Lok Sabha Question No. 1873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: All India Consumer Price Index
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1873 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## ALL  INDIA  CONSUMER PRICE  INDEX

1873. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will  the Minister of LABOUR  AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  items  included  under  All  India  Consumer  Price  Index (AICPIN) for Government  employees  along  with their respective weightage percentage during January to June, 2021, July to December, 2021 and January to June, 2022, month/ item-wise;
- (b) the details of items included under AICPIN for Government employees  along  with  their  respective  weightage  percentage  during January to June 2015, July to December, 2015, January to June, 2016, and July to December, 2016, month/item-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  same  during  January  to  June  2011,  July  to  December, 2011, January to June, 2012 and July to December, 2013, item/month-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c): The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) are used for regulation of dearness allowance and Wages of workers  and  employees  belonging  to  Central  Government,  State Governments, Public Sector. The base year of the CPI-IW was updated from 2001=100 to 2016=100 in September, 2020. CPI-IW with base year 2001=100 and base year 2016=100 have 392 and 465 items respectively.  The  existing  series  of  CPI-IW  has  base  year  2016=100. These items are in six groups and weights detailed at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1873  RAISED BY DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K. AND SHRI T.R.V.S RAMESH DUE FOR REPLY ON 13.03.2023 REGARDING 'ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX'

| Sl. No.   | Groups                             |   CPI-IW Base year 2016=100 (Weight %) |   CPI-IW Base year 2001=100 (Weight %) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Food &Beverages                    |                                  39.2  |                                  46.2  |
| 2         | Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants |                                   1.8  |                                   2.27 |
| 3         | Clothing &Footwear                 |                                   5.95 |                                   6.57 |
| 4         | Housing                            |                                  17.75 |                                  15.27 |
| 5         | Fuel &Light                        |                                   5.49 |                                   6.43 |
| 6         | Miscellaneous                      |                                  29.81 |                                  23.26 |
|           | Total                              |                                 100    |                                 100    |

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