- The Centre of Indian Trade Unions has questioned the delay in releasing the All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) for February and March.
- It urged the Centre to release the data, compiled by the Labour Bureau, without delay and said such a delay is very unusual.
- All India CPI-IW is a very important labour statistic as it is indispensable for the regulation of wages and dearness allowance for millions of workers and employees in the country.
- These indices are also used for measuring inflation and other policy formulations.
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