar year 2012. This was even as actual placement fell an
annual 9.3% to 4.28 lakh as firms froze hiring. Ministry officials attribute the trend to not just
slowdown impact, but modernisation of exchanges in many states such as Maharashtra, Haryana,
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, along with special schemes like unemployment allowance
announced by Uttar Pradesh which may have increased enrolment. Hardly 5% of job seekers
enrolled in employment exchanges got placed in 2012. As per the data, the number of job
seekers registered with 956 employment exchanges and employment information and guidance
bureaus across various states rose to 97.22 lakh in 2012 from 62.06 lakh in 2011. Enrolments at
employment exchanges had been falling between 2007 and 2008 when the economy was
growing at over 9% but it started rising after the Lehman Brothers collapse and subsequently
European debt crisis slowed economic activities in India, along with a domestic policy-paralysis
that thwarted productivity-enhancing reforms. Placement aided by employment exchanges fell
9.3% to 4.28 lakh in 2012 from 4.72 lakh in 2011. Placements fell 7.5% in 2011 from 5.1 lakh in
2010. Due to low placement rates, the number of job seekers listed on employment exchanges is
a staggering 4 crore now. In recent years, many private companies have cut jobs to protect their
profit margins as demand slowed in Asia‘s third largest economy.
(The Financial Express, 19.12.2013)
Social Networks, Referrals are India Inc’s Hiring Hotspots - Employee referrals and direct
hiring channels such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and company websites, considered fads at
one time, now contribute 70% to 90% of hires for companies. The once-dominant HR
consultants now hire only for critical and niche roles, adding just up to 20% of the overall pool
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of hires and resulting in huge cost savings for organisations. "Due to the slowdown, companies
have turned more aggressively towards internal and cost effective channels. It works better as
they can wait for a good fit, unlike in a booming market," says Shiv Agrawal, MD, ABC
Consultants. Sectors where these channels are used more often are information technology, ITenabled services, telecom, BFSI and start-ups. And the benefits work both ways. Employees too
are motivated to refer others due to cash incentives, rewards in kind, the satisfaction of getting
someone a job and the opportunity to work with like-minded people. The trend has picked up
over the past two to three years, post the Lehman Brothers collapse, as companies began looking
for cost-effective, efficient avenues for hiring. "Referrals help shorten the due diligence process
as compared to other modes; retain the organisational culture as most referred candidates have a
fair amount of background knowledge about the company, and get people with the right skills
and experience in a relatively shorter time," says Sriram Rajagopal, vice president, human
resources, Cognizant. Besides a more focused use of recruiter and management time, candidates
- especially at senior levels stay on longer - than those who join through other recruitment
modes, he says. Other direct channels such as company websites and walk-ins too have been
effective in bringing down the dependence on HR consultants for recruitment.
The Economic Times, 20.12.2013)
While 2013 was Lacklustre for Job Seekers, the Year 2014 Seems Promising: Teamlease
Services - Year 2013 was lacklustre for job seekers. While the business outlook did fare better,
hiring sentiments were subdued as companies did not anticipate a near-future uptick in demand.
Except for a slight surge between April and September, the employment outlook was largely
negative in 2013. Another trend was increasing stress on hiring ‗productive workforce‘. Further,
while metros continued to dominate, 2013 also witnessed an increase in companies scouting for
talent from tier-2 cities. While Mumbai displayed stability in terms of employment and business
outlook, Bangalore and Delhi did not start well in the first quarter of the year but gradually
picked up steam. However, Kolkata was a laggard both in terms of hiring as well as business
outlook. While 2013 marked a year of disappointment on the hiring front, 2014 seems
promising. The upcoming national elections coupled with the improvement in the global
economic conditions are expected to bring cheer. In fact, as the year progresses, the corporates
are expected to come out and invest into business again, automatically leading to talent search.
FMCG, consumer durables, telecom, retail and hospitality are expected to drive growth in 2014.
Although most sectors will witness stability, services sectors—hospitality, telecom, banks—are
likely to be hit by increasing attrition. As the stress is on candidates who could hit the road
immediately, 2014 may not be great for freshers. While mid and senior candidates will
experience slow growth, professionals with niche and specialised skills will witness steady
growth.
(The Financial Express, 30.12.2013)
Industries/Services Declared/Granted Extension as Public Utility Services under the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947– As per the information received in the Bureau, the following
Industries/Services have been declared Public Utility Services for a period of six months with
effect from the date mentioned against them.
Sl.
No.
1
Authority Making
Declaration
Industry/Service
Central Government I) Services in the Iron and Steel
II) Services in the Iron Ore Mining Industry
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Extension
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Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 and
Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 for the month December, 2013
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers- All-India CPI-IW for December,
2013 declined by 4 points and pegged at 239 (two hundred and thirty nine). On 1-month
percentage change, it decreased by 1.65 per cent between November and December compared
with the rise of 0.46 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest downward
pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing -4.96 percentage
points to the total change. At item level, Onion, Ginger, Chillies Green, Brinjal, Cauliflower,
Cabbage, Peas, Tomato, Potato and other Vegetable items, Sugar etc. are responsible for the
decrease in index. However, this was compensated to some extent by Fish Fresh, Eggs Hen,
Poultry, Milk, Pure Ghee, Garlic, Firewood, ESI Contribution, etc. putting upward pressure on
the index. The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 9.13 per cent for
December, 2013, as compared to 11.47 per cent for the previous month and 11.17 per cent
during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 11.49
per cent against 16.17 per cent of the previous month and 13.53 per cent during the
corresponding month of the previous year. At centre level, Giridih recorded the highest decline
of 12 points followed by Ahmedabad, Chhindwara, Varanasi, Munger, Jamalpur, Nagpur and
Bhavnagar (10 points each), Jamshedpur (09 points), Rourkela, Ludhiana, Tripura and Angul
Talcher (08 points each). Among others, 7 points decrease was registered in 9 centres, 6 points
in 8 centres, 5 points in 11 centres, 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 7 centres, 2 points in 9
centres and 1 point in 7 centres. On the contrary, Sholapur centre reported an increase of 4 points
followed by Puducherry (2 points), Coimbatore and Srinagar centres 1 point each. Rest of the 3
centres‘ indices remained stationary. The indices of 37 centres are above All-India Index and
other 39 centres‘ indices are below national average. The index of Varanasi and Vijaywada
centre remained at par with all-India index.
(Labour Bureau)
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers- AllIndia Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base:
1986-87=100) for December, 2013 decreased by 12 points and 11 points respectively to stand at
765 ( Seven hundred and sixty five) points and 766 (Seven hundred and sixty six) points. The
fall/rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded a
decrease between 5 to 27 points for 16 States and an increase between 2 to 6 points for 4 States.
Haryana with 841 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level
of 622 points stood at the bottom. In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded a decrease between 3
to 24 points in 16 States and an increase between 2 to 5 points for 4 States. Haryana with 834
points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh State with the index level of 652 points
stood at the bottom. The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers
in respect of Punjab States registered the maximum decrease of 27 and 24 points respectively
mainly due to decrease in the prices of rice, gram dal, onion, ginger, vegetables & fruits and gur.
The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers in respect of Kerala
States registered the maximum increase of 6 and 5 points respectively mainly due to increase in
the prices of wheat atta, tapioca, pulses, coconut oil, onion, vegetables & fruits, fish fresh,
tamarind and tea readymade. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL
decreased from 13.43% and 13.27% in November, 2013 to 11.19% and 11.18% in December,
2013. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL are 11.57% and 11.23% respectively
during December, 2013.
(Labour Bureau)
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(b) FOREIGN LABOUR
Decent Jobs for Youth Should be at the Top of African Development Agenda, Says ILO With more than two thirds of young workers‘ potential not fully utilized, there is an urgent need
for countries in Sub Saharan Africa to create quality jobs for youth, a new ILO study says.
African countries have experienced incredible economic growth over the past several years. The
World Bank projects that GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa will hit 4.9 per cent this year, rise
to 5.3 per cent in 2014 and to 5.5 per cent in 2015. But the quantity and quality of jobs for youth
remains a huge challenge. According to the report titled ―Labour market transitions of young
women and men in Sub-Saharan Africa‖, the average youth labour underutilization rate in the
region – which adds the share of youth in irregular employment, unemployment and inactive
non-students – reached 67.1 per cent in 2012-13. The study was prepared for the
firstWork4Youth Regional Conference, which is taking place in Addis Ababa. Only around half
of the youth in the region (53.2 per cent) are working, while only one youth in four works in a
standard employment relationship with a written contract, the report says. Informality and
vulnerable employment remain the reality for the vast majority of young workers in the
region. The study was based on recent school-to-work transition surveys (SWTS), which were
carried out in eight sub-Saharan African countries (Benin, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia) under the ILO‘s Work4Youth (W4Y) Project – a global
partnership between the ILO and The MasterCard Foundation. The SWTS household survey –
which covered youth aged 15 to 29 – took place between 2012 and 2013 in the eight sub-Saharan
African countries and in an additional 20 countries around the world. They will be run a second
time in the same countries in 2014-15.
(ILO News, 03.12.2013)
Long-Term Unemployment, The New Challenge for Many Countries - Unemployment
spells for workers are becoming longer in some countries compared to the pre-crisis situation in
2008, according to the new edition of the ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
―Headlines on a recent decline in unemployment rates hide the bitter reality that many jobless
workers are finding it increasingly difficult to get into a new job within a reasonable period of
time of 6 months or less,‖ says Ekkehard Ernst, chief of the ILO Employment Trends Unit. For
example, in Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Serbia and Bulgaria, long-term
unemployment has increased by 40 per cent or more in comparison to 2008. The latest edition of
KILM – an online reference tool offering data and analysis on the world‘s labour market –
includes information about the dynamics of job losses and job creation in 70 developed and
emerging economies. The new figures show that in countries with similar unemployment rates,
there can be substantial differences in labour market trends. While both the United States and
Germany had unemployment rates of around 6.3 per cent between 1970 and 2013,
unemployment spells were on average shorter in the US labour market. In France, where
unemployment rates have been about 30 per cent higher than in Germany since 1991, it takes on
average less time for an unemployed worker to find a job than it does in Germany. In developing
countries, the story is different. Workers move faster between spells of unemployment and
employment than in advanced economies, but that‘s because they transit frequently into informal
employment. The data on unemployment flows in the KILM cover, depending on the country,
up to 30 years (1980-2012). It is the first time that such statistics have been collected to obtain a
single, consistent picture of labour market dynamics in both developed and developing countries.
In addition to employment, KILM data also includes information and analysis on wages, labour
productivity, working poverty and other labour market issues.
(ILO News, 11.12.2013)
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Job Growth Pushes Britain’s Manufacturing to 3-Year High - British manufacturing grew at
its strongest pace in almost three years in November and employment in the sector jumped,
adding to signs the country‘s economic upturn is gaining momentum, a survey showed. The
Markit/CIPS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers‘ Index (PMI) jumped to 58.4 in November
from an upwardly revised 56.5 in October. Index readings above 50 indicate expansion. The
index was at its highest since February 2011. It adds to signs that Britain‘s economy is finally
getting back on its feet after the financial crisis. The employment subindex for the
manufacturing sector leapt to 54.5, its highest since May 2011, from 51.9 in October, the poll
showed.
(The Financial Express, 03.12.2013)
Companies Step in to Prevent Worker Burnout - Volkswagen turns off some employees'
email 30 minutes after their shifts end. Goldman Sachs is urging junior staff to take weekends
off. BMW is planning new rules that will keep workers from being contacted after hours. This
surge in corporate beneficence isn't an indication that employers are becoming kinder and
gentler: It's about the bottom line. After years in which the ease of instant communication via
email and smartphones allowed bosses to place greater and greater demands on white-collar
workers, some companies are beginning to set limits, recognising that successful employees
must be able to escape from work. ―Industry is now responding,‖ said Cary Cooper, a professor
of organisational psychology and health at Lancaster University, who says the imperative to be
constantly reachable by iPhone or tablet is taking a toll on the work delivered at the office.
―Employees are turning up, but they're not delivering anything.‖ After seeing colleagues lose
their jobs during the Great Recession, workers are more inclined to come in to work, even when
sick, surveys show. After hours, physical presence is replaced by the next best thing — a virtual
one. Many employees fear switching off, instead deciding to work on vacation, during dinner
and in bed with the help of smart phones, laptops and tablet computers. People also have more
data than ever to process — whether they ask for it or not. Information overload cost American
businesses just under $1 trillion in employee time lost to needless emails and other distractions
in 2010, according to Jonathan Spira, chief analyst of the New York research firm, Basex.
(The Financial Express, 04.12.2013)
Youth Unemployment Over 10% in Most Asia-Pacific Nations: ILO - Global slowdown has
taken a heavy toll on jobs in most Asian nations -- including India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Philippines and Indonesia -- with youth unemployment rising over 10% during 2013,
International Labour Organisation said in a report. While employment growth has remained
below 3% in most parts in Asia Pacific region, unemployment rate was about 5%. In India, the
employment grew by an annual average 1.5% to 472.9 million in 2011-12 from 459 million in
2009-10, according to the latest NSSO survey. Latest labour ministry data show unemployment
rate was at 4.7% in 2012-13. The unemployment level may have worsened as the GDP growth
slipped to 4.6% in April-September 2013-14 from 9.3% in 2010-11. The situation is much
gloomier in other nations such as Indonesia, Philippines and Pakistan, where unemployment rate
is running at over 6%. "The weak global economic environment is testing many Asia-Pacific
labour markets. While some economies have been resilient, others are showing fragility.
Employment trends are slowing in some key markets, and progress on enhancing job quality has
been feeble," ILO said in the report. What's worrisome is the rising youth unemployment among
fresh graduates continue to face difficulty in getting decent jobs. In eight out of fourteen
economies excluding India, youth unemployment rate was around 10% or higher. Apart from the
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dearth of quality jobs, ILO said a majority of the region‘s workers remain informally employed.
"With limited stability, earnings and protection, precarious and informal jobs leave workers and
their families highly vulnerable especially in situations of economic, social or environmental
crisis," ILO cautioned.
(The Indian Express, 21.12.2013)
China does Away with Labour Camps - China formally abolished its controversial labour
camps ―re-education‖ system and loosened family planning restrictions, as the country‘s
Parliament rubber-stamped two key reform measures unveiled by the new leadership. A
resolution adopted by the National People‘s Congress (NPC), the top legislative body, said those
serving re-education through labour sentences would be set free. Under the re-education through
labour system, accused can be held for up to four years without a trial. While initially introduced
in the 1950s to hold those charged with minor crimes, critics of the system say it had been
subsequently expanded to subvert the law by effectively imprisoning citizens without any
recourse to a fair hearing. Law enforcement agencies have often sentenced citizens petitioning
higher authorities to have their grievances heard to re-education through labour to silence them.
As of this year, around 1.6 lakh people were held in some 260 labour camps. It still remains
unclear what will become of the camps and those detained. Chinese media reports said some
facilities will be turned into drug rehabilitation centres offering ―compulsory‖ treatment. The
NPC also passed a resolution loosening family planning restrictions. The move will allow
couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child. The loosening of the policy does,
however, reflect the government‘s anxieties about declining birth rates and a shrinking labour
force. The working population will fall by 8 million every year after 2023, the government said,
with those above 60 years of age reaching 400 million and accounting for one-quarter of the
population in the next two decades.
(The Hindu, 29.12.2013)
The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be
humble about it.
-Alex Haley
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LABOUR DECISIONS
3% reservation for disabled persons computed on the basis of total number of vacancies in
the cadre is obligatory for Govt. establishments - In this case, National Federation of the
Blind, an apex organization working for the protection of the rights of the visually challenged,
filed a writ petition before the High Court in public interest seeking implementation of Section
33 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full
Participation) Act, 1995. In the petition, it was alleged that the appellants have failed to provide
reservation to the blind and low vision persons as stipulated under the said Act. The petition was
disposed of by the High Court directing the Union of India to modify the OM dated 29.12.2005
being inconsistent with the provisions of Section 33 of the Act and issued several other
directions. Being aggrieved, the appellants have preferred this appeal by way of special leave
before the apex Court. After perusing all the relevant materials, the apex Court opined that
employment is a key factor in the empowerment and inclusion of people with disabilities. It is an
alarming reality that the disabled people are out of job not because their disability comes in the
way of their functioning rather it is social and practical barriers that prevent them from joining
the workforce. As a result, many disabled people live in poverty and in deplorable conditions.
They are denied the right to make a useful contribution to their own lives and to the lives of their
families and community. The Union of India, the State Governments as well as the Union
Territories have a categorical obligation under the Constitution of India and under various
International treaties relating to human rights in general and treaties for disabled persons in
particular, to protect the rights of disabled persons. Even though the Act was enacted way back
in 1995, the disabled people have failed to get required benefit until today. Thus, after thoughtful
consideration, it was concluded that the computation of reservation for persons with disabilities
has to be computed in case of Group A, B, C and D posts in an identical manner viz.,
―computing 3% reservation on total number of vacancies in the cadre strength‖ which is the
intention of the legislature. Accordingly, certain clauses in the OM dated 29.12.2005, which are
contrary to the above reasoning are struck down and directed the appropriate Government to
issue new Office Memorandum(s) in consistent with the decision rendered by the apex Court. In
order to ensure proper implementation of the reservation policy for the disabled and to protect
their rights, the appellant was directed to comply with the apex Court‘s Order within three
months from the date of passing of this judgment.
(Union of India & Anr. v. National Federation of the Blind & Ors., All India Services Law
Journal, Volume-115, Part-I, January, 2014, pp 88-112)
Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps
be entirely with us.
-Jawaharlal Nehru
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LABOUR LITERATURE
IMPORTANT ARTICLES OF LABOUR INTEREST PUBLISHED IN THE PERIODICALS
AND NEWSPAPERS RECEIVED IN THE LABOUR BUREAU
EMPLOYMENT AND
UNEMPLOYMENT
Grace Carswell and Geert De Neve
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REGULATIONS
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2013; pp. 7-12.
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
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Southern
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No.16,
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AND SAFETY
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Agricultural and Livelihood Vulnerability
Reduction Through the MGNREGA; ibid,
pp.94-103.
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2013; pp. 127-138.
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
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33-37.
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Socio Economic Conditions of Labourers of
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52, No.15, December 1, 2013; pp. 19-22.
A Socio-Economic Study of Sexually Abused
Girls; With Reference to Beedi District in
Maharashtra, ibid. pp. 25-27.
Rural Non-Farm Sector in India – An
Overview; ibid, pp. 28-32.
Socio-Economic Conditions of Women
Agricultural Labourers: A Micro Study;
Southern
Economist,
Vol.52,
No.16,
December 15, 2013; pp.37-42.
Nitaqat and the Expat Kerala Emigrants;
Southern
Economist,
Vol.52,
No.16,
December 15, 2013; pp.48-55.
Helping Employees Find Meaning at Work;
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STATISTICS
Section A
MONTHLY STATISTICS
Pages
Notes
149
1. Prices and Price Indices
1.1. Industrial Workers’ Consumer Price Index
Table A.1.1.1.
Labour Bureau‘s Series of All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers
for Industrial Workers (Base : 2001=100)
151
Table A.1.1.2.
Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Industrial Workers in respect of 78 constituent centres (Base:
2001=100)
152
Table A.1.1.3.
Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for
Industrial Workers
160
1.2. Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural
Labourers
Table A.1.2.1(a) and (b)
Table A.1.2.2(a) and (b)
Labour Bureau‘s Series of All-India Average Consumer Price Index
Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : 198687=100) Group- wise and General
170
Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for
Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : 1986-87 =100)
174
2. Wages and Earnings
Table A 2.1.(a) and (b)
Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural & Non-Agricultural
Occupations in Rural India
181
3. Industrial Disputes
Table A 3.1.-
Sector/Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers Involved and
Mandays Lost due to Industrial Disputes
191
Table A 3.2.-
State-wise Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts)
192
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Section B
SERIAL STATISTICS
Pages
193
Notes
1. Prices and Price Indices
1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index
Table B.1.1.1
All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial
Workers (Base 2001=100)
195
Table B.1.1.2
Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Industrials Workers (Base : 2001=100)
196
1.2. Agricultural Labourers Consumer Price Index
Table B. 1.2.1
207
(a) and (b)
All-India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Agricultural Labourers (General & Food) (Base 1986-87=100)
Table B.1.2.2
(a) and (b)
Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Agricultural Labourers (General Index on Base : 1986-87=100)
209
1.3. Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas
Table B. 1.3.
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual
Employees/Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas
215
1.4. Wholesale Price Index
Table B.1.4.
All-India Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices- New Series
216
2. Wages And Earnings
Table B.2.1.
Earnings (Basic Wage and Dearness Allowances) of the LowestPaid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills
219
3. Industrial Disputes
Table B. 3.1.
Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts)
148
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SECTION A
MONTHLY STATISTICS
Notes
1.
1. 1.
Prices and Price Indices
Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index
A.1.1.1. Labour Bureau’s Series of All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial
Workers (Base: 2001=100) – The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial
Workers on Base : 2001=100 General and Group-wise along with Linking Factors with previous
base: 1982=100 are presented in Table A.1.1.1. The All India Index is a weighted average of 78
constituent centre Indices compiled by the Labour Bureau. The current series of the Index
Numbers has been introduced with effect from January, 2006 index replacing the series on base:
1982=100. The All India General Index as well as Group Indices for previous series on
base:1982=100 can be obtained by multiplying the current series indices by the respective
Linking Factors. A note on the scope and methods of construction of these index numbers was
published in April 2006 issue of the ―Indian Labour Journal‖. The All India Consumer Price
Index Number for the month of November, 2013 increased by 2 point and stood at 243.
A.1.1.2. Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers in
respect of 78 constituent centres on Base: 2001=100 – The Consumer Price Index Numbers for
industrial workers on Base: 2001=100 for 78 centres compiled by the Labour Bureau are
presented group wise in Table A.1.1.2 for the months of Ocotober, 2013 and, November, 2013.
The Index Numbers measure the extent to which the overall levels of retail prices of
goods and services consumed by Industrial Workers has changed when compared with the base
period viz., 2001=100. As compared to the previous month the magnitude of rise/fall in the
General Index varies from centre to centre. During November, 2013, the index recorded an
increase of 11 points in Bokaro followed by Giridih, Angul-Talcher and Kodarma (9 points
each), Munger-Jamalpur (8 Points each) and Rourkela, Sholapur and Raniganj (7 Points each).
Among others, 5 centres have recorded rise of 6 points followed by 5 points in 5 centres, 4
points in 8 centres, 3 points in 15 centres, 2 points in 14 centres and 1 point in 12 centres. Surat
centre reported a decline of (6 points), 4 points in Amritsar, Bhavnagar and Vadodara, 2 points
in 2 centres and 1 point in 1 centre. The remaining 4 centres‘ indices remained stationary.
A 1.1.3. Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers – The
average monthly consumer prices of selected articles based on individual quotations obtained
from the selected outlets which are utilised in the compilation of Consumer Price Index Numbers
(Base: 2001=100) for Industrial Workers for 78 centres for the month of November, 2013 are set
out in Table A.1.1.3. The prices reported in the table are averages of open markets prices of
specified varieties of an item prevailing in the selected outlets in the selected market(s) in a
given centre during the month in case of non-rationed items. So far as rationed items are
concerned, the prices for the centres covered under informal rationing are the weighted average
prices, the weights being the proportion of the quantity available through Public Distribution
System and quantity procured from the open market in different centres in relation to base year
requirements of an average family. In case of centres covered under Statutory Rationing the
prices are average of the fair prices of variety (ies) of an item distributed through Fair Price
Shops.
1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers:
A.1.2.1 (a) and (b) Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural
and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 - All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 replacing the earlier series on base
1960-61=100 were released with effect from November, 1995. The all-India index is a weighted
average of 20 constituent State indices compiled by the Labour Bureau for Agricultural and
Rural Labourers separately. A detailed note on the scope and method of construction of these
indices was published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal.
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The Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: 1986-87=100) for Agricultural and Rural
Labourers for 20 States and All-India are presented group-wise in Tables A.1.2.1 (a) and (b) for
the months of October, 2013 and November, 2013. These index numbers measure the extent of
change in the retail prices of goods and services consumed by Agricultural and Rural Labourers
as compared with the base period viz., 1986-87. The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers
for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 for November, 2013
increased by 11 points each to stand at 777 (Seven hundred and seventy seven) points for both
the series.
A.1.2.2 (a) and (b) Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Agricultural and
Rural Labourers – The monthly consumer prices of selected articles of index basket of
agricultural and rural labourers utilised in the compilation of Consumer Price Index Numbers
(Base: 1986-87=100) for 20 States separately for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for the month
of November, 2013 are given in Tables A.1.2.2. (a) and (b). Though the spatial coverage and the
individual sample village price quotations in both the series relating to the Agricultural and
Rural Labourers are the same, the weighted prices of items at the State level will be slightly
different from each other due to difference in the regional weights in each of the series.
2
Wages and Earnings
A.2.1 (a) and (b) Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural and Non-agricultural Occupations As a part of Rural Labour Enquiry, daily wage rates in respect of twenty five agricultural and nonagricultural occupations from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 66 N.S.S. regions in
20 States are being collected alongwith rural retail price data in Schedule 3.01 (R) by the Field
Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Organisation. On the recommendations of the
Governing Council of the National Sample Survey Organisation in its 61 st meeting, Labour Bureau
started the compilation and analysis of Wage Rate Data w.e.f. April, 1998. State-wise and all-India
average daily wage rates by occupation and sex for the month of November, 2013 have been
presented in Table A.2.1 (a) for agricultural occupations and Table A.2.1 (b) for non- agricultural
occupations.
The average wage rates at all-India level are derived by dividing the sum total of wages of
all the 20 States by the number of quotations. State-wise averages have been restricted only to
those occupations where the number of quotations are five or more in order to avoid inconsistency
in wages paid to different categories of workers on account of difference in number of quotations.
However, for working out all-India averages all the quotations have been taken into account to
arrive at total number of quotations at all-India level. At all-India level also, the number of
quotations for working out occupation-wise averages have been restricted to five or more.
3 Industrial Dispute
A.3.1. Sector / Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers Involved and Mandays Lost due to
Industrial Disputes during January to November, 2013 – These statistics are received in the
Bureau from the State Labour Departments and Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in the
prescribed format in the shape of monthly voluntary returns covering State and Central Spheres
separately. Information on Strikes and Lockouts is collected by the concerned authorities and
sent to the Bureau every month. Consolidated information for the year 2013 (As on 31-12-2013)
is presented in Table A.3.1.
A.3.2. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during January to November, 2013- Statewise scenario of Industrial Disputes during January to November, 2013 is presented in Table
A.3.2.
NOTES -1. Labour Bureau takes every care to ensure correctness of the information presented in
Sections A and B of the Journal. However, any error, if noticed, may kindly be
brought to the notice of the Labour Bureau.
2. The indices given in Sections A and B measure the relative change in Consumer
Prices over time at each Centre and as such these cannot be used for comparison of
costliness among the different Centres.
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1.
PRICES AND PRICE INDICES
1.1.
Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index
Table A.1.1.1. Labour Bureau‘s Series of All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 (Group-wise and General)
Index
Linking Factor
October, 2013
November, 2013
General
4.63
241
243
I-A Food
4.58
268
273
I-B Pan, Supari, Tobacco and
Intoxicants
6.16
250
251
II
Fuel and Light
4.77
233
232
III
Housing
6.18
255
255
IV
Clothing, Bedding and
Footwear
3.22
181
182
V
Miscellaneous
4.55
196
197
Linking Factor: The All-India General Index as well as Group Indices for previous series on
base: 1982=100 can be obtained by multiplying the current series indices by
the respective Linking Factors.
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
-Indira Gandhi
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Table A.1.1.2 – Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial
Sl.
No
State/Union
Territory/ Centre
Linking factor for
General Index with
previous base
1982=100
General Index
Food Index
1
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
3
Oct.,
2013
4
1 Godavarikhani
2 Guntur
3 Hyderabad
4 Vijayawada
5 Visakhapatnam
6 Warrangal
ASSAM
7 Doom-Dooma
8 Tinsukia
Guwahati
9 Labac-Silchar
10 Mariani-Jorhat
11 Rangapara-Tezpur
BIHAR
12 Monghyr-Jamalpur
CHANDIGARH
13 Chandigarh
N
4.57
4.79
N
4.64
4.75
247
244
212
242
247
253
249
248
215
245
252
254
266
274
257
281
288
298
270
279
264
289
300
299
4.04
4.80
3.65
4.01
4.17
204
207
233
202
195
209
210
239
207
199
213
226
255
206
221
221
233
258
215
227
4.30
249
257
264
278
5.26
240
241
265
268
4.20
275
276
276
278
5.60
218
221
248
256
GOA
16 Goa
5.59
247
247
285
284
GUJARAT
17 Ahmedabad
18 Bhavnagar
19 Rajkot
20 Surat
21 Vadodra
4.62
4.76
4.38
4.54
4.39
245
232
235
231
233
244
228
237
225
229
292
251
261
282
273
290
242
265
268
265
CHHATTISGARH
14 Bhilai
DELHI
15 Delhi
152
Nov.,
2013
5
Oct.,
2013
6
Nov.,
2013
7
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Workers (Group-wise & General 2001=100)
Pan. Supari,
Tobacco and
Intoxicants Index
Oct.,
Nov.,
2013
2013
8
9
Fuel & Light
Index
Housing Index
Clothing, Bedding
& Footwear Index
Misc. Index
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
192
305
257
290
231
225
192
305
257
292
231
235
180
261
158
169
166
159
179
270
158
167
166
159
370
185
184
214
320
260
370
185
184
214
320
260
193
180
147
211
222
168
192
178
147
208
222
173
186
192
183
197
187
211
184
194
184
197
186
209
208
206
221
220
147
207
209
236
220
147
165
190
182
247
154
164
192
206
247
155
184
187
176
125
101
184
187
176
125
101
177
198
183
166
239
177
201
196
166
239
200
194
199
218
194
202
193
210
218
194
255
259
264
267
285
285
186
188
217
219
244
244
209
209
297
297
201
201
165
165
275
275
203
204
510
510
162
162
201
201
225
225
223
223
192
192
188
190
188
187
192
191
185
184
245
245
213
213
210
210
349
189
260
317
296
349
187
260
317
296
161
153
161
153
157
149
165
157
149
165
203
250
248
202
227
203
250
248
202
227
173
194
158
154
134
173
194
158
154
134
220
199
199
195
206
217
198
199
195
205
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Table A.1.1.2. Contd.
Sl. State/Union Territory /
No Centre
Linking factor for
General Index with
previous base
1982=100
General Index
Food Index
3
Oct.,
2013
4
Nov.,
2013
5
Oct.,
2013
6
Nov.,
2013
7
22 Faridabad
4.79
221
225
266
273
23 Yamunanagar
4.34
233
236
271
279
HIMACHAL PRADESH
24 Himachal Pradesh
JAMMU & KASHMIR
4.53
217
218
236
241
25 Srinagar
5.62
208
212
219
227
26 Bokaro
N
238
249
241
262
27 Giridih
N
299
308
281
296
28 Jamshedpur
4.23
264
265
261
263
29 Jharia
3.72
274
278
266
275
30 Kodarma
3.89
278
287
271
287
31 Ranchi-Hatia
4.20
281
287
270
279
32 Bangalore
4.51
246
247
286
287
33 Belgaum
5.02
246
249
278
284
34 Hubli-Dharwar
4.71
254
257
266
270
35 Mercara
4.47
245
251
270
279
N
253
253
293
294
37 Ernakulam
4.52
231
232
275
278
38 Mundakayam
4.37
256
257
283
285
39 Quilon
4.61
247
247
272
273
1
2
HARYANA
JHARKHAND
KARNATAKA
36 Mysore
KERALA
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Pan, Supari,
Tobacco and
Intoxicants Index
Oct.,
Nov.,
2013
2013
8
9
Fuel & Light
Index
Oct.,
2013
10
Housing Index
Clothing, Bedding
& Footwear Index
Misc. Index
Nov.,
2013
11
Oct.,
2013
12
Nov.,
2013
13
Oct.,
2013
14
Nov.,
2013
15
Oct.,
2013
16
Nov.,
2013
17
278
258
192
192
230
230
168
172
141
145
291
282
191
190
246
246
191
189
169
168
266
275
218
219
193
193
212
215
188
182
318
318
256
257
169
169
238
238
185
185
205
205
351
269
321
321
209
209
187
186
163
163
746
762
367
367
237
242
209
206
242
237
253
251
436
436
179
182
182
182
269
205
354
354
482
482
231
239
214
216
227
227
448
450
354
354
209
206
210
212
229
229
258
261
486
486
209
210
215
217
239
239
180
180
215
215
150
149
239
240
245
241
199
199
228
228
160
169
216
212
245
258
202
205
322
322
147
161
228
227
217
221
350
348
102
102
171
179
237
235
271
271
196
197
254
254
162
166
205
205
229
229
161
161
199
199
182
182
216
216
283
281
404
405
124
124
195
195
210
209
273
273
227
227
176
176
210
206
248
246
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Table A.1.1.2. Contd.
Sl. State/Union Territory/
No Centre
General Index
Food Index
Linking factor for
General Index
with previous
base 1982=100
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
3
4
5
6
7
40 Bhopal
4.83
248
251
274
280
41 Chhindwara
4.03
248
254
281
296
42 Indore
4.73
229
231
267
271
43 Jabalpur
4.53
239
241
276
281
44 Mumbai
5.18
248
249
270
271
45 Nagpur
4.68
276
274
296
291
46 Nasik
4.94
247
248
261
265
47 Pune
4.96
243
246
282
290
48 Solapur
4.73
245
252
258
268
N
248
257
252
272
4.03
255
262
276
287
4.88
242
245
302
308
52 Amritsar
4.09
251
247
282
274
53 Jalandhar
N
231
234
264
273
54 Ludhiana
4.12
233
233
277
277
55 Ajmer
4.78
238
240
278
289
56 Bhilwara
4.62
247
252
291
302
57 Jaipur
4.25
237
239
265
272
58 Chennai
4.95
223
227
261
270
59 Coimbatore
4.49
220
225
258
268
1
2
MADHYA PRADESH
MAHARASHTRA
ORISSA
49 Angul-Talcher
50 Rourkela
PUDUCHERRY
51 Pondicherry
PUNJAB
RAJASTHAN
TAMIL NADU
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Pan, Supari,
TobaccoNov.,
and
Oct.,
Intoxicants
Index
2013
2013
Fuel & Light
Oct.,IndexNov.,
2013
2013
10
11
Housing Index
Oct.,
Nov.,
2013
2013
12
13
Clothing, Bedding
& Oct.,
Footwear Nov.,
Index
2013
2013
14
15
Misc. Index
Oct.,
Nov.,
2013
2013
16
17
8
9
274
274
218
220
290
290
155
155
200
203
267
275
338
342
212
212
163
156
192
191
269
270
229
230
177
177
154
154
217
217
296
299
226
226
295
295
124
124
192
192
264
263
287
287
228
228
189
189
218
218
289
286
230
230
374
374
181
180
200
200
238
238
222
222
320
320
174
174
190
190
262
270
221
222
211
211
213
213
219
219
274
290
241
242
266
266
206
204
208
214
264
264
246
246
359
359
188
189
192
191
202
202
202
202
353
353
194
199
177
178
241
242
241
242
154
154
169
169
207
210
246
246
220
220
295
295
187
187
182
182
232
232
234
234
225
225
179
178
196
196
240
240
213
213
182
182
223
224
192
192
295
295
237
204
253
253
179
179
188
187
284
284
284
273
189
189
155
155
188
188
244
244
207
181
224
224
185
184
215
215
288
288
183
183
188
188
171
171
197
198
248
251
183
183
184
184
165
165
199
200
157
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Table A.1.1.2. Concld.
Sl.
No
State/Union Territory
Centre
Linking factor for
General Index
with previous
base 1982=100
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
3
4
5
6
7
60 Coonoor
4.58
230
228
249
247
61 Madurai
4.51
226
228
272
277
62 Salem
4.45
222
225
248
252
63 Tiruchirapally
5.01
236
239
274
281
4.17
209
210
224
226
65 Agra
4.36
249
252
261
267
66 Ghaziabad
4.78
244
246
278
281
67 Kanpur
4.50
247
249
275
279
68 Lucknow
N
233
235
264
270
69 Varanasi
4.96
245
249
286
295
70 Asansol
4.37
269
271
269
273
71 Darjeeling
3.80
227
229
250
253
72 Durgapur
5.13
277
281
257
264
73 Haldia
5.64
236
239
244
251
74 Howrah
5.42
224
225
259
262
75 Jalpaiguri
3.96
236
238
256
260
76 Kolkata
5.12
236
238
272
276
77 Raniganj
4.02
224
231
255
269
N
231
237
270
278
1
2
General Index
Food Index
TRIPURA
64 Tripura
UTTAR PRADESH
WEST BENGAL
78 Siliguri
158
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Pan, Supari,
Tobacco and
Intoxicants Index
Oct.,
Nov.,
2013
2013
8
9
Fuel & Light
Index
Housing Index
Clothing, Bedding
& Footwear Index
Misc. Index
Oct.,
2013
10
Nov.,
2013
11
Oct.,
2013
12
Nov.,
2013
13
Oct.,
2013
14
Nov.,
2013
15
Oct.,
2013
16
Nov.,
2013
17
243
243
232
230
299
299
155
155
185
183
290
290
173
173
150
150
182
182
198
195
310
309
178
178
151
151
158
161
206
208
274
274
180
180
262
262
153
153
179
179
277
277
248
249
123
123
159
159
187
187
270
270
228
231
364
364
181
182
183
183
256
246
217
217
262
262
203
209
198
201
249
249
223
223
341
341
186
192
175
177
255
256
222
222
303
303
192
196
161
161
222
223
245
245
290
290
161
161
184
184
236
237
404
404
392
392
210
210
190
189
185
185
310
310
107
107
191
191
181
180
257
260
237
237
654
654
197
198
190
191
270
274
220
220
295
295
155
155
159
161
288
288
254
253
200
200
176
178
158
156
225
225
315
316
104
104
187
187
192
192
282
293
241
241
190
190
209
209
182
182
176
176
250
251
191
191
187
187
163
161
168
168
267
267
103
103
157
157
169
169
N- New Centre in the New Series on base: 2001=100.
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Table A.1.1.3-Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers,
November, 2013
Sl.
Article
Unit
No
1
2
Godavri Guntur
khani
Hydera Vijayawada Vishakha Warran
patnam
gal
bad
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Kg.
25.23
42.06
30.20
36.95
39.76
29.86
a. Wheat Whole
Kg.
27.44
-
29.82
-
27.89
29.40
b. Wheat Atta
Kg.
38.50
42.00
24.20
31.75
43.95
41.70
3
Jowar
Kg.
-
-
29.03
-
-
-
4
Arhar Dal
Kg.
75.00
71.20
73.10
72.25
82.60
76.80
5
Moong Dal
Kg.
83.00
-
83.78
78.90
92.50
82.40
6
Masur Dal
Kg.
63.50
-
65.68
-
-
61.80
7
Groundnut oil
Litre
94.58
90.30
94.68
79.46
126.70
84.17
8
Mustard Oil
Litre
-
-
-
-
-
-
9
Vanaspati
Litre
-
-
-
-
67.50
-
Kg.
348.00
440.00 392.50
440.00
452.00
410.00
1
Rice
2
Wheat:
10
Goat Meat/Mutton
11
Fish Fresh
Kg.
120.00
136.00 122.77
131.50
105.00
-
12
Milk
Litre
30.00
44.00
50.18
41.00
40.00
40.00
13
Dairy Milk
Litre
-
36.00
34.00
36.00
36.00
-
14
Pure Ghee
Litre
-
330.00 373.33
337.61
200.20
-
15
Onion
Kg.
44.00
51.90
48.37
49.50
45.25
50.00
16
Chillies Dry
7.75
8.00
8.22
15.30
11.30
10.09
17
Sugar
Kg.
36.29
34.83
33.07
35.02
38.91
35.07
18
Gur
Kg.
-
-
44.75
48.95
47.80
-
19
Tea Leaf
100gms
31.50
40.00
31.50
44.00
43.00
42.25
20
Fire Wood
40 Kg.
200.00
316.00 220.00
380.00
280.00
200.00
21
Soft Coke
40 Kg.
-
-
-
-
-
-
22
Kerosene Oil
Litre
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
23
Toilet Soap
75gms.
15.94
15.38
16.38
12.90
16.50
13.05
24
Washing Soap
225 gms..
9.31
18.00
12.99
13.95
14.06
13.50
100 gms.
160
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Rangapara
Tezpur
Monghyr
Jamalpur
13
14
15
16
17
14.29
14.57
14.81
28.86
30.00
20.56
-
-
-
-
17.95
-
20.32
5.05
27.58
4.90
4.66
4.41
21.30
22.00
21.70
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70.00
78.80
67.00
75.00
-
74.00
78.33
70.00
90.00
80.00
87.00
83.00
77.40
80.00
80.00
76.00
68.00
56.00
80.00
73.25
74.80
60.00
74.00
55.20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
134.86
105.00
115.00
107.00
105.00
110.00
91.00
92.00
88.01
98.00
100.00
-
98.50
-
75.00
74.00
70.00
293.33
300.00
400.00
280.00
300.00
350.00
320.00
300.00
153.33
152.00
200.00
237.50
180.00
120.00
110.00
200.00
33.33
45.00
42.50
37.00
37.50
35.00
35.00
39.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
36.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
325.00
325.00
310.00
71.67
58.50
65.50
68.13
66.00
58.00
65.42
52.00
12.00
15.00
15.50
12.00
14.00
25.00
26.67
15.90
39.33
36.10
42.00
38.25
40.00
35.00
35.54
31.37
53.33
-
62.50
-
50.00
40.00
45.00
43.00
16.00
22.00
23.00
21.00
30.00
33.20
34.00
32.40
113.34
160.00
177.50
150.00
121.00
374.00
-
260.00
-
-
-
-
-
480.00
-
-
16.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
16.00
16.43
14.75
14.95
12.60
11.54
12.60
12.60
12.60
16.50
16.50
15.38
25.20
24.37
12.50
13.23
13.23
12.50
8.33
10.47
Doom
Dooma
Tinsukia
Guwa
hati
Labac
Silchar
Mariani
Jorhat
10
11
12
15.05
25.93
-
161
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Table A.1.1.3 Contd.
Sl.
No
Article
Unit
Delhi
Goa Ahmedabad
Bhav-
Rajkot
Surat
nagar
1
2
3
18
19
20
21
22
23
Kg.
19.25
23.08
32.15
32.06
33.65
34.17
a. Wheat Whole
Kg.
8.66
17.40
21.64
20.06
21.01
21.98
b. Wheat Atta
Kg.
18.15
24.88
25.13
30.00
25.00
25.00
3
Jowar
Kg.
-
32.22
-
-
-
32.40
4
Arhar Dal
Kg.
77.38
77.43
71.66
70.67
70.00
70.60
5
Moong Dal
Kg.
80.39
88.46
70.60
80.00
70.00
74.40
6
Masur Dal
Kg.
63.56
65.54
68.50
68.00
-
62.00
7
Groundnut oil
Litre
160.00
164.33
104.09
98.67
115.00
100.10
8
Mustard Oil
Litre
110.00
132.75
91.00
0.00
91.00
109.20
9
Vanaspati
Litre
71.48
87.46
68.84
74.00
67.28
75.00
10
Goat
Meat/Mutton
Kg.
330.00
364.38
310.56
200.00
350.00
315.00
11
Fish Fresh
Kg.
125.63
326.94
-
100.00
165.00
175.00
12
Milk
Litre
37.09
39.83
40.20
35.00
38.00
44.00
13
Dairy Milk
Litre
34.00
38.66
42.00
44.00
40.00
40.00
14
Pure Ghee
Litre
324.84
328.33
340.00
345.00
289.60
345.00
15
Onion
Kg.
65.00
49.88
62.63
50.00
55.00
50.00
16
Chillies Dry
100 gms.
25.00
21.60
23.20
25.00
22.00
24.00
17
Sugar
Kg.
35.31
32.73
35.70
34.02
34.76
34.86
18
Gur
Kg.
41.19
45.37
49.91
39.33
40.00
50.00
19
Tea Leaf
100gms
33.70
28.20
31.84
32.00
31.20
33.20
20
Fire Wood
40 Kg.
537.50
316.68
319.00
160.00
200.00
273.34
21
Soft Coke
40 Kg.
-
-
-
-
-
-
22
Kerosene Oil
Litre
-
15.58
14.00
14.95
14.51
14.05
23
Toilet Soap
75gms.
14.25
16.13
15.38
15.75
15.00
15.75
24
Washing Soap
225 gms.
13.00
25.20
10.47
21.60
8.14
22.50
1
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2
Wheat:
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Vadodara
Himachal
Pradesh
Faridabad
Yamuna
nagar
Srinagar
Bokaro
Giridih
Jamshedpur
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
30.03
17.51
28.00
33.75
16.72
25.92
26.01
24.31
18.33
15.58
17.50
18.82
-
20.00
24.00
20.25
26.00
9.95
19.81
20.77
21.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
24.67
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
70.67
77.94
75.50
72.00
-
72.00
72.00
73.20
72.33
77.56
84.63
80.00
84.67
80.00
90.00
80.00
55.00
65.19
65.50
65.00
73.87
56.00
58.00
56.00
92.67
154.25
-
-
-
-
-
138.90
-
111.34
85.00
81.90
109.60
105.00
90.09
90.20
80.00
74.77
75.00
71.50
76.80
80.00
78.00
74.60
340.00
276.29
360.00
315.00
340.00
358.00
360.00
352.50
140.00
168.00
160.00
110.00
186.00
121.00
136.00
133.00
42.00
32.00
45.00
37.50
31.33
30.00
32.00
36.00
42.00
36.76
34.00
35.00
-
30.00
-
36.00
345.00
322.14
312.23
300.00
298.65
320.00
316.75
360.00
65.00
56.89
57.50
55.00
67.67
55.00
54.00
49.75
24.00
24.76
23.00
20.00
27.00
14.00
24.00
24.00
35.01
25.04
31.27
33.22
13.50
35.00
35.00
35.20
47.83
41.49
39.00
37.75
-
39.20
35.00
46.35
32.00
34.86
32.00
32.00
35.20
40.80
32.80
33.10
320.00
225.00
400.00
320.00
185.67
313.00
286.00
200.00
-
-
-
-
381.33
394.00
280.00
400.00
14.32
14.65
14.00
14.01
17.50
15.14
14.53
14.32
15.75
15.86
15.75
16.50
15.00
15.75
15.75
16.50
19.80
11.67
10.13
10.80
9.00
14.52
22.50
12.50
-
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Table A.1.1.3 Contd.
Sl.
No
Article
Kodarma
Ranchi
Hatia
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Kg.
26.47
21.04
23.85
37.85
33.08
34.11
28.51
a. Wheat Whole
Kg.
20.00
17.50
27.33
27.24
24.31
27.43
29.12
b. Wheat Atta
Kg.
21.40
21.50
22.67
25.00
-
-
43.68
3
Jowar
Kg.
-
-
-
-
26.00
23.50
-
4
Arhar Dal
Kg.
72.80
72.00
75.33
74.68
71.50
76.00
81.99
5
Moong Dal
Kg.
82.80
80.00
84.42
83.83
79.50
73.00
85.41
6
Masur Dal
Kg.
55.40
55.50
62.00
.-
62.70
66.00
-
7
Groundnut oil
Litre
-
-
-
82.81
88.01
74.21
104.37
8
Mustard Oil
Litre
86.27
86.45
90.00
-
-
-
-
9
Vanaspati
Litre
74.00
76.50
75.00
70.46
80.40
71.96
86.88
10 Goat Meat/ Mutton Kg.
356.00 335.00 336.67
385.00
340.00
350.00
325.63
11
Fish Fresh
Kg.
125.20 135.00 150.00
140.00
100.00
80.00
150.00
12
Milk
Litre
36.00
38.00
36.00
29.17
42.00
45.00
28.85
13
Dairy Milk
Litre
-
-
30.00
30.00
30.00
32.00
-
14
Pure Ghee
Litre
372.06 325.00 310.00
334.00
344.00
344.00
-
15
Onion
Kg.
49.93
52.00
56.67
49.98
49.50
48.88
53.81
16
Chillies Dry
26.92
16.00
25.00
13.21
14.20
20.00
8.36
17
Sugar
Kg.
35.00
34.00
36.00
33.04
32.22
31.84
33.57
18
Gur
Kg.
39.84
40.60
45.08
54.42
39.40
41.00
45.06
19
Tea Leaf
100gms
34.00
27.60
40.80
33.00
32.00
25.00
33.00
20
Fire Wood
40 Kg.
200.00 265.00 366.67
230.00
248.00
300.00
160.00
21
Soft Coke
40 Kg.
200.00 372.50 360.00
-
-
-
-
22
Kerosene Oil
Litre
14.26
15.10
14.64
16.50
16.50
16.20
16.53
23
Toilet Soap
75gm
16.50
13.20
16.50
16.50
16.50
16.50
16.50
24
Washing Soap
225 gms.
23.68
22.50
8.04
14.40
14.40
7.51
.14.40
1
Unit
2
1
Rice
2
Wheat:
3
100 gms.
Jharia
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Mysore
Ernakulam
Mundakayam
Quilon
Bhopal
Chhind-
Indore
Jabalpur
Mumbai
wara
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
41.83
25.74
30.32
27.48
32.46
25.51
26.25
22.20
37.85
-
30.58
21.54
25.21
16.63
18.73
18.56
25.04
19.42
23.21
32.60
34.00
32.92
25.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
20.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
33.94
80.00
77.30
79.67
51.50
70.00
70.00
76.00
68.40
81.12
80.30
77.35
85.43
77.10
80.00
80.00
81.62
81.60
84.31
58.00
53.00
63.88
57.60
65.88
116.00
138.00
164.00
101.29
152.00
133.33
-
-
110.00
95.75
86.45
99.00
97.88
-
-
67.00
78.00
74.31
70.00
100.45
63.75
64.77
109.00
-
-
95.50
350.00
400.00
410.00
440.00
340.00
280.00
360.00
289.00
372.81
88.00
116.00
120.33
88.00
206.67
100.00
179.17
142.00
592.19
32.00
35.00
34.33
36.00
45.00
41.00
36.00
44.80
53.09
30.00
35.00
35.00
40.00
36.00
40.00
36.00
32.38
334.00
365.00
340.00
307.70
380.00
322.18
336.09
57.00
75.65
76.03
79.90
60.00
62.50
41.56
57.50
56.49
12.00
9.00
10.50
10.50
15.00
15.00
16.13
15.45
21.69
33.96
32.53
33.97
34.65
32.72
34.75
30.58
34.80
37.02
53.75
50.00
49.37
50.90
40.00
36.00
40.00
38.10
58.34
32.00
29.25
22.33
27.00
35.20
32.80
34.40
32.80
39.41
220.00
80.00
216.00
176.00
300.00
237.50
245.00
182.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
16.20
16.00
16.00
15.50
15.92
16.55
15.19
15.30
15.11
16.13
17.81
12.80
18.00
16.50
15.75
16.50
15.75
17.50
16.20
13.95
16.90
14.06
25.20
9.00
18.00
25.20
23.18
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Table A.1.1.3 Contd.
Sl.
No
Article
1
2
1
Rice
2
Wheat:
Unit
3
Nagpur
48
Nasik
Pune
49
50
Sholapur Angul- Rourkela Puducherry
Talcher
51
52
53
54
Kg.
33.37
24.64
34.45
26.52
25.76
27.81
43.59
a. Wheat
Whole
b. Wheat Atta
Kg.
21.54
19.08
23.95
17.07
7.54
-
1.15
Kg.
24.17
24.00
-
25.00
17.80
16.85
41.50
3
Jowar
Kg.
-
25.00
31.17
28.00
-
-
-
4
Arhar Dal
Kg.
71.96
72.00
76.25
71.00
75.00
79.00
77.50
5
Moong Dal
Kg.
85.50
80.00
84.13
83.00
85.00
88.80
84.00
6
Masur Dal
Kg.
64.29
62.00
63.33
58.50
80.00
75.00
-
7
8
Groundnut oil
Mustard Oil
Litre
Litre
94.87
113.33
109.20
134.00
132.17
-
94.64
-
160.00
90.00
93.46
83.98
-
9
Vanaspati
Litre
91.13
64.58
81.42
90.00
85.00
90.00
75.00
10
Kg.
375.83
350.00
373.33 345.00 355.00
333.00
436.00
11
Goat
Meat/Mutton
Fish Fresh
Kg.
204.17
600.00
684.58 150.00 160.00
154.00
650.00
12
Milk
Litre
40.17
47.67
46.00
40.00
30.00
32.00
28.00
13
Dairy Milk
Litre
33.67
34.00
30.00
32.00
-
26.00
26.00
14
Pure Ghee
Litre
325.00
325.00
390.00
0.00
360.00
-
309.40
15
Onion
Kg.
52.50
57.08
67.29
40.00
52.50
47.30
44.00
16
Chillies Dry
100 gms.
16.00
38.89
22.00
24.50
15.00
15.00
9.75
17
Sugar
Kg.
33.21
33.81
30.40
30.26
37.72
39.40
33.40
18
Gur
Kg.
49.34
48.00
50.17
40.00
41.00
-
52.50
19
Tea Leaf
100gms
38.78
36.00
28.25
22.68
33.20
30.00
40.38
20
Fire Wood
40 Kg.
300.00
240.00
293.32 320.00 240.00
240.00
240.00
21
Soft Coke
40 Kg.
-
-
-
-
200.00
-
-
22
Kerosene Oil
Litre
15.31
14.88
15.25
16.00
14.21
13.82
14.25
23
Toilet Soap
75gms
18.33
15.75
16.50
16.50
15.75
16.50
17.25
24
Washing Soap
225 gms.
22.50
18.00
7.50
26.10
22.50
18.00
13.73
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Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer
Bhilwara
Jaipur
Chennai
Coimba- Coonoor
tore
Madurai
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
24.00
26.00
25.00
35.00
33.00
38.75
26.39
23.27
13.57
26.35
-
10.21
-
20.45
17.94
19.94
18.62
22.43
10.44
20.72
20.00
19.48
20.00
22.50
24.50
22.00
39.67
42.00
43.00
42.00
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
75.00
80.00
71.88
76.25
77.70
76.50
78.31
81.70
72.75
86.00
80.80
85.00
80.00
77.00
78.50
78.50
81.80
81.20
79.25
87.50
68.90
75.00
72.00
58.50
59.80
61.00
-
-
61.88
-
-
-
-
150.00
147.50
158.75
99.55
117.50
115.96
99.55
104.50
105.00
105.56
110.00
120.00
110.00
-
-
-
70.00
70.00
73.38
70.00
-
68.00
74.75
-
-
75.38
300.00
310.00
320.00
320.00
290.00
320.00
443.33
437.50
405.00
400.00
200.00
150.00
160.00
250.00
195.00
-
487.08
600.00
157.50
130.00
35.00
36.00
38.00
40.00
36.50
40.00
-
28.00
31.00
30.00
-
36.00
35.00
32.00
31.00
32.00
27.00
32.00
36.00
30.00
330.00
340.00
335.00
350.00
310.00
350.00
290.00
340.50
327.60
327.60
55.50
68.25
73.75
65.00
61.00
77.50
60.46
64.69
81.25
80.00
25.00
25.00
26.00
22.50
21.75
20.00
16.50
11.25
11.00
8.00
34.80
37.00
34.00
35.00
35.10
35.50
21.11
27.35
28.18
27.20
-
-
-
41.25
40.00
40.00
56.67
59.45
-
53.50
32.00
34.80
34.80
34.00
31.48
34.69
42.75
42.75
43.00
41.50
380.00
280.00
320.00
290.00
245.00
320.00
340.61
300.00
280.00
200.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14.64
14.89
14.31
17.25
17.25
17.25
13.70
13.90
14.10
14.00
13.50
14.25
15.75
16.50
16.50
16.50
17.19
16.97
17.63
16.88
11.25
11.25
13.50
11.93
10.29
10.80
13.95
22.50
14.07
24.08
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Table A.1.1.3 Concld.
Sl.
No
Article
1
Unit
2
Tiruchira Tripura
pally
Agra
Ghaziabad Kanpur
Lucknow
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
Kg.
28.26
19.63
18.37
25.81
29.00
36.24
29.97
a. Wheat Whole
Kg.
21.15
20.06
-
15.67
6.60
11.48
16.07
b. Wheat Atta
Kg.
36.90
39.38
12.04
20.20
20.39
20.40
22.00
3
Jowar
Kg.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Arhar Dal
Kg.
72.80
73.88
-
72.00
75.50
70.33
72.38
5
Moong Dal
Kg.
82.20
79.75
78.60
80.00
80.00
85.00
80.20
6
Masur Dal
Kg.
-
66.50
77.40
60.00
70.00
60.00
60.20
7
Groundnut oil
Litre
85.98
90.50
-
-
-
-
-
8
Mustard Oil
Litre
-
-
95.40
72.80
85.00
81.90
90.00
9
Vanaspati
Litre
-
-
-
70.00
68.75
70.00
70.00
10
Goat
Meat/Mutton
Kg.
380.00
405.00
408.25
320.00
355.00
325.00
360.00
11
Fish Fresh
Kg.
480.00
80.00
197.75
132.00
140.00
143.17
170.00
12
Milk
Litre
30.00
35.00
36.80
38.00
42.00
41.00
40.00
13
Dairy Milk
Litre
27.00
36.00
-
35.00
38.96
34.00
39.00
14
Pure Ghee
Litre
-
360.00
-
320.00
350.00
340.00
324.00
15
Onion
Kg.
68.00
60.00
69.30
50.00
55.00
60.00
61.75
16
Chillies Dry
100
gms
10.15
8.66
22.44
25.00
24.00
17.60
26.00
17
Sugar
Kg.
15.05
23.12
22.04
34.87
33.50
35.13
35.98
18
Gur
Kg.
-
60.00
54.50
34.80
38.75
38.40
45.00
19
Tea Leaf
100gms
41.00
42.50
20.00
34.80
34.00
32.07
34.80
20
Fire Wood
40 Kg.
144.00
160.00
121.50
292.00
320.00
380.00
320.00
21
Soft Coke
40 Kg.
-
-
-
-
-
520.00
-
22
Kerosene Oil
Litre
14.00
13.90
15.09
15.28
15.95
15.73
15.61
23
Toilet Soap
75gms
17.25
17.25
12.60
15.00
15.00
15.25
16.50
24
Washing Soap
1
Rice
2
Wheat:
#
Notes
3
Salem
225gms
14.18
13.95
12.50
25.20
11.25
10.13
.
Items do not feature in index basket of respective centres.
1. ―The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from
selected outlets in a given centre and are not comparable between centres as they
relate to different varieties of varying specifications‖.
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Varanasi Asansol Darjee- Durgaling
pur
Haldia
Howrah Jalpai
guri
Kolkata Raniganj
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
32.91
30.83
20.60
27.88
32.69
29.43
22.12
17.71
9.36
14.12
6.73
6.86
6.75
21.00
22.43
2.23
16.67
10.87
-
-
-
-
73.95
80.00
80.00
80.00
90.00
90.00
64.00
Siliguri
80
81
28.53
31.93
18.10
11.62
6.73
-
13.73
16.76
2.81
20.68
20.19
5.45
-
-
-
-
-
-
80.00
82.50
80.00
80.00
80.00
80.00
89.00
100.00 118.33
97.50
80.00
101.20 100.00 100.00
75.00
75.75
82.00
84.33
82.50
79.88
84.82
80.00
80.00
-
-
-
-
154.27
-
-
-
-
-
86.22
91.00
87.13
91.00
86.45
89.48
91.00
91.64
91.00
95.55
71.60
90.00
78.00
85.00
-
90.00
89.00
90.00
90.00
95.00
300.00
375.00
300.00
360.00 396.00
393.33
395.00 401.20 360.00 400.00
160.00
237.50
155.00
290.00 201.33
247.50
209.38 249.35 215.00 200.00
41.00
32.00
25.00
30.00
32.00
32.00
35.00
32.00
30.00
35.00
44.00
27.42
-
19.00
28.00
27.42
-
28.00
-
-
352.02
380.10
365.00
470.60 472.11
362.00
-
434.40 307.70
60.25
58.13
70.00
65.00
53.67
62.50
63.96
62.20
65.00
66.33
24.80
15.75
12.00
22.00
24.00
15.88
12.00
14.20
16.00
16.00
35.08
35.92
36.02
36.90
38.00
37.77
33.61
37.01
35.91
35.65
40.00
45.38
49.50
41.00
45.00
47.25
49.50
49.30
45.00
45.00
32.80
32.80
24.00
33.00
33.60
32.80
33.20
44.32
34.00
30.00
400.00
260.00
493.33
220.00 240.00
280.00
200.00 302.00 140.00 240.00
560.00
400.00
620.00
420.00 480.00
480.00
-
15.87
14.95
15.39
15.00
17.00
25.44
15.20
25.39
15.30
14.72
16.35
16.50
13.20
16.50
16.50
16.50
16.67
16.50
16.50
9.45
25.74
22.50
22.50
18.00
18.76
20.45
22.50
18.00
19.80
18.76
480.00 150.00
-
-
2. Besides these articles, retail prices of a large number of articles (including House Rent)
being paid by working class families and utilized in the compilation of CPI Nos. (on base:
2001=100) for industrial workers are not being published due to resource constraint.
3. The price data of the remaining articles for any particular centre can be made available to
the users on their specific demand.
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1.2.Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers
Table A.1.2.1 (a) – Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural
Sl.
No.
State
1
2
Linking factor
for General
Index a
General Index
Food Index
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
4.84
4
821
5
833
6
840
7
853
3
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
Assam
b
727
747
730
749
3
Bihar
6.22
686
707
648
672
4
Gujarat
5.34
794
799
828
830
5
Haryana
*
846
860
891
909
6
Himachal Pradesh
*
616
631
636
658
7
Jammu & Kashmir
5.98
737
739
771
768
8
Karnataka
5.81
831
835
859
865
9
Kerala
6.56
767
771
772
775
10
Madhya Pradesh
6.04
738
744
723
727
11
Maharashtra
5.85
805
806
837
838
12
Manipur
*
711
721
629
642
13
Meghalaya
*
755
757
758
756
14
Orissa
6.05
717
736
685
707
15
Punjab
c
832
841
879
891
16
Rajasthan
6.15
819
823
803
805
17
Tamil Nadu
5.67
768
772
704
708
18
Tripura
*
664
675
674
687
19
Uttar Pradesh
6.60
729
746
747
771
20
West Bengal
5.73
732
750
692
715
5.89
766
777
759
771
All-India
a = The indices for a given month of old base (1960-61) can be obtained by multiplying the
index number of new base (1986-87) of that month by the relevant linking factors which
are applicable to Agricultural Labourers only.
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Labourers (Group-wise and General) (Base: 1986-87=100)
Pan, Supari, Tobacco
& Intoxicants Index
Fuel & Light Index
Clothing, Bedding &
Footwear Index
Miscellaneous Index
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
Oct.,
2013
Nov.,
2013
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1012
1024
815
828
769
776
714
725
914
944
710
718
702
721
583
619
815
816
944
949
828
844
663
676
1109
1114
634
639
633
637
710
731
830
837
1083
1110
754
760
592
593
1002
1001
365
365
548
559
700
703
1177
1193
499
534
675
680
715
722
1106
1093
614
617
728
731
808
816
1202
1201
749
757
698
699
664
672
1016
1067
860
866
706
716
667
669
962
965
838
835
642
644
681
683
1000
1010
1499
1511
718
718
603
606
828
825
720
725
764
772
689
712
945
971
957
958
815
824
628
638
959
959
1126
1137
616
621
620
623
1188
1189
1137
1159
678
687
728
728
1284
1270
909
921
708
716
873
879
915
918
473
473
667
672
632
644
861
864
788
798
699
703
587
587
792
794
906
905
1037
1043
765
767
1011
1017
844
850
734
741
700
707
b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab, please consult article in February, 1996
issue of the Indian Labour Journal.
* = Indices compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995.
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Table A.1.2.1 (b) – Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural
Sl.
No
State
1
2
General Index
Food Index
Oct.,
2013
3
Nov.,
2013
4
Oct.,
2013
5
Nov.,
2013
6
Pan, Supari,
Tobacco &
Intoxicants Index
Oct.,
Nov.,
2013
2013
7
8
1
Andhra Pradesh
817
830
838
852
1018
1028
2
Assam
732
754
741
761
908
940
3
Bihar
690
710
647
671
817
819
4
Gujarat
791
795
829
830
1100
1105
5
Haryana
840
854
898
916
858
866
6
Himachal Pradesh
651
666
664
686
1096
1098
7
Jammu & Kashmir
735
739
765
764
1254
1269
8
Karnataka
824
827
846
851
1112
1100
9
Kerala
764
769
763
768
1198
1197
10
Madhya Pradesh
750
758
722
728
1007
1056
11
Maharashtra
800
800
827
828
966
969
12
Manipur
714
724
629
643
999
1008
13
Meghalaya
748
750
753
752
839
836
14
Orissa
718
736
686
708
942
967
15
Punjab
820
829
877
889
947
947
16
Rajasthan
805
809
791
794
1164
1164
17
Tamil Nadu
759
764
713
718
1299
1286
18
Tripura
658
671
664
680
918
923
19
Uttar Pradesh
728
744
750
773
862
865
20
West Bengal
741
759
696
719
795
798
766
777
759
772
1020
1025
All India
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Fuel & Light Index
Clothing, Bedding &
Footwear Index
Miscellaneous Index
Oct.,
2013
9
Nov.,
2013
10
Oct.,
2013
11
Nov.,
2013
12
Oct.,
2013
13
Nov.,
2013
14
809
822
755
764
715
727
704
712
714
729
576
616
946
951
831
842
670
681
635
640
647
651
709
729
1083
1109
718
721
590
591
375
375
642
651
705
708
499
531
677
681
701
707
616
618
704
702
847
855
747
754
711
713
683
690
858
863
806
818
684
686
833
830
705
709
684
685
1502
1514
730
729
592
594
719
724
670
680
690
715
954
955
811
819
628
638
1115
1125
673
677
619
621
1149
1168
699
704
699
699
902
914
663
669
788
794
471
471
666
672
610
626
791
802
723
726
555
555
936
935
1000
1008
785
786
843
849
744
749
697
703
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Table A.1.2.2 (a) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Agricultural
Sl.
No.
Item
1
2
1.
Rice
2.
Wheat:
Unit
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
4
5
6
7
Kg.
16.59
20.43
16.22
18.18
(a) Wheat whole
Kg.
-
-
13.19
5.16
(b) Wheat Atta
Kg.
-
23.70
18.56
22.87
3.
Jowar
Kg.
24.03
-
-
-
4.
Bajra:
(a) Bajra whole
Kg.
17.63
-
-
15.89
(b) Bajra Atta
Kg.
-
-
-
18.97
(a) Maize whole
Kg.
-
-
13.52
15.88
(b) Maize Atta
Kg.
-
-
-
19.44
6.
Ragi
Kg.
26.12
-
-
-
7.
Arhar Dal
Kg.
67.62
72.23
70.78
66.48
8.
Groundnut Oil
Litre
91.08
-
-
112.98
9.
Mustard Oil
Litre
-
108.35
92.17
-
10.
Goat Meat/Mutton
Kg.
372.30
290.11
318.66
298.91
11.
Fish Fresh
Kg.
141.40
246.26
138.17
95.39
12.
Milk
Litre
34.77
41.81
29.76
39.30
13.
Onion
Kg.
39.66
73.97
54.64
44.71
14.
Chillies Dry
100Gms
10.05
16.63
10.83
12.73
15.
Potato
Kg.
31.90
23.54
17.93
26.02
16.
Sugar
Kg.
18.78
22.67
35.58
28.19
17.
Gur
Kg.
45.50
51.33
39.15
42.11
18.
Tea Leaf
100Gms
38.78
20.33
27.46
22.67
19.
Firewood
40 Kg.
148.70
125.29
216.75
70.52
20.
Kerosene Oil
Litre
15.00
16.36
16.78
14.48
5.
3
Andhra Pradesh
Maize:
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Labourers for the month November, 2013 (Base: 1986-87=100)
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Karnataka Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
8
9
10
11
12
13
25.86
19.75
22.28
8.49
23.05
17.47
-
-
-
-
4.02
8.61
18.55
9.57
20.43
26.36
29.96
18.79
-
-
-
20.75
-
16.66
15.01
-
-
-
-
-
19.33
-
15.45
-
-
14.25
-
15.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21.84
-
-
75.43
77.57
-
71.34
68.80
71.36
-
-
-
99.46
-
126.05
79.46
105.84
108.28
-
-
84.66
308.39
257.78
308.58
328.94
411.55
288.64
95.00
144.00
177.14
199.21
70.31
123.95
38.85
31.56
29.06
27.93
34.35
30.02
60.54
51.33
59.15
42.50
81.16
48.97
13.50
14.56
20.36
10.97
9.69
10.85
23.88
23.78
22.76
28.13
32.39
23.53
26.98
14.88
17.09
20.89
28.98
14.75
38.14
39.56
41.69
42.61
50.45
36.50
21.67
29.22
33.56
31.17
24.95
20.09
255.66
N.A.
190.57
94.51
164.34
154.55
14.09
14.72
14.46
16.35
15.99
16.06
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Table A.1.2.2 (a) concld.
Sl.
No.
Item
Unit
1
2
3
1.
Rice
2.
Wheat:
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Orissa
14
15
16
17
Kg.
11.69
16.57
15.62
17.61
(a) Wheat whole
Kg.
8.27
-
-
-
(b) Wheat Atta
Kg.
-
-
23.89
18.53
3.
Jowar
Kg.
18.73
-
-
-
4.
Bajra:
(a) Bajra whole
Kg.
17.71
-
-
-
(b) Bajra Atta
Kg.
5.
Maize:
(a) Maize whole
Kg.
-
-
-
-
(b) Maize Atta
Kg.
-
-
-
-
6.
Ragi
Kg.
-
-
-
18.37
7.
Arhar Dal
Kg.
71.76
86.63
76.88
72.77
8.
Groundnut Oil
Litre
121.71
-
-
85.53
9.
Mustard Oil
Litre
-
111.89
101.22
97.23
10.
Goat Meat/Mutton
Kg.
334.72
-
-
317.74
11.
Fish Fresh
Kg.
121.99
178.33
164.44
128.51
12.
Milk
Litre
38.18
40.78
38.44
22.10
13.
Onion
Kg.
44.95
60.56
67.78
48.08
14.
Chillies Dry
100 gm.
10.82
15.06
16.44
11.67
15.
Potato
Kg.
27.21
25.44
25.33
22.55
16.
Sugar
Kg.
22.73
42.67
26.44
31.84
17.
Gur
Kg.
21.97
-
-
41.60
18.
Tea Leaf
100 gm.
21.85
18.00
23.89
29.04
19.
Firewood
40. Kg.
158.44
253.33
140.56
129.97
20.
Kerosene Oil
Litre
15.72
21.17
33.33
15.82
- = Items do not feature in the Index Basket.
N.A. = Not Available.
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Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil
Nadu
20
Tripura
21
Uttar
Pradesh
22
West Bengal
18
19
23
29.01
29.29
6.03
18.15
17.01
23.23
14.74
5.91
-
-
7.44
-
18.52
19.30
35.39
25.22
17.03
10.81
-
19.87
21.83
-
20.07
-
-
14.17
21.25
-
12.99
-
-
14.18
-
-
14.13
-
21.46
-
-
-
-
-
-
25.35
-
-
-
-
73.08
73.33
-
71.41
75.76
-
119.77
100.63
-
-
-
96.88
83.61
-
109.44
84.32
90.91
301.36
297.62
397.46
407.50
300.63
362.77
-
-
130.27
198.89
123.38
152.89
34.93
33.78
26.27
34.00
32.99
26.33
55.44
57.75
66.20
76.11
57.48
57.96
14.96
11.57
9.40
18.22
12.41
13.49
22.71
22.53
34.66
27.11
20.19
16.51
35.14
16.80
13.50
13.50
19.92
24.12
39.50
38.90
52.46
50.00
36.27
40.19
21.06
20.54
41.63
16.33
28.32
19.58
245.63
191.25
178.14
134.00
226.78
183.44
15.26
16.15
14.01
15.47
15.73
14.96
Note:- The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from the selected
outlets of the sample villages of a given State and are not comparable with each other due
to their varying specifications. Besides, the prices of all the items utilised in compilation
of C.P.I. Numbers for Agricultural Labourers are not being published due to resource
constraints.
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Table A.1.2.2 (b) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Rural Labourers
Sl.
No.
1
Item
Unit
2
3
Andhra
Pradesh
4
Kg.
(a) Wheat whole
Kg.
(b) Wheat Atta
Kg.
3.
Jowar
Kg.
4.
Bajra:
(a) Bajra whole
(b) Bajra Atta
Assam Bihar
Gujarat Haryana Himachal
Pradesh
7
8
9
5
6
16.59
20.72
16.26
18.38
25.84
20.78
-
-
13.18
5.17
-
-
23.66
18.54
22.79
18.55
10.33
24.06
-
-
-
-
-
Kg.
17.71
-
-
15.87
-
-
Kg.
-
-
-
18.93
14.26
-
(a) Maize whole
Kg.
-
-
13.52
15.88
19.33
-
(b) Maize Atta
Kg.
-
-
-
19.61
-
15.00
6.
Ragi
Kg.
26.11
-
-
-
-
-
7.
Arhar Dal
Kg.
67.72
72.25
70.87
66.50
75.44
77.57
8.
Groundnut Oil
Litre
91.03
-
-
113.29
-
-
9.
Mustard Oil
Litre
-
108.29
92.12
98.76
79.51
105.84
10.
Goat Meat/Mutton
Kg.
372.31
287.26 320.63
298.09
308.95
257.78
11.
Fish Fresh
Kg.
141.65
247.77 137.96
95.64
95.00
144.00
12.
Milk
Litre
34.35
41.82
29.73
39.28
38.96
31.56
13.
Onion
Kg.
39.65
73.91
54.54
44.61
60.55
51.33
14.
Chillies Dry
100Gms
10.04
16.72
10.83
12.72
13.50
14.56
15.
Potato
Kg.
31.90
23.53
17.90
26.01
23.90
23.78
16.
Sugar
Kg.
19.90
22.84
35.63
28.09
27.19
14.72
17.
Gur
Kg.
45.51
52.84
39.17
42.12
38.17
39.56
18.
Tea Leaf
100gms.
38.61
20.31
27.50
22.58
21.67
29.22
19.
Firewood
40. Kg.
148.75
123.90 218.13
70.15
255.66
N.A.
20.
Kerosene Oil
Litre
15.00
16.51
14.47
14.09
14.72
1.
Rice
2.
Wheat:
5.
Maize:
178
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for the month of November, 2013 (Base: 1986-87=100)
Jammu & Karnataka
Kashmir
Kerala Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Orissa
Punjab
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
20.79
8.58
23.04
17.34
12.34
16.54
15.81
17.62
29.01
-
-
3.98
8.80
8.73
-
-
-
14.75
20.32
26.40
29.89
18.79
-
-
23.89
18.56
18.52
-
20.75
-
16.63
18.58
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17.83
-
-
-
-
15.08
-
-
14.21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
21.38
-
21.76
-
-
-
-
-
18.39
-
-
71.32
69.19
71.13
71.93
86.63
76.88
72.95
-
-
99.42
-
126.48
121.39
-
-
85.46
-
108.09
-
-
84.92
-
111.89
101.22
97.43
96.84
309.73
329.52
409.27
287.84
335.82
-
-
319.92
301.85
177.14
200.35
70.63
124.15
120.64
178.33
164.44
128.52
-
29.02
27.92
34.36
30.10
38.89
40.78
38.44
22.13
34.82
60.88
42.74
81.28
49.17
45.07
60.56
67.78
48.13
55.48
19.89
10.97
9.69
10.83
10.73
15.06
16.44
11.66
14.96
23.02
28.21
32.37
23.54
27.13
25.44
25.33
22.50
22.71
17.34
21.64
29.24
15.01
23.42
42.67
26.44
31.73
35.13
41.15
42.59
50.45
36.47
22.12
-
-
41.61
39.54
32.26
31.16
25.11
20.19
21.88
18.00
23.89
29.01
21.06
188.30
94.63
164.30
154.36
158.47
253.33
140.56
130.48
246.57
14.90
16.35
15.98
16.06
15.54
21.17
33.33
15.81
15.25
- = Items do not feature in the Index Basket.
N.A.= Not available
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Table A.1.2.2 (b)-Concld.
Sl.
No.
1
Item
1.
Rice
2.
Wheat:
2
Unit
Rajasthan
3
19
Tamil
Nadu
20
Tripura
21
Uttar
Pradesh
22
West
Bengal
23
Kg.
29.61
6.63
17.95
16.99
23.25
(a) Wheat whole
Kg.
6.94
-
-
7.81
-
(b) Wheat Atta
Kg.
19.28
35.51
25.22
16.91
11.14
3.
Jowar
Kg.
19.87
21.46
-
19.81
-
4.
Bajra:
(a) Bajra whole
Kg.
14.43
21.22
-
12.98
-
(b) Bajra Atta
Kg.
-
-
-
-
-
( a ) Maize whole
Kg.
14.24
-
-
14.11
-
(b) Maize Atta
Kg.
-
-
-
-
-
6.
Ragi
Kg.
-
25.35
-
-
-
7.
Arhar Dal
Kg.
74.02
73.26
-
71.37
76.23
8.
Groundnut Oil
Litre
119.70
101.14
-
-
-
9.
Mustard Oil
Litre
84.61
-
109.44
84.38
90.89
10.
Goat Meat/Mutton
Kg.
296.55
398.71
407.50
300.45
363.49
11.
Fish Fresh
Kg.
-
130.45
198.89
122.57
151.34
12.
Milk
Litre
33.80
26.22
34.00
33.14
26.42
13.
Onion
Kg.
57.66
66.52
76.11
57.67
57.90
14.
Chillies Dry
100gm.
11.58
9.37
18.22
12.38
13.51
15.
Potato
Kg.
22.55
35.10
27.11
20.30
16.49
16.
Sugar
Kg.
19.13
13.50
13.50
18.89
24.06
17.
Gur
Kg.
38.70
52.78
50.00
36.28
40.22
18.
Tea Leaf
100 gm.
20.58
41.55
16.33
28.01
19.60
19.
Firewood
40. Kg.
191.09
178.03
134.00
228.12
184.44
20.
Kerosene Oil
Litre
16.18
14.01
15.47
15.70
14.97
5.
Maize:
Note:-The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from the selected outlets of the
sample villages of a given State and are not comparable with each other due to their varying
specifications. Besides, the prices of all the items utilized in compilation of C.P.I. Numbers. for
Rural Labourers are not being published due to resource constraints.
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2.
WAGES AND EARNINGS
Table A.2.1 (a) - Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural Occupations in Rural India during
November, 2013 (By States and Sex).
( in
Rupees)
Sl.
No
States
1
Ploughing/Tilling Workers
2
Men
3
Women
4
Children
5
Sowing (including Planting/
Transplanting/Weeding workers)
Men
Women
Children
6
7
8
1
Andhra Pradesh
278.82
@
-
227.66
158.17
-
2
Assam
197.31
-
-
172.78
150.50
-
3
Bihar
222.62
-
-
209.20
172.50
@
4
Gujarat
157.92
@
-
133.33
133.18
-
5
Haryana
340.00
-
-
305.56
297.14
-
6
Himachal Pradesh
391.56
-
-
317.86
@
-
7
Jammu & Kashmir
@
-
-
@
-
-
8
Karnataka
270.00
@
-
218.44
165.94
-
9
Kerala
672.78
@
-
580.77
405.24
-
10
Madhya Pradesh
146.81
@
@
133.94
121.00
@
11
Maharashtra
263.94
@
-
190.36
143.17
-
12
Manipur
240.00
@
-
236.67
@
-
13
Meghalaya
@
@
-
@
@
-
14
Orissa
216.67
-
-
@
@
-
15
Punjab
@
-
-
@
@
-
16
Rajasthan
245.00
@
-
219.50
153.57
-
17
Tamil Nadu
390.78
-
-
271.49
174.57
-
18
Tripura
210.00
-
-
210.00
-
-
19
Uttar Pradesh
187.00
@
-
188.70
145.67
@
20
West Bengal
272.91
@
-
196.97
183.59
-
All India
263.98
182.81
@
218.45
175.45
126.11
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Table A.2.1 (a) Contd.
Sl. No
States
Harvesting/Winnowing/
Threshing workers
Men
Women
Children
9
10
11
Picking Workers (including
Tea, Cotton, Tobacco & other
commercial crops
Men Women
Children
1
2
1
Andhra Pradesh
214.36
147.17
-
206.06
157.06
-
2
Assam
180.71
158.33
-
197.33
161.00
-
3
Bihar
184.38
167.45
@
@
@
@
4
Gujarat
133.33
131.25
-
128.89
128.89
-
5
Haryana
339.00
337.78
-
326.25
308.57
-
6
Himachal Pradesh
302.43
@
-
-
-
-
7
Jammu & Kashmir
@
-
-
-
-
-
8
Karnataka
217.00
162.71
-
216.00
135.63
@
9
Kerala
501.14
424.81
-
-
-
-
10
Madhya Pradesh
140.16
126.34
@
@
@
@
11
Maharashtra
207.55
153.81
@
181.67
175.93
@
12
Manipur
250.00
216.00
-
-
-
-
13
Meghalaya
@
@
-
-
-
-
14
Orissa
176.13
145.21
-
-
-
-
15
Punjab
@
@
-
-
-
-
16
Rajasthan
280.91
258.18
-
286.67
233.57
-
17
Tamil Nadu
327.83
211.38
-
@
129.00
-
18
Tripura
210.00
-
-
-
-
-
19
Uttar Pradesh
200.00
165.95
@
-
-
-
20
West Bengal
203.16
185.87
@
@
@
-
All India
212.11
178.11
153.69
174.52
145.83
182
12
208.19
13
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Table A.2.1 (a) Contd.
Horticulture Workers
( including Nursery growers)
( in Rupees)
Fishermen Costal/Deep Sea
Fishermen Inland
Men
Women
Children
Men
Women
Children
Men
Women
Children
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
206.11
143.33
-
186.90
@
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
186.11
132.86
-
380.00
-
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
225.56
161.67
-
223.33
-
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
204.17
132.50
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
360.90
154.38
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
238.06
212.00
-
299.71
-
-
@
-
-
227.94
155.96
-
262.81
@
-
348.00
-
-
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Sl.
No
Table A.2.1 (a) Contd.
States
1
2
Loggers and Wood Cutters
Men
24
Women
25
Children
26
Animal husbandry workers: including
Poultry workers, dairy workers &
Herdsman
Men
Women
Children
27
28
29
1
Andhra Pradesh
239.55
@
-
156.12
@
@
2
Assam
216.67
-
-
@
-
-
3
Bihar
260.70
@
-
159.39
127.14
@
4
Gujarat
166.67
-
-
157.08
144.00
-
5
Haryana
@
-
-
250.00
@
-
6
Himachal Pradesh
@
-
-
@
@
-
7
Jammu & Kashmir
492.50
-
-
471.67
-
-
8
Karnataka
260.91
-
-
231.11
164.29
-
9
Kerala
966.12
-
-
@
-
-
10
Madhya Pradesh
134.13
121.67
@
85.55
80.56
63.50
11
Maharashtra
246.67
@
-
184.77
125.00
-
12
Manipur
@
-
-
220.00
-
-
13
Meghalaya
-
-
-
@
-
-
14
Orissa
231.85
@
-
125.19
110.00
-
15
Punjab
@
-
-
@
@
-
16
Rajasthan
210.00
-
-
172.22
@
-
17
Tamil Nadu
376.81
@
-
252.22
@
-
18
Tripura
308.89
-
-
208.89
-
-
19
Uttar Pradesh
@
@
-
@
-
-
20
West Bengal
306.12
-
-
198.21
@
@
All India
310.57
151.54
@
183.26
138.33
67.74
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Table A.2.1 (a) Concld.
Packaging Labourers
General Agricultural
Labourers including Watering
& Irrigation workers etc.
Men
Women Children
33
34
35
( in Rupees)
Plant protection workers
(applying pesticides,
treating seeds, etc.)
Men Women Children
36
37
38
Men
30
Women
31
Children
32
187.14
@
-
217.76
138.89
@
295.29
@
-
@
@
-
183.46
@
-
225.33
-
-
168.00
@
-
185.37
143.00
@
255.36
@
-
@
@
-
130.50
125.71
-
127.14
-
-
@
-
-
313.00
@
-
323.33
-
-
@
@
-
278.38
302.00
-
@
-
-
481.43
-
-
363.00
-
-
@
-
-
230.00
@
-
218.18
155.00
-
273.33
-
-
-
-
-
628.33
420.24
-
606.12
-
-
117.78
104.29
@
116.44
107.45
116.43
145.45
-
-
195.45
138.57
-
189.86
125.20
@
240.83
@
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
187.45
157.00
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
251.67
@
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
291.54
205.00
-
284.00
@
-
450.00
-
-
325.91
174.53
-
510.05
@
-
-
-
-
210.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
183.86
164.58
@
192.00
-
-
244.29
@
-
188.98
176.86
-
221.31
159.52
-
238.80
151.18
@
224.66
165.67
111.76
288.77
169.51
-
- = Indicates that the particular category of workers, i.e. men/ women /children were not
engaged in that operation either because of their non-availability; or the activity connected
with the occupation was not undertaken in the State; or the activity was out of season in the
State, etc.
* =Picking includes picking of tea, cotton bolls, tobacco & other commercial crops
@ =Number of quotations are less than five.
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A.2.1. (b) – Average Daily Wage Rates for Non-agricultural Occupations in Rural India during
Sl
No
States
1
2
Carpenter
Men
3
Blacksmith
Women Children
4
5
Mason
Men Women Children
6
7
8
Men
9
Women Children
10
11
1 Andhra Pradesh
270.23
-
-
195.41
-
-
311.67
@
-
2 Assam
282.96
-
-
231.33
-
-
282.59
-
-
3 Bihar
294.78
-
-
253.65
-
-
331.74
-
-
4 Gujarat
275.45
-
-
191.00
-
-
291.82
-
-
5 Haryana
413.33
-
-
318.33
-
-
444.17
-
-
6 Himachal Pradesh 443.78
-
-
387.71
-
-
443.78
-
-
7 Jammu&Kashmir 422.73
-
-
496.67
-
-
410.00
-
-
8 Karnataka
269.75
-
-
218.00
-
-
288.43
-
-
9 Kerala
690.69
-
-
679.29
-
-
699.51
-
-
10 Madhya Pradesh
183.04
-
-
162.44
@
-
226.16
@
-
11 Maharashtra
274.39
@
-
234.57
@
-
337.83
-
-
12 Manipur
300.00
-
-
290.00
-
-
333.33
-
-
13 Meghalaya
@
-
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
14 Orissa
289.29
-
-
190.00
-
-
308.85
-
-
15 Punjab
394.33
-
-
@
-
-
384.33
-
-
16 Rajasthan
391.25
-
-
347.78
-
-
446.05
-
-
17 Tamil Nadu
450.26
-
-
362.86
-
-
494.61
@
-
18 Tripura
310.00
-
-
200.00
-
-
360.00
-
-
19 Uttar Pradesh
311.61
-
@
238.57
-
@
355.54
-
-
20 West Bengal
260.06
-
-
193.72
-
-
300.81
-
-
All India
315.83
@
@
253.54
@
@
350.91
@
-
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November, 2013 (By States and Sex)
Men
Weavers
Women Children
Beedi Makers
Men
Women Children
( in Rupees)
Bamboo, Cane Basket Weavers
Men
Women Children
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
160.00
@
-
@
111.57
-
179.29
130.18
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
220.00
-
-
245.83
@
-
152.00
@
-
145.83
@
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
268.33
@
-
-
@
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
@
@
@
104.00
92.00
@
108.00
88.00
-
@
@
-
@
@
-
215.63
160.00
-
@
208.33
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
@
@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
299.67
@
-
@
@
-
@
-
-
300.00
-
-
200.00
-
-
300.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
@
@
-
134.83
@
@
110.95
97.78
@
236.20
186.45
@
164.20
116.41
72.00
208.31
142.67
@
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Table A.2.1 (b) Contd.
Sl
No
States
Handicraft Workers
Men
1
2
21
Women
Plumbers
Children
22
23
Men
Women
24
25
Children
26
1
Andhra Pradesh
@
-
-
315.04
-
-
2
Assam
@
-
-
@
-
-
3
Bihar
@
@
-
287.12
-
-
4
Gujarat
@
@
-
303.33
-
-
5
Haryana
@
-
-
450.00
-
-
6
Himachal Pradesh
-
-
-
423.43
-
-
7
Jammu & Kashmir
-
-
-
607.14
-
-
8
Karnataka
@
@
-
333.33
-
-
9
Kerala
@
-
-
651.42
-
-
10
Madhya Pradesh
@
@
-
270.00
-
-
11
Maharashtra
@
-
-
293.75
-
-
12
Manipur
@
@
-
@
-
-
13
Meghalaya
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
Orissa
-
-
-
@
-
-
15
Punjab
-
-
-
@
-
-
16
Rajasthan
-
-
-
388.57
-
-
17
Tamil Nadu
@
-
-
472.96
-
-
18
Tripura
300.00
-
-
300.00
-
-
19
Uttar Pradesh
-
-
-
@
-
-
20
West Bengal
@
@
-
344.64
-
-
133.30
-
397.69
-
-
All India
271.56
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Table A.2.1 (b) Contd.
( in Rupees)
Electrician
Men
27
Women Children
28
29
Construction Workers (for roads,
dams, industrial & project
construction work & well diggers
Men
Women
Children
30
31
32
LMV & Tractors drivers
Men
33
Women
34
Children
35
312.86
-
-
233.14
170.44
-
250.04
-
-
400.00
-
-
213.00
@
-
@
-
-
316.92
-
-
224.35
178.89
-
229.77
-
-
199.17
-
-
172.00
162.00
-
192.65
-
-
440.00
-
-
333.00
@
-
379.09
-
-
447.43
-
-
330.29
-
-
282.81
-
-
580.00
-
-
415.71
-
-
@
-
-
320.00
-
-
318.89
273.33
-
265.21
-
-
653.92
-
-
-
-
-
666.82
-
-
193.18
-
-
151.38
135.22
150.00
192.07
-
-
322.73
-
-
281.67
189.74
-
267.44
-
-
@
-
-
300.00
-
-
357.14
-
-
-
-
-
@
-
-
-
-
-
242.36
-
-
202.93
138.33
-
221.96
-
-
@
-
-
@
@
-
316.00
-
-
371.11
-
-
278.75
244.44
-
332.00
-
-
457.00
-
-
364.10
244.10
-
441.03
-
-
300.00
-
-
200.00
-
-
300.00
-
-
@
-
-
185.71
152.00
@
213.80
-
-
325.79
-
-
198.07
163.73
-
420.08
-
-
365.34
-
-
247.41
182.76
146.67
291.47
-
-
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Table A.2.1 (b) Concld
( in Rupees)
States
Sl
No
1
2
Non-agricultural labourers
(Including porters, loaders)
Men
Women
Children
36
37
38
Sweeping/ Cleaning Workers
Men
39
Women
40
Children
41
1
Andhra Pradesh
225.45
174.06
@
135.98
112.58
-
2
Assam
200.78
183.33
@
178.75
@
-
3
Bihar
212.88
183.54
-
228.75
@
-
4
Gujarat
174.38
@
-
@
@
-
5
Haryana
318.18
-
-
246.00
256.22
-
6
Himachal Pradesh
250.40
@
-
@
@
-
7
Jammu & Kashmir
364.29
-
-
-
-
-
8
Karnataka
189.23
154.44
@
173.06
141.07
-
9
Kerala
617.32
@
-
-
492.90
-
10
Madhya Pradesh
124.52
90.83
69.44
126.44
127.22
@
11
Maharashtra
195.97
101.11
@
169.81
135.45
@
12
Manipur
@
-
-
@
@
-
13
Meghalaya
@
@
-
-
-
-
14
Orissa
182.31
151.25
-
@
@
-
15
Punjab
@
-
-
@
@
-
16
Rajasthan
243.75
226.43
-
@
@
-
17
Tamil Nadu
352.43
237.56
-
112.27
170.97
-
18
Tripura
200.00
-
-
210.00
-
-
19
Uttar Pradesh
189.81
174.37
@
163.70
144.76
@
20
West Bengal
195.79
@
-
@
@
-
All India
237.98
173.80
86.76
182.82
188.87
@
-=
Indicates that the particular category of workers, i.e. men/ women /children were not
engaged in that operation either because of their non-availability; or the activity
connected with the occupation was not undertaken in the State; or the activity was out
of season in the State, etc.etc
@ = Number of quotations are less than five.
Note:- The average daily wage rates at all-India level are derived by dividing the sum total of
wages by number of quotations of all the states taken together.
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3.
Table A.3.1
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Sector/Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers involved and Mandays Lost
due to Industrial Disputes during January to November, 2013 (P)
Sphere/
Item
Public Sector
Private Sector
Total
Number of
Number of
Number of
Dis- Workers Mandays Dis- Workers Mandays
putes Involved
Lost
putes Involved
Lost
1
3
4
65
509374
972429
5
22507
53554
Lockouts
-
-
-
-
-
Strikes &
Lockouts
(Total-i)
65
509374
972429
5
(i)
2
5
6
7
Dis- Workers
putes Involved
8
9
10
70
531881
1030345
-
-
-
-
22507
53554
70
531881
1030345
Central Sphere
Strikes
(ii)
State Sphere
Strikes
7
159851
279735
57
22944
746506
64
182795
1026241
Lockouts
-
-
-
15
4430
652918
15
4430
652918
Strikes &
Lockouts
(Total-ii)
7
159851
279735
72
27374
1399424
79
187225
1679159
72
669225 1252164
77
49881
1452978
149
719106
2709504
Grand Total
(Total-i+ ii)
(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till
31st December 2013.
-
Mandays
Lost
= Nil
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Table A.3.2- Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts)
during January to November, 2013 (P)
State/Union Territory
Number of
Disputes
Workers
Mandays Lost
Involved
1
2
3
4
Andhra Pradesh
4
1416
326040
Arunachal Pradesh
..
..
..
Assam
Bihar
2
20854
98331
Chhattisgarh
8
38463
38485
Goa
2
579
9554
Gujarat
19
51186
121969
Haryana
3
2084
303920
Himachal Pradesh
..
..
..
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
..
..
..
Karnataka
16
63859
123859
Kerala
31
56543
349883
Madhya Pradesh
7
127898
255796
Maharashtra
6
30703
64386
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
..
..
..
Punjab
6
161251
340005
Rajasthan
10
56830
201297
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
24
10473
282045
Tripura
Uttarakhand
..
..
..
Uttar Pradesh
3
23553
47106
West Bengal
8
73414
146828
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Delhi
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
All India
149
719106
2709504
(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till
31st December, 2013.
-
= Nil
.. = Not reported
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SECTION B
SERIAL STATISTICS
NOTE
1 Prices and Price Indices
1.1. Industrial Worker’s Consumer Price Index
B.1.1.1. All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers – The All India
Consumer Price Index Numbers (General and Food) on base 1982=100 were being published
since their first release with effect from October, 1988 index replacing the old series on base:
1960=100. The Labour Bureau has released the new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers
for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100 with the index of January, 2006 which has replaced
the previous series on base: 1982=100. The indices for the old base (1960=100) series can be
derived by multiplying the 1982 series indices by the Linking Factors, which are 4.93 for the
general index and 4.98 for the food index. Similarly, the indices for 1982 series can be derived
by multiplying the 2001 series indices by the Linking factors, which are 4.63 and 4.58 for
General and Food group respectively. The Annual Average (Calendar year 1990 to 2011 as well
as Financial year 1990-91 to 2010-2011) and monthly All India Index Numbers (General&
Food) from November, 2012 to November, 2013 have been presented in Table B.1.1.1.
B.1.1.2. Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers –
Serial Statistics in respect of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base
1982=100 and new series on base: 2001=100 (General Index only) for 78 centres are set out in
Table B.1.1.2.
1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers
B.1.2.1 (a) and (b). All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural
Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) – Serial statistics relating to the All-India Consumer Price
Index Numbers (General and Food) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100
separately for Agricultural Years from 1995-96 to 2010-11, Financial Years from 1995-96 to
2011-12 and Calendar Years from 1995 to 2011, alongwith month-wise indices and 12-monthly
moving averages from November, 2012 to November, 2013 are presented in Tables B.1.2.1 (a)
and (b) respectively
B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 – Serial statistics
in respect of Consumer Price Index Numbers (General Index) for Agricultural
Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for 20 States are given in Tables
B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) respectively.
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1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees Consumer Price Index / Consumer Price Index for
Urban and Rural Areas
B.1.3. Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees (Base:1984-85=100)
and Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas on base: 2010=100
Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees on base: 1984-85=100 were
compiled and published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), New Delhi. The Price
collection for CPI (UNME) was discontinued with effect from April, 2008. As decided by the
National Statistical Commission, linked all-India CPI (UNME) numbers for the year 2008 to
2010 are given in Serial Statistics.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) releases Consumer Price Indices (CPI) on base
2010=100 for all-India and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined every month
with effect from January, 2011. Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural areas for the period
October, 2012 to October, 2013 have been presented in Table B.1.3.
1.4. Wholesale Price Index
B.1.4. All India Index Numbers of Wholesale prices (Base: 2004-05=100) – The current series of
Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India on base 2004-05=100 was released w.e.f.
September, 2010 by replacing the earlier series. These Index Numbers are compiled and
published by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of
India, New Delhi. The indices for the period 1991 to 2011 (Annual Averages) and October, 2012
to October, 2013 (Monthly Figures) are set out in Table B.1.4.
2. Wages and Earnings
B.2.1. Earnings(Basic Wage and Dearness Allowance) of the Lowest-paid Workers/Operatives
in Cotton Textile Mills – The information concerning earnings of cotton producing
Centres/States received from the State Governments, Employers‘ Associations and Individual
Units is presented in Table B.2.1. The earnings of workers include minimum basic wage and
dearness Allowance by whatever name called. The dearness allowance is linked to the Working
Class Consumer Price Index Numbers of different Centres and varies from month to month
according to the variation in the index.
3. Industrial Disputes
B.3.1. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) – Industrial Disputes Statistics for the Years
2006 to 2013 are presented in Table B.3.1
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1.1 Industrial Workers’ Consumer Price Index
Table B.1.1.1 – All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial
Workers (General & Food)
Year/
Month
I- Base 1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II- Base 2001=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Calendar Year
General Food
Index
Index
212
237
252
278
306
334
358
405
424
441
458
477
496
514
536
222
251
265
296
331
359
380
437
444
452
462
474
490
504
520
123
131
142
157
176
192
218
219
221
223
224
226
228
231
235
237
238
241
243
122
134
149
169
190
204
235
235
235
238
240
245
248
255
259
262
263
268
273
Annual Average Indices for
Twelve monthly
Financial year
moving average
Year
General
of General Index
Index
-
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06*
219
240
258
284
313
342
366
414
428
444
463
482
500
520
540
230
254
272
304
337
369
388
445
446
453
466
477
495
506
526
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
125
133
145
163
180
195
126
136
153
176
194
206
208
209
211
213
215
217
219
221
223
225
226
228
231
*The Financial year average is based on 9 months from April, 2005 to Dec., 2005
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Table B.1.1.2- Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers of Industrial Workers
(General Index)
Year/
month
Base Year
Godavari
khani
Hyderabad
Vijaya
wada
Vishakhapattanam
Warrangal
1960= 100 1960= 100
L. Factor
1
Guntur
5.60
5.23
3
4
208
239
256
281
305
332
356
394
414
431
438
473
504
510
523
203
227
237
258
283
308
331
377
395
419
438
468
496
512
532
*
125
4.57
120
4.79
116
135
126
150
169
193
200
223
224
233
235
237
233
235
240
249
250
243
247
249
139
161
181
194
215
217
219
218
223
223
227
235
236
241
243
244
248
2
DoomDooma
Tinsukia
1960= 100
*
*
4.05
6
7
8
210
238
249
264
293
319
343
388
410
436
444
469
484
501
525
202
237
243
274
300
324
344
399
415
440
464
501
526
530
555
195
216
233
255
281
309
320
362
386
389
384
398
416
430
450
*
119
4.64
119
4.75
123
4.04
116
123
126
126
133
125
135
152
165
174
197
198
199
200
200
202
206
210
210
211
211
212
215
137
161
180
188
222
222
223
229
228
230
234
240
239
239
239
242
245
135
153
173
192
223
223
223
226
225
227
231
236
237
240
247
247
252
149
172
199
204
233
234
239
239
238
239
245
251
250
252
252
253
254
133
147
160
170
194
189
191
191
191
189
189
190
193
198
200
204
209
5
I- Base-1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II. Base 2001=100
Linking Factor
with previous
base: 1982=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
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Guwa
hati
Labac
Silchar
1960= 100
3.96
10
Mariani
Jorhat
1960= 100
3.95
11
Rangapara
Tezpur
1960= 100
4.29
12
Monghyr
Jamalpur
1960= 100
5.29
13
Chandigarh
Bhilai
*
1966= 100
3.49
15
208
235
252
280
312
341
357
405
436
460
471
480
496
516
531
193
217
233
251
274
295
312
345
375
370
372
374
383
411
415
205
229
244
264
296
324
339
389
416
418
411
411
432
441
449
209
230
246
266
295
323
340
390
412
408
419
417
427
433
439
212
234
242
267
288
316
331
379
415
416
416
435
459
479
511
216
236
252
271
294
315
345
401
447
460
488
514
526
560
615
196
214
229
250
272
302
323
361
373
390
407
413
439
459
480
4.80
115
120
128
143
156
168
193
192
193
190
191
191
193
195
197
202
204
207
210
3.65
121
130
143
155
178
186
209
206
204
204
205
204
208
211
212
216
225
233
239
4.01
116
127
133
147
158
171
193
192
190
189
187
191
192
192
193
196
197
202
207
4.17
114
126
131
144
154
163
181
179
179
179
178
180
180
182
188
188
190
195
199
4.30
126
134
145
162
182
199
224
222
222
229
230
230
232
234
239
242
244
249
257
5.26
125
131
140
155
175
197
219
219
225
224
225
226
226
226
233
236
239
240
241
4.20
121
132
145
162
180
206
250
250
251
251
251
257
261
269
272
274
272
275
276
*
9
197
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Table B.1.1.2 Contd.
Year/
month
Base Year
L. Factor
1
I- Base-1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II. Base 2001=100
Linking Factor
with previous
base: 1982=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Delhi
Goa
Ahmedabad
Bhavnagar
1960= 100 1966= 100 1960= 100
4.97
3.40
4.78
1960= 100
Rajkot
Surat
Vadodra
4.99
*
*
*
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
218
247
272
299
327
346
380
447
480
514
529
550
570
598
648
223
257
285
310
339
373
416
451
482
520
555
577
592
614
634
218
241
250
279
303
333
357
399
422
441
460
476
488
507
519
220
244
259
294
318
350
373
425
447
466
483
492
504
523
537
215
237
246
276
296
332
350
393
409
430
433
447
457
465
496
229
252
260
292
320
356
373
417
432
446
474
484
490
490
505
218
240
252
278
303
332
350
385
405
430
453
467
470
485
500
5.60
122
128
137
147
163
176
198
199
200
202
204
206
200
203
210
215
216
218
221
5.59
121
130
144
164
188
203
227
229
237
241
244
247
251
252
260
255
247
247
247
4.62
120
129
138
151
171
186
214
215
220
222
222
226
227
232
240
241
237
245
244
4.76
119
129
135
147
174
189
211
213
213
214
217
219
218
219
223
228
223
232
228
4.38
118
126
132
146
174
193
224
225
227
227
229
230
230
232
232
233
231
235
237
4.54
118
127
134
146
162
174
199
199
207
207
207
211
212
217
226
224
224
231
225
4.39
120
127
133
147
167
180
205
205
208
209
210
210
215
215
223
227
226
233
229
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Faridabad
Yamunanagar
Himachal
Pradesh
Srinagar
1960= 100
1965= 100
1960= 100
3.75
23
5.53
24
25
5.47
26
201
224
244
268
295
326
359
426
435
443
469
480
499
532
550
201
218
235
259
292
315
335
378
392
412
428
443
462
486
521
205
226
244
268
292
314
340
386
407
430
447
454
466
488
510
202
231
252
271
303
321
347
414
471
480
520
547
574
599
632
4.79
122
130
145
160
182
194
214
210
212
216
218
219
219
221
215
217
218
221
225
4.34
127
133
145
162
183
197
225
224
225
226
228
230
227
228
228
230
231
233
236
4.53
120
126
135
147
161
172
196
196
198
199
199
201
205
208
213
214
215
217
218
5.62
118
125
134
155
159
172
196
194
194
198
197
199
195
199
206
205
208
208
212
*
199
Bokaro
Giridih
Jamshedpur
1960= 100
27
28
4.68
29
204
226
239
260
280
321
340
385
397
405
419
431
456
479
508
*
121
130
142
158
168
192
217
217
217
219
219
220
219
226
232
232
232
238
249
*
134
146
156
177
204
232
260
262
262
263
264
272
272
273
289
292
293
299
308
4.23
126
132
142
157
182
213
239
237
239
241
242
243
246
251
255
255
260
264
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Table B.1.1.2 Contd.
Year/
month
Base Year
L. Factor
1
I- Base-1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II. Base 2001=100
Linking. Factor
with previous
base: 1982=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov.
Jharia
Kodarma
Ranchi Hatia
1960= 100 1960= 100
4.63
Bangalore
Belgaum
Hubli Dharwar
1960= 100
30
5.43
31
*
32
198
218
226
244
262
286
301
353
363
363
365
374
393
414
442
192
215
228
248
265
290
310
359
379
368
373
388
402
426
471
3.72
126
136
146
161
180
198
239
237
247
253
251
253
253
257
266
267
269
274
278
3.89
132
140
149
169
190
215
249
247
250
249
247
249
253
258
269
270
270
278
287
33
*
34
*
35
214
233
247
269
292
320
340
402
414
418
426
433
438
470
497
204
230
248
272
305
331
361
391
405
425
438
452
476
501
533
218
243
256
285
327
353
380
423
457
473
486
514
535
563
588
215
246
259
280
314
337
362
409
430
434
451
471
494
520
544
4.20
125
133
148
170
199
220
249
249
252
257
257
257
258
261
266
272
275
281
287
4.51
125
136
150
167
181
194
220
219
223
226
233
236
237
242
242
243
243
246
247
5.02
125
133
144
162
179
200
220
222
225
232
228
239
241
246
249
252
249
246
249
4.71
123
132
147
164
182
200
224
234
234
237
236
239
245
248
255
256
255
254
257
200
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Mercara
*
36
Mysore
37
229
243
269
304
339
375
418
444
458
457
458
474
491
495
Ernakulam Mundakayam Quilon
Aluva
Bhopal
Chhindwara Indore
1960= 100
1960= 100
1966= 100
1960= 100
5.19
38
1960= 100
4.67
39
*
40
5.46
41
2.59
42
5.18
43
220
243
273
311
348
371
404
423
442
458
478
490
515
542
230
249
278
314
355
384
419
443
453
451
469
489
500
514
227
252
288
325
362
391
395
428
449
457
486
522
533
546
248
268
291
312
351
377
436
444
451
488
250
267
292
315
344
356
406
425
445
470
525
537
561
241
263
284
314
344
359
403
419
420
429
437
448
460
474
510
488
511
521
537
4.47
*
4.52
4.37
4.61
4.83
4.03
4.73
114
121
135
154
172
188
219
221
223
226
230
236
239
243
243
245
247
245
251
123
130
142
160
174
187
213
218
221
225
226
239
243
245
244
247
252
253
253
125
131
142
153
167
185
205
212
215
218
218
221
222
226
229
227
229
231
232
124
130
145
159
174
191
224
231
235
238
243
246
251
255
258
258
255
256
257
126
129
143
154
172
195
213
221
222
224
230
230
231
235
241
239
242
247
247
127
135
145
161
185
205
227
225
225
226
228
231
233
235
242
244
245
248
251
127
137
150
162
177
195
227
231
231
236
236
234
237
238
242
250
251
248
254
122
131
140
152
168
181
209
207
210
212
213
218
220
220
226
227
227
229
231
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Table B.1.1.2 Contd.
Year/
month
Base Year
L. Factor
Jabalpur
Mumbai
Nagpur
1949= 100
1960= 100 1960= 100
6.41
44
5.12
45
4.99
46
232
254
272
301
315
339
356
409
435
446
458
468
488
508
540
226
255
273
306
339
363
400
453
468
505
528
558
583
604
611
4.53
128
135
148
159
184
198
220
219
220
221
224
225
228
230
235
236
237
239
241
Nasik
Pune
Solapur
Angul
Talcher
1960= 100
47
*
48
5.03
49
223
253
268
292
314
342
370
427
438
461
483
495
503
524
554
228
255
270
296
322
353
377
423
432
465
498
514
532
554
576
217
253
266
296
330
359
388
448
466
493
516
528
554
574
589
224
260
264
289
327
357
371
431
450
467
471
486
501
529
539
5.18
4.68
4.94
4.96
4.73
126
134
144
159
174
192
222
223
224
226
228
229
231
238
241
244
244
248
249
130
140
151
174
203
220
247
246
250
254
254
256
264
266
272
278
274
276
274
124
130
139
157
181
204
235
234
234
234
234
235
242
243
246
248
247
247
248
127
136
146
162
181
200
224
225
227
228
227
230
232
240
239
244
242
243
246
123
139
149
160
179
199
225
223
222
225
231
233
234
235
241
244
245
245
252
*
50
I- Base-1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II. Base 2001=100
Linking. Factor
with previous
base: 1982=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
202
*
120
128
143
160
181
200
229
229
232
234
233
233
235
237
243
246
245
248
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Table B.1.1.2 contd.
Rourkela
Pondicherry Amritsar
1966= 100
3.59
51
*
52
5.19
53
194
216
232
254
275
303
341
390
396
406
407
416
432
453
473
229
256
279
313
344
387
428
464
467
477
482
510
543
556
580
204
220
238
261
278
298
314
369
379
388
403
418
431
452
492
4.03
124
137
149
166
186
204
233
230
229
233
233
237
241
242
248
251
254
255
262
4.88
123
130
146
163
173
184
218
220
220
225
226
234
237
239
242
243
243
242
245
4.09
130
139
149
163
190
208
235
232
234
233
235
238
236
235
243
244
246
251
247
Jalandhar
Ludhiana
Ajmer
Bhilwara
Jaipur
54
*
55
1960= 100
1966=100
1960= 100
5.01
56
3.20
57
207
219
237
262
285
301
320
374
381
396
413
431
441
469
504
217
243
253
280
305
332
357
392
411
433
452
472
487
510
537
215
240
253
290
310
333
350
393
420
439
460
474
488
505
532
210
228
245
269
291
321
346
387
390
403
423
442
452
467
495
4.12
129
134
146
160
175
188
213
212
215
216
216
217
216
216
223
227
228
233
233
4.78
122
129
138
152
175
191
222
221
224
224
227
230
229
232
236
238
238
238
240
4.62
125
133
144
158
176
192
221
222
224
224
228
231
230
231
236
240
246
247
252
4.25
127
134
145
159
179
192
221
222
226
227
227
225
224
224
232
233
232
237
239
1960= 100
*
126
131
141
155
174
190
211
213
212
217
218
222
219
221
227
229
230
231
234
203
5.17
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Table B.1.1.2 Contd.
Year/
month
Base Year
L. Factor
Chennai Coimbatore Coonoor
Madurai
Salem
5.05
59
5.35
60
1960= 100
4.80
61
1960= 100
5.27
62
63
64
208
238
258
287
330
356
382
425
446
475
487
513
533
549
565
197
228
245
272
303
330
354
383
402
432
441
472
495
500
508
217
245
262
291
325
348
377
404
414
433
445
473
497
501
511
209
240
256
281
318
346
366
401
423
440
446
459
482
496
509
198
223
241
287
322
348
364
394
414
432
443
464
483
482
481
215
240
259
295
330
364
406
435
463
481
488
533
568
544
579
4.95
4.49
4.58
4.51
4.45
5.01
118
124
135
149
161
171
203
206
209
211
209
210
218
222
222
221
221
223
227
119
127
137
151
166
176
207
209
212
208
210
213
216
215
217
218
220
220
225
115
122
134
148
168
182
211
212
214
215
215
220
226
228
225
226
228
230
228
116
121
134
147
162
174
207
209
211
211
211
212
218
223
218
218
220
226
228
114
122
134
151
163
172
201
200
200
202
209
213
217
220
219
221
223
222
225
119
126
141
156
174
184
221
218
220
226
231
229
230
233
231
237
236
236
239
1960= 100 1960= 100
*
Tiruchirapally
*
I- Base-1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II. Base 2001=100
Linking. Factor
with previous
base 1982=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012 Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
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Tripura
Agra
Ghaziabad
Kanpur
4.37
65
*
66
*
67
1960= 100
4.69
68
217
239
257
273
301
321
337
383
409
416
424
435
568
460
468
210
229
239
262
289
313
334
384
398
403
418
435
438
480
514
216
237
247
266
295
321
347
406
440
448
467
475
493
519
555
222
243
256
278
307
328
351
411
428
428
447
459
471
489
520
4.17
115
123
131
144
156
167
187
185
185
182
182
184
190
190
192
197
203
209
210
4.36
128
136
146
168
193
208
228
225
230
229
230
233
235
238
244
243
247
249
252
4.78
125
132
142
159
182
198
221
218
218
220
222
228
223
226
235
240
241
244
246
4.50
125
132
141
158
183
200
221
221
222
225
226
228
230
237
245
246
246
247
249
1961= 100
Lucknow
69
*
121
129
144
163
185
195
208
212
212
217
217
220
219
222
227
229
233
233
235
205
Varanasi
Asansol
Darjeeling
1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100
5.12
4.77
4.55
72
70
71
234
255
268
289
312
347
371
450
473
466
477
486
504
531
571
206
223
238
260
284
307
322
381
400
412
431
456
472
491
509
199
218
232
255
271
292
304
355
384
382
393
399
423
431
440
4.96
122
131
142
160
183
194
215
217
218
219
221
223
221
224
232
235
242
245
249
4.37
124
138
151
171
195
211
242
243
243
246
244
247
248
255
259
265
265
269
271
3.80
120
130
142
153
170
184
204
204
204
205
204
211
211
212
214
216
222
227
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Table B.1.1.2 Concld.
Year/
Base
monthYear
L. Factor
I- Base-1982=100
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
II. Base 2001=100
Linking. Factor
with previous
base 1982=100
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Nov.
Dec
2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Durgapur
Haldia
Howrah Jalpaiguri Kolkata
Raniganj
1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960=
4.12
4.16
4.74
4.40
100
75
76
77
78
*
73
*
74
221
242
262
286
312
346
368
430
443
472
509
553
564
581
592
228
248
268
288
328
359
385
433
464
481
533
582
590
608
624
230
253
271
293
323
346
364
439
482
499
519
542
556
587
620
199
221
232
252
280
299
312
379
399
400
407
417
421
440
452
218
238
257
280
312
340
359
416
437
451
492
530
541
565
587
201
218
229
249
274
298
314
357
373
380
399
416
426
450
471
5.13
121
130
140
155
178
193
230
230
248
247
252
255
256
257
267
268
273
277
281
5.64
116
124
131
144
161
185
219
219
223
223
224
226
228
230
231
233
236
236
239
5.42
121
130
139
154
171
183
207
205
205
207
206
212
213
214
214
218
219
224
225
3.96
117
125
136
150
167
179
205
201
205
205
206
212
212
219
223
230
230
236
238
5.12
121
132
142
156
172
185
210
209
208
209
210
214
218
220
222
228
230
236
238
4.02
124
132
140
156
169
180
204
203
203
203
204
207
211
212
216
217
220
224
231
Siliguri
79
*
124
135
144
156
173
187
208
207
207
203
207
208
208
215
217
224
225
231
237
* No Linking Factor as these centres were not covered in any of the earlier series
Linking Factor - Figures on previous base : 1982=100 and 1960=100 (General Index) can
be obtained by multiplying the index numbers of new base: 2001=100 by the respective
linking factors given against each centre and rounding off the result to the nearest whole
number.
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1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers
Table B.1.2.1 (a)-Year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural
Labourers ( General & Food on Base:1986-87=100 )
Year/
Annual Average Indices for
Month
Agricultural
Twelve
Financial Year
Calendar Year
Year
Monthly
moving average
of General
General Food
General Food
Year General Food
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1995-96
240@
242@
237
239
1995
239$
242$
@@
@@
1996-97
260
264
256
260
1996
249
253
1997-98
269
269
264
264
1997
262
262
1998-99
299
305
293
299
1998
287
293
1999-2000
309
314
306
312
1999
304
310
2000-2001
304
299
305
303
2000
307
307
2001-2002
311
304
309
302
2001
307
300
2002-2003
323
316
318
312
2002
315
308
2003-2004
332
326
331
325
2003
328
322
2004-2005
342
335
340
333
2004
337
331
2005-2006
358
351
353
345
2005
348
341
2006-2007
388
384
380
376
2006
372
366
2007-2008
417
416
409
406
2007
402
400
2008-2009
462
464
450
452
2008
439
440
2009-2010
530
540
513
522
2009
494
500
2010-2011
577
582
564
572
2010
553
562
2011-2012
622
610
611
602
2011
602
598
2012-2013
692
679
672
658
2012
652
638
2012-2013
November
685
672
647
December
688
674
652
January
694
679
659
February
700
686
665
March
704
689
672
April
711
695
678
May
719
704
685
June
729
718
692
2013-2014
July
740
732
699
August
754
747
706
September
759
751
714
October
766
759
721
November
777
771
728
Note: -(i) Agricultural Year ( July to June ).
(ii) Financial Year ( April to March ).
(iii) New series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers on Base: 198687=100 released w.e.f. November, 1995. To obtain indices on Base : 1960-61=100, the index
figures need to be multiplied by the linking factor as below :General Index – 5.89
Food Index – 6.38
@
=
Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 only.
@@ =
Average based on 5 months i.e. Nov., 95 to March, 96 only
$
= Average based on 2 months i.e. Nov., 95 and Dec., 95 only.
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Table B.1.2.1 ( b)-Year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers or Rural Labourers
( General & Food on Base:1986-87=100 )
Year/
Annual Average Indices for
Month
Agricultural
Twelve
Financial Year
Calendar Year
Year
Monthly
moving average
of General
General Food
General Food
Year General Food
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
Index
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1995-96
240@
242@
238
240
1995
239$
242$
@@
@@
1996-97
260
264
256
260
1996
250
253
1997-98
270
270
266
265
1997
263
263
1998-99
299
305
294
300
1998
288
293
1999-2000
310
313
307
311
1999
305
310
2000-2001
306
300
307
303
2000
308
307
2001-2002
313
305
311
303
2001
309
302
2002-2003
325
317
321
312
2002
318
309
2003-2004
335
327
333
326
2003
331
323
2004-2005
344
335
342
333
2004
340
332
2005-2006
360
352
355
346
2005
351
341
2006-2007
389
384
382
376
2006
373
366
2007-2008
418
416
409
406
2007
403
399
2008-2009
462
463
451
452
2008
440
440
2009-2010
529
541
513
523
2009
494
500
2010-2011
577
582
564
573
2010
552
563
2011-2012
623
611
611
603
2011
602
599
2012-2013
693
681
673
660
2012
654
640
2012-2013
November
686
674
648
December
689
677
654
January
695
681
660
February
701
687
667
March
705
691
673
April
711
697
680
May
720
706
686
June
730
720
693
2012-2013
July
741
734
700
August
753
748
707
September
759
752
714
October
766
759
721
November
777
772
729
Note: -(i) Agricultural Year ( July to June ).
(ii) Financial Year (April to March).
(iii) New series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers on Base: 198687=100 was introduced for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995.
@
= Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 only.
@@ = Average based on 5 months i.e. Nov., 95 to March, 96 only
$
= Average based on 2 months i.e. Nov., 95 and Dec., 95 only.
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Table B.1.2.2.(a)-State-wsie Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Agricultural Labourers ( General Index on Base: 1986-87=100 )
Agricultural
Year/Month
Linking factor
1
1995-96 @
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-2000
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2012-2013
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
2013-2014
July
August
September
October
November
Andhra Assam Bihar
Pradesh
4.84
b
6.22
2
3
4
243
244
223
268
259
250
282
281
252
309
311
285
318
323
300
317
322
282
328
320
290
342
330
299
347
343
311
357
347
324
371
362
347
401
388
384
430
417
411
484
451
446
552
520
500
603
580
532
668
622
552
733
682
617
Gujarat Haryana
5.34
5
241
254
270
297
310
314
320
332
339
350
369
403
424
459
538
583
627
694
*
6
235
265
278
306
312
313
322
329
341
359
376
403
447
498
588
642
690
765
Himachal Jammu & Karnataka
Pradesh Kashmir
*
5.98
5.81
7
8
9
220
226
251
240
252
266
256
269
276
283
303
306
294
323
316
292
326
302
298
331
309
308
344
325
321
345
341
325
348
340
343
359
341
367
392
367
376
413
406
406
453
458
455
524
535
484
568
595
513
608
665
555
671
750
718
725
734
749
752
758
771
789
682
681
688
691
688
686
692
691
611
610
619
627
634
640
629
636
683
683
691
698
707
718
726
735
759
763
765
773
775
784
788
792
559
556
554
556
555
557
560
566
665
669
676
682
688
689
694
695
739
746
758
765
767
775
792
808
793
812
819
821
833
702
710
723
727
747
649
661
671
686
707
749
769
778
794
799
802
817
836
846
860
583
591
608
616
631
701
708
721
737
739
822
838
832
831
835
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Table B.1.2.2.(a)-Concld.
Kerala Madhya
Pradesh
Agricultural
Year/Month
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Orissa
Linking factor
6.56
6.04
5.85
*
*
6.05
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
1995-96 @
259
237
248
244
252
1996-97
281
261
256
252
264
1997-98
292
273
266
268
282
1998-99
305
300
291
292
321
1999-2000
312
313
304
312
338
2000-2001
321
310
303
316
346
2001-2002
321
310
306
304
351
2002-2003
330
318
321
300
343
2003-2004
342
318
335
308
350
2004-2005
351
330
350
310
360
2005-2006
356
352
368
328
382
2006-2007
374
388
402
337
410
2007-2008
403
412
432
367
439
2008-2009
454
459
475
407
484
2009-2010
496
525
562
455
540
2010-2011
562
569
619
527
576
601
691
594
633
2011-2012
615
665
760
639
706
2012-2013
679
2012-2013
652
November
673
763
633
708
661
December
676
768
632
709
670
January
679
759
634
711
676
February
684
761
642
713
686
March
688
763
644
715
698
April
691
764
650
713
708
May
699
773
658
725
721
June
702
784
667
721
2013-2014
732
July
713
793
677
725
745
August
730
808
687
740
754
September
733
809
697
752
767
October
738
805
711
755
771
November
744
806
721
757
Note:- Agricultural Year ( July to June )
@ = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only.
210
236
254
262
289
316
304
300
298
314
320
334
365
400
438
495
538
562
631
625
626
632
636
638
645
657
667
685
699
701
717
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Punjab
c
16
Rajasthan
6.15
17
Tamil Nadu
5.67
18
Tripura
*
19
Uttar Pradesh
6.60
20
West Bengal
5.73
21
244
238
246
220
232
230
263
261
261
240
264
247
278
268
264
263
268
259
306
290
291
312
298
308
314
310
302
331
307
303
316
311
299
324
301
292
326
309
311
322
312
303
331
325
344
325
323
305
343
355
323
346
349
347
326
337
331
343
321
333
380
377
355
351
371
342
417
413
371
383
408
365
448
439
403
407
433
395
501
490
455
433
469
432
586
573
514
466
535
504
624
685
756
608
668
749
565
605
686
514
548
587
566
595
672
561
592
655
752
749
755
760
765
772
775
785
739
746
758
765
768
773
776
780
666
681
686
696
709
722
733
765
589
588
587
583
591
592
597
601
671
667
671
676
677
681
684
699
651
652
660
658
658
663
682
690
619
714
703
793
788
751
629
719
715
814
807
758
647
721
722
826
814
764
664
729
732
832
819
768
675
746
750
841
823
772
*
= Indices for the State compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995.
b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab on Base 1986-87=100, please consult
article published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal.
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Table B.1.2.2 (b).-State-wise Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for
Rural Labourers ( General Index Base: 1986-87=100 )
Agricultural
Year/Month
1
Andhra Assam Bihar
Pradesh_
Gujarat Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Karnataka
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1995-96 @
244
243
223
241
237
221
225
250
1996-97
269
258
250
254
266
240
250
266
1997-98
282
278
254
270
279
258
266
276
1998-99
309
310
287
298
306
284
297
306
1999-2000
318
321
302
311
312
295
316
316
2000-2001
318
321
284
315
314
294
319
304
2001-2002
328
320
292
322
323
304
324
311
2002-2003
343
330
301
333
330
314
337
326
2003-2004
2004-2005
348
357
344
348
313
326
341
351
342
361
326
331
340
344
341
340
2005-2006
371
364
348
371
378
350
359
341
2006-2007
401
390
384
403
404
377
393
367
2007-2008
429
419
412
425
445
388
413
407
2008-2009
482
454
447
460
495
420
451
459
2009-2010
550
524
500
538
583
474
521
534
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
599
665
732
583
625
686
532
555
620
583
626
692
638
685
759
503
535
582
564
602
668
594
665
747
717
724
733
747
751
757
769
787
687
685
693
695
692
690
696
696
614
612
622
630
637
643
633
641
681
682
690
697
706
715
723
733
753
757
759
768
769
779
781
785
586
582
578
581
582
587
592
601
660
666
674
681
687
687
692
693
736
744
754
763
765
772
789
804
791
809
815
817
830
708
716
728
732
754
654
666
675
690
710
745
765
775
791
795
796
811
830
840
854
619
625
640
651
666
700
705
721
735
739
818
831
824
824
827
2012-2013
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
2013-2014
July
August
September
October
November
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Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Orissa
10
11
12
13
14
15
260
239
247
245
250
236
284
262
256
253
263
254
294
274
266
268
281
262
306
300
291
293
319
289
314
314
303
312
336
315
324
313
303
317
343
304
324
314
307
304
348
300
332
323
321
301
340
299
343
352
324
336
336
350
309
311
349
358
314
320
359
358
368
328
379
335
378
392
400
338
408
366
404
415
428
368
436
400
456
463
470
407
481
439
502
532
557
456
535
496
566
604
668
576
622
688
613
683
754
529
596
641
572
629
701
538
563
631
655
664
673
679
689
697
707
720
682
687
689
693
696
699
709
712
757
762
754
756
758
759
768
780
634
633
636
644
646
652
660
669
702
702
706
707
710
708
720
716
626
627
632
636
639
646
658
668
730
742
751
764
769
722
739
745
750
758
789
802
802
800
800
679
690
700
714
724
719
734
745
748
750
685
699
702
718
736
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Table B.1.2.2 (b) - Concld.
Agricultural
Year/Month
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil
Nadu
Tripura
Uttar
Pradesh
West
Bengal
1
16
17
18
19
20
21
1995-96 @
247
239
244
219
231
232
1996-97
265
262
260
237
262
248
1997-98
281
270
265
261
267
260
1998-99
309
292
290
308
297
309
1999-2000
317
310
301
328
307
304
2000-2001
320
312
299
318
303
293
2001-2002
330
311
311
316
316
305
2002-2003
336
326
343
318
326
308
2003-2004
2004-2005
347
359
323
345
348
348
318
329
335
346
324
336
2005-2006
384
375
355
344
372
346
2006-2007
419
412
370
373
409
368
2007-2008
449
438
402
399
434
398
2008-2009
501
486
452
429
469
435
2009-2010
585
567
509
462
532
506
2010-2011
2011-2012
622
681
600
661
559
603
512
547
563
597
564
597
2012-2013
749
740
683
586
672
662
745
743
748
753
757
763
768
778
733
738
749
755
758
760
764
768
664
678
683
693
704
716
727
737
591
589
587
581
587
589
592
597
670
666
671
675
676
681
684
698
658
659
666
665
664
669
689
697
785
804
815
820
829
776
793
800
805
809
744
749
755
759
764
616
624
643
658
671
712
718
720
728
744
710
722
731
741
759
2012-2013
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
2013-2014
July
August
September
October
November
Note: – Agricultural Year ( July to June )
@
= Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only.
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1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees’ Consumer Price Index
Table B.1.3. All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees
(Base: 1984-85=100)
Year/Month
General Index
1
2
1990
156
1991
177
1992
199
1993
212
1994
231
1995
254
1996
276
1997
297
1998
330
1999
348
2000
366
2001
386
2002
402
2003
416
2004
432
2005
451
2006
478
2007
509
2008
548
2009
612
2010
687
Consumer Price Index for Rural and Urban Areas on base: 2010=100*
Year/Month
Rural
Urban
General Index
General Index
2012 November
126.9
123.4
December
126.8
124
2013 January
127.3
124.9
February
128.1
125.8
March
128.3
126.5
April
128.7
127.4
May
129.8
128.4
June
132.1
130.5
July
133.8
132.1
August
135.4
133.6
September
137.8
134.0
October
139.5
135.1
November
141.7
136.4
* New series of CPI has been introduced w.e.f. Jan., 2011 in place of UNME.
Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi.
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1.4. Wholesale Price Index
Table B.1.4 – Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India
Year/
Month
All
Commodities
1
2
I Base 1981-1982=100
1991
201.4
1992
224.7
1993
242.1
1994
267.4
1995
292.4
1996
309.0
1997
325.6
1998
348.2
1999
360.3
II Base 1993-94=100
2000
152.8
2001
160.7
2002
164.7
2003
173.4
2004
184.9
2005
193.7
2006
203.0
2007
212.8
2008
232.2
2009
237.0
III Base: 2004-05 = 100
2010
140.1
2011
153.4
2012 N ov.
168.8
Dec.
168.8
2013 Jan.
170.3
170.9
Feb
170.6
Mar
171.5
Apr
171.6
May
June
172.7
July
175.4
Aug
177.5
Sept.
179.7
Oct
180.3
Nov
181.5
All
3
I. Primary Articles
Food
Non-Food
Articles
Articles
4
5
Minerals
II. Fuel Power
Light and
Lubricants
6
7
210.0
233.2
245.3
273.7
301.4
320.7
335.5
371.9
388.1
230.3
266.8
281.8
303.6
331.1
362.7
384.3
431.8
454.3
221.8
231.6
238.5
285.5
322.1
327.0
335.1
368.2
378.9
112.1
115.5
128.5
141.6
151.5
156.4
160.9
163.7
168.8
193.3
219.3
254.3
278.3
284.1
311.2
355.8
380.7
403.0
161.5
167.0
171.7
180.0
187.5
191.3
203.4
220.8
243.0
264.0
170.0
174.3
178.6
181.0
185.1
192.4
205.6
220.0
234.6
264.0
144.6
152.6
158.6
182.4
190.7
180.2
182.6
206.1
234.4
237.2
110.2
118.4
119.4
118.3
223.8
298.6
397.4
430.1
616.4
605.9
196.0
224.8
234.9
250.6
273.5
300.8
322.2
322.9
354.5
334.3
175.9
197.1
221.1
219.9
223.6
224.4
223.6
228.0
229.3
232.5
238.8
247.8
251.6
251.6
256.3
174.6
190.4
213.8
211.2
214.7
215.4
214.3
219.8
223.1
229.8
237.7
250.3
252.3
251.4
256.4
155.9
183.1
201.4
203.5
206.9
206.8
206.9
209.7
208.5
208.5
210.7
209.6
213.7
212.3
216.7
244.0
299.2
344.7
347.0
353.6
357.8
357.4
355.0
346.5
324.9
328.5
330.9
352.1
363.7
365.7
144.2
163.3
188.7
190.4
193.4
195.5
195.9
194.6
192
194
199.8
202.3
207.5
209.6
209.6
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III Manufactured Products
All
Food
Products
Textiles
Wood &
Wood
Products
Paper &
Paper
Products
Leather &
leather
Products
Rubber
& Plastic
Products
9
Beverages
Tobacco &
Tobacco
Products
10
8
11
12
13
14
15
198.1
220.8
238.0
261.7
288.8
301.9
314.2
328.7
336.6
201.1
221.1
240.1
264.4
278.4
289.5
316.4
340.0
344.8
258.1
288.7
302.4
332.4
367.9
387.3
430.7
471.5
501.4
183.4
198.4
212.7
246.9
287.9
303.0
307.8
318.6
321.2
159.5
273.8
366.3
414.6
438.3
445.5
474.8
598.2
622.3
251.1
301.0
324.5
330.8
362.3
377.4
371.6
382.7
395.1
234.9
227.4
240.1
256.7
274.7
280.6
287.1
296.8
312.2
167.9
183.3
189.2
195.3
228.3
242.5
245.5
247.4
245.5
140.2
144.2
146.6
154.0
164.3
170.6
176.3
185.5
201.2
205.9
147.2
144.9
150.8
163.0
173.5
176.2
180.7
186.9
205.2
233.6
177.1
190.7
202.7
205.0
212.8
223.8
238.6
262.9
287.5
305.5
118.6
120.5
120.0
128.3
137.5
129.7
131.6
132.2
135.8
143.3
185.1
172.5
178.8
179.2
179.5
187.5
204.7
215.5
229.3
236.8
159.5
174.1
172.9
173.8
173.7
177.1
188.0
193.6
200.3
204.3
151.8
144.0
131.0
142.3
152.4
166.0
162.0
166.2
167.2
166.7
125.3
125.8
130.6
134.4
135.1
137.4
145.4
156.0
165.4
168.6
128.1
137.5
148.0
148.0
148.5
148.6
148.4
148.7
149.1
149.3
150.2
150
151
151.6
151.9
140.9
149.1
166.6
166.7
166.6
166.7
164.9
165.8
167.1
167.7
168.9
167.7
170
169.8
170.8
143.1
159.4
176.9
177.1
178.4
178.5
178.1
181.2
181.9
181.4
181.8
181.6
181.2
182.9
182.9
115.3
128.8
132.2
132.5
132.2
132.8
132.7
133.6
135.0
135.3
136.4
137.3
138.3
139.7
140.4
147.5
157.7
172.9
173.5
173.9
173.4
173.5
174.0
174.3
175.3
175.8
177.2
178.4
178.4
178.9
123.1
130.8
137.0
137.7
139.4
139.4
140.0
140.0
140.7
140.5
140.5
140.3
140.8
142.3
142.9
127.6
128.3
133.1
135.1
134.5
134.1
134.3
135.1
136.1
138.1
142.5
142.3
145.1
143.8
127.8
123.2
132.9
137.8
138.6
139.2
139.3
139.4
139.5
139.7
142.4
144.4
144.4
145.8
146.6
146.7
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Table B.1.4 Concld.
Year/ Month
Chemicals &
Chemical
Products
1
16
I Base 1981-82=100
1991
162.4
1992
186.7
1993
204.8
1994
225.1
1995
246.7
1996
257.3
1997
267.3
1998
277.1
1999
289.9
II Base 1993-94=100
2000
161.9
2001
168.4
2002
172.0
2003
176.9
2004
180.1
2005
186.9
2006
192.5
2007
201.3
2008
218.2
2009
224.9
III Manufactured Products
Non-metallic
Basic Metals
Machinery &
Mineral
Alloys & Metal Machine tools
Products
Products
17
18
19
Transport
Equipment and
parts
20
208.7
229.4
248.3
270.9
305.4
331.0
341.3
351.0
369.0
231.8
250.9
270.8
293.1
324.4
337.4
346.6
352.4
357.6
200.4
226.8
235.8
254.6
280.2
292.0
299.4
303.0
307.6
197.1
215.5
222.1
234.4
250.5
263.4
272.7
283.1
295.4
128.4
145.6
142.6
146.7
154.9
167.1
186.4
204.8
215.5
221.9
139.1
140.9
143.2
160.1
195.5
218.8
225.0
244.6
285.5
257.4
120.2
128.5
130.0
132.0
137.7
146.1
152.7
164.9
173.4
172.7
141.1
146.5
147.9
147.0
152.1
159.0
161.8
164.9
174.4
175.6
III Base: 2004-05 = 100
2010
122.1
143.6
137.3
120.3
119.4
2011
132.1
150.3
152.3
124.2
123.6
2012 Nov.
144.1
163.1
166.5
128.8
130.8
Dec.
144.5
162.4
165.4
128.9
131.2
2013 Jan.
145.6
164.8
165.3
129.3
131.4
145.8
165.6
165.1
129.3
132.0
Feb
145.5
167.7
164.8
129.5
132.3
Mar
145.8
166.6
164.3
129.6
132.4
Apr
146.1
164.8
163.8
130.1
132.1
May
146
166.6
163
130.4
132.7
June
147.6
166.4
162.3
131.5
133.2
July
147.6
164.3
162.7
130.8
133.7
Aug
Sept.
148.7
164.7
163.1
131.1
134.1
Oct
148.9
164.7
164.1
131.6
135.7
Nov
148.7
164.7
164
132.2
135.5
Note : Linking factor for deriving the General Indices on base: 1981-82=100 to Base 1993-94 is
2.478 and from base 1993-94=100 to base 2004-05 is for All commodities = 1.873, Primary
article =1.881, Fuel & Power = 2.802, Manufactured products = 1.663
Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.
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2. WAGES AND EARNINGS
Table B.2.1 – Earnings (Basic Wage, Dearness Allowances) of the Lowest Paid Workers/
Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills for the month of November, 2013.
Year/
Ahmedabad
Bangalore
Vadodara
Mumbai Coimbatore
Month
& Chennai
1
2
3
4
5
6
1985
793.15
876.48
766.00
874.54
934.21
1990
1147.88
1379.74
1118.89
1313.78
1507.45
1995
1825.00
2397.19
1792.94
2237.85
2740.68
1996
1996.05
2591.10
1963.43
2389.95
2953.13
1997
2155.88
2840.36
2122.65
2622.11
3178.79
1998
2348.78
3073.17
2314.56
2958.08
3523.80
1999
2543.10
3199.73
2507.78
3084.01
3732.75
2000
2646.28
3353.44
2610.72
3294.36
3954.97
2001
2751.31
3451.66
2715.14
3455.99
4062.23
2002
2849.90
3567.03
2799.20
3642.14
4287.30
2003
2930.80
3749.72
2891.41
3811.69
4438.76
2004
3019.05
3944.89
2981.75
3941.44
4583.10
2005
3100.05
4191.63
3062.36
3996.49
4726.11
2006
3273.76
4447.32
3235.24
4227.16
4859.40
2007
3539.73
4821.78
3490.90
4472.78
5137.83
2008
3767.74
5275.10
3726.69
4799.79
5559.81
2009
4076.37
5903.63
4034.08
5267.03
6164.64
2010
4623.52
6431.40
4579.07
5782.10
6648.95
2011
5054.33
6880.72
5007.73
6369.27
7065.77
2012
5554.74
7469.64
5505.81
7023.55
8065.37
2012 Nov.
5865.92
7671.66
5815.42
7383.96
8311.80
Dec.
5838.98
7850.53
5788.49
7417.23
8436.75
2013 Jan.
5865.92
7814.26
5815.42
7450.49
8561.70
Feb.
5892.87
7956.86
5842.34
7483.76
8686.65
Mar.
6027.59
8064.43
5976.95
7550.30
8769.60
Apr.
6082.70
8135.73
6030.80
7616.84
8686.65
May
6082.70
8420.93
6030.80
7650.11
8728.30
June
6190.48
8457.51
6138.49
7716.64
9061.15
July
6217.42
8634.83
6165.41
7949.52
9227.75
Aug.
6352.14
8634.83
6300.03
8049.33
9227.75
Sept.
6568.92
8671.41
6515.41
8149.13
9186.10
Oct.
6595.87
8671.41
6542.33
8149.13
9186.10
Nov.
6488.09
8778.98
6434.64
8282.20
9269.40
N.B.- Yearly figures indicate average of twelve calendar months and the monthly figures relate
to a standard month of 26 days.
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Table B.2.1 concld.
Year/
Delhi
Month
1
7
1985
734.12
1990
1070.33
1995
1739.63
1996
1831.84
1997
2013.39
1998
2307.43
1999
2524.99
2000
2693.26
2001
2775.73
2002
2881.49
2003
2981.47
2004
3113.99
2005
3350.68
2006
3544.08
2007
*
2008
*
2009
*
2010
*
2011
*
2012
*
*
2012 Nov.
*
Dec.
*
2013 Jan.
*
Feb.
*
Mar.
*
Apr.
*
May
*
June
*
July
*
Aug.
*
Sept.
*
Oct.
*
Nov.
Indore
Kanpur
Nagpur
Solapur
Kolkata
8
755.14
1143.01
1810.43
1970.78
2061.69
2256.09
2466.82
2540.94
2675.21
2792.85
2912.04
2986.63
3057.48
3255.16
3474.05
3676.41
3939.07
4418.29
4748.82
5189.95
5458.79
5458.79
5546.99
5546.99
5546.99
5644.02
5644.02
5644.02
5846.89
5846.89
5846.89
6040.94
6040.94
9
824.70
1232.60
1949.70
2078.29
2243.55
2553.60
2743.61
2750.02
2839.01
2931.94
2995.84
3112.39
3279.56
3592.54
3833.84
4062.10
4487.57
5238.85
5731.94
6104.54
6431.91
6403.56
6403.56
6403.56
6431.91
6518.31
6546.66
6603.36
6660.06
6859.86
7088.01
7116.36
7116.36
10
658.96
956.25
1520.00
1638.04
1794.01
1988.73
2140.61
2195.02
2322.34
2383.55
2422.82
2496.74
2637.64
2338.85
3097.41
3318.05
3726.56
4391.43
4800.80
5212.98
5476.91
5513.44
5513.44
5491.90
5499.39
5549.98
5608.99
5652.09
5725.15
5813.21
5929.37
6031.48
6089.56
11
723.32
1045.37
1744.67
1889.84
1981.08
2249.74
2399.14
2474.53
2489.57
2572.85
2636.12
2789.17
2841.65
2239.55
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
12
814.33
1195.16
1887.30
2099.53
2229.42
2452.04
2728.51
2796.11
2964.03
3292.82
3347.73
3478.77
3599.75
3797.02
4097.84
4420.66
4775.49
5362.25
5755.50
6134.40
6454.29
6454.29
6454.29
6633.07
6633.07
6633.07
6643.58
6643.58
6643.58
6906.46
6906.49
6906.49
7200.96
New series on Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 has been
introduced w.e.f. the index of January 2006.
Centre linking factor on base 2001=100 is: Ahmedabad (4.62), Bangalore (4.51), Vadodara (4.39), Mumbai
(5.18), Coimbatore / Chennai (4.95), Delhi(5.60), Indore(4.73),Kanpur(4.50), Nagpur (4.68), Sholapur
(4.73) and Kolkata (5.12)
* Earning of Delhi and Sholapur Centres have been discontinued due to closure of Textile Mills.
Source: Monthly returns received from the selected centres.
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3. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Table B.3.1- Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during the period 2006 to 2013
Year
Number of
Disputes
1
Workers Involved
Mandays Lost (‗000 )
2
3
2006
430
1810348
20324
4
2007
389
724574
27167
2008
421
1579298
17433
2009
2010
2011(P)
2012(P)
345
371
389
439
1867204
1074473
734723
1302922
17622
23131
14332
12728
2013(P)
(Jan. to November)
149
719106
2710
(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till
31st December, 2013
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