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The Ministry of Labour and Employment releases the All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for March 2025. The General Index for Agricultural Labourers decreases by 3 points to 1306 points. The General Index for Rural Labourers decreases by 2 points to 1319 points. The year-on-year inflation rate stands at 3.73 percent for Agricultural Labourers and 3.86 percent for Rural Labourers in March 2025.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Posted On: 30 APR 2025 3:05PM by PIB Delhi
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) decreased by 3 points & 2 points, for the month of March 2025, falling to 1306 and 1319 points, respectively.
The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL for March 2025 were recorded at 3.73% and 3.86%, respectively, compared to 7.15% and 7.08% in March 2024. The corresponding figures for February 2025 stood at 4.05% for CPI-AL and 4.10% for CPI-RL.
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All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):
| Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February, 2025 | March, 2025 | February, 2025 | March, 2025 | |
| General Index | 1309 | 1306 | 1321 | 1319 |
| Food | 1242 | 1234 | 1249 | 1241 |
| Pan, Supari, etc. | 2118 | 2138 | 2125 | 2145 |
| Fuel & Light | 1391 | 1400 | 1380 | 1389 |
| Clothing, Bedding & Footwear | 1336 | 1341 | 1402 | 1407 |
| Miscellaneous | 1390 | 1395 | 1389 | 1395 |
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Manish Gautam/Divyanshu Kumar
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