The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is releasing CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 for the month of December 2019 in this press note. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for December 2019. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., December 2019 over December 2018), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI

  Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

2.         Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:

Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: Dec. 2019 over Nov. 2019

  Note: Figures of December 2019 are provisional.

3.         Provisional indices for the month of December 2019 and also the final indices for November 2019 are being released with this note for all-India and for State/UTs. All-India provisional General (all-groups), Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for December 2019 for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure I. The inflation rates of important categories of items are given in Annexure II. State/UT wise provisional General CPI numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure III. Inflation rates of major States, having population more than 50 lakhs as per population Census 2011, are given in Annexure IV. State/UT–wise Group CPIs are available on the Ministry’s website (www.mospi.gov.in).

4.             Price data are collected from selected towns and selected villages by the Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.

 

Next date of release:  12^th February, 2020 (Wednesday) for January 2020.                    

 

Annexure I

All India Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code	Sub-group Code	Description	Rural			Urban			Combined
			Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	1.1.01	Cereals and products	12.35	141.8	142.8	6.59	144.1	144.9	9.67	142.5	143.5
	1.1.02	Meat and fish	4.38	163.7	165.2	2.73	162.4	164.4	3.61	163.2	164.9
	1.1.03	Egg	0.49	143.8	149.3	0.36	148.4	153.6	0.43	145.6	151.0
	1.1.04	Milk and products	7.72	147.1	148.5	5.33	145.9	147.3	6.61	146.7	148.1
	1.1.05	Oils and fats	4.21	126.0	127.5	2.81	121.5	122.8	3.56	124.3	125.8
	1.1.06	Fruits	2.88	146.2	144.3	2.90	148.8	147.1	2.89	147.4	145.6
	1.1.07	Vegetables	7.46	191.4	209.5	4.41	215.7	231.7	6.04	199.6	217.0
	1.1.08	Pulses and products	2.95	136.2	138.8	1.73	134.6	137.2	2.38	135.7	138.3
	1.1.09	Sugar and Confectionery	1.70	113.8	113.6	0.97	115.0	114.7	1.36	114.2	114.0
	1.1.10	Spices	3.11	147.3	149.1	1.79	146.3	148.0	2.50	147.0	148.7
	1.2.11	Non-alcoholic beverages	1.37	138.7	139.3	1.13	130.5	130.7	1.26	135.3	135.7
	1.1.12	Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.	5.56	157.7	158.3	5.54	157.2	157.7	5.55	157.5	158.0
1		Food and beverages	54.18	150.9	154.3	36.29	153.6	156.3	45.86	151.9	155.0
2		Pan, tobacco and intoxicants	3.26	167.2	167.8	1.36	169.9	170.4	2.38	167.9	168.5
	3.1.01	Clothing	6.32	152.3	152.6	4.72	146.3	146.8	5.58	149.9	150.3
	3.1.02	Footwear	1.04	147.0	147.3	0.85	132.6	132.8	0.95	141.0	141.3
3		Clothing and footwear	7.36	151.5	151.9	5.57	144.2	144.6	6.53	148.6	149.0
4		Housing	–	–	–	21.67	153.5	152.8	10.07	153.5	152.8
5		Fuel and light	7.94	148.4	149.8	5.58	132.2	133.6	6.84	142.3	143.7
	6.1.01	Household goods and services	3.75	150.9	151.1	3.87	139.1	139.7	3.80	145.3	145.7
	6.1.02	Health	6.83	154.3	154.8	4.81	142.8	143.2	5.89	149.9	150.4
	6.1.03	Transport and communication	7.60	132.1	134.6	9.73	121.7	125.0	8.59	126.6	129.5
	6.1.04	Recreation and amusement	1.37	149.1	149.5	2.04	136.7	136.8	1.68	142.1	142.3
	6.1.05	Education	3.46	160.8	161.1	5.62	151.8	151.9	4.46	155.5	155.7
	6.1.06	Personal care and effects	4.25	140.6	140.7	3.47	139.8	140.2	3.89	140.3	140.5
6		Miscellaneous	27.26	146.1	147.0	29.53	136.3	137.6	28.32	141.3	142.4
General Index (All Groups)			100.00	149.9	152.2	100.00	147.0	148.3	100.00	148.6	150.4
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)			47.25	150.4	154.2	29.62	153.8	157.0	39.06	151.6	155.2

Notes:

1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. CFPI                 : Out of 12 sub-groups contained in ‘Food and Beverages’ group, CFPI is based on ten sub-groups, excluding ‘Non-alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.’.
3.  –       : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
4. The weights are indicative to show relative importance of groups and sub-groups. However, all India indices have been compiled as weighted average of State indices.

 

Annexure II

All India annual inflation rates (%) for December 2019 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code	Sub-group Code	Description	Rural			Urban			Combined
			Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	1.1.01	Cereals and products	137.1	142.8	4.16	138.5	144.9	4.62	137.5	143.5	4.36
	1.1.02	Meat and fish	151.9	165.2	8.76	147.8	164.4	11.23	150.5	164.9	9.57
	1.1.03	Egg	137.4	149.3	8.66	141.1	153.6	8.86	138.8	151.0	8.79
	1.1.04	Milk and products	142.4	148.5	4.28	141.6	147.3	4.03	142.1	148.1	4.22
	1.1.05	Oils and fats	124.2	127.5	2.66	118.1	122.8	3.98	122.0	125.8	3.11
	1.1.06	Fruits	140.2	144.3	2.92	138.5	147.1	6.21	139.4	145.6	4.45
	1.1.07	Vegetables	136.6	209.5	53.37	132.4	231.7	75.00	135.2	217.0	60.50
	1.1.08	Pulses and products	120.9	138.8	14.81	117.5	137.2	16.77	119.8	138.3	15.44
	1.1.09	Sugar and Confectionery	109.9	113.6	3.37	111.0	114.7	3.33	110.3	114.0	3.35
	1.1.10	Spices	140.2	149.1	6.35	141.5	148.0	4.59	140.6	148.7	5.76
	1.2.11	Non-alcoholic beverages	137.8	139.3	1.09	128.1	130.7	2.03	133.8	135.7	1.42
	1.1.12	Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.	156.0	158.3	1.47	152.9	157.7	3.14	154.6	158.0	2.20
1		Food and beverages	138.5	154.3	11.41	137.6	156.3	13.59	138.2	155.0	12.16
2		Pan, tobacco and intoxicants	162.4	167.8	3.33	164.6	170.4	3.52	163.0	168.5	3.37
	3.1.01	Clothing	151.6	152.6	0.66	142.7	146.8	2.87	148.1	150.3	1.49
	3.1.02	Footwear	145.9	147.3	0.96	130.3	132.8	1.92	139.4	141.3	1.36
3		Clothing and footwear	150.8	151.9	0.73	140.8	144.6	2.70	146.8	149.0	1.50
4		Housing	–	–	–	146.5	152.8	4.30	146.5	152.8	4.30
5		Fuel and light	149.0	149.8	0.54	132.4	133.6	0.91	142.7	143.7	0.70
	6.1.01	Household goods and services	149.5	151.1	1.07	136.2	139.7	2.57	143.2	145.7	1.75
	6.1.02	Health	149.6	154.8	3.48	137.3	143.2	4.30	144.9	150.4	3.80
	6.1.03	Transport and communication	128.9	134.6	4.42	118.8	125.0	5.22	123.6	129.5	4.77
	6.1.04	Recreation and amusement	143.3	149.5	4.33	131.7	136.8	3.87	136.8	142.3	4.02
	6.1.05	Education	155.1	161.1	3.87	146.5	151.9	3.69	150.1	155.7	3.73
	6.1.06	Personal care and effects	133.2	140.7	5.63	130.8	140.2	7.19	132.2	140.5	6.28
6		Miscellaneous	141.6	147.0	3.81	131.7	137.6	4.48	136.8	142.4	4.09
General Index (All Groups)			141.9	152.2	7.26	138.0	148.3	7.46	140.1	150.4	7.35
Consumer Food Price Index			136.5	154.2	12.97	135.2	157.0	16.12	136.0	155.2	14.12

Notes:

1. Prov.       : Provisional.
2. –               : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.

                                                                           

Annexure III

State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT Code	Name of the State/UT	Rural			Urban			Combined
		Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
01	Jammu & Kashmir*	1.14	155.8	158.0	0.72	154.1	154.8	0.94	155.2	156.9
02	Himachal Pradesh	1.03	143.1	144.3	0.26	143.9	145.7	0.67	143.2	144.6
03	Punjab	3.31	149.2	152.3	3.09	140.9	142.4	3.21	145.5	147.9
04	Chandigarh	0.02	146.6	153.3	0.34	143.4	145.8	0.17	143.6	146.2
05	Uttarakhand	1.06	145.6	147.9	0.73	144.3	143.1	0.91	145.1	146.1
06	Haryana	3.30	145.4	146.9	3.35	141.4	143.1	3.32	143.5	145.1
07	Delhi	0.28	149.4	150.2	5.64	145.5	146.1	2.77	145.7	146.3
08	Rajasthan	6.63	150.5	152.2	4.23	148.0	149.0	5.51	149.6	151.1
09	Uttar Pradesh	14.83	147.7	150.2	9.54	148.7	150.3	12.37	148.1	150.2
10	Bihar	8.21	148.5	151.1	1.62	144.5	146.7	5.14	147.9	150.5
11	Sikkim	0.06	157.5	159.8	0.03	150.5	151.3	0.05	155.2	157.0
12	Arunachal Pradesh	0.14	158.8	160.8	0.06	—	—	0.10	—	—
13	Nagaland	0.14	162.7	163.9	0.12	144.3	145.1	0.13	154.9	155.9
14	Manipur	0.23	179.4	180.4	0.12	152.2	153.5	0.18	170.8	171.9
15	Mizoram	0.07	146.5	147.7	0.13	139.2	140.0	0.10	142.0	143.0
16	Tripura	0.35	161.5	163.9	0.14	154.8	156.6	0.25	159.8	162.0
17	Meghalaya	0.28	142.3	144.5	0.15	142.4	143.5	0.22	142.3	144.2
18	Assam	2.63	152.7	154.9	0.79	149.9	150.7	1.77	152.1	154.0
19	West Bengal	6.99	152.4	155.0	7.20	148.7	149.5	7.09	150.7	152.4
20	Jharkhand	1.96	152.8	155.4	1.39	148.1	149.9	1.69	151.0	153.3
21	Odisha	2.93	153.1	155.7	1.31	146.4	147.8	2.18	151.2	153.5
22	Chhattisgarh	1.68	146.3	146.7	1.22	146.5	146.8	1.46	146.4	146.7
23	Madhya Pradesh	4.93	146.9	148.0	3.97	146.9	147.4	4.48	146.9	147.8
24	Gujarat	4.54	145.6	147.1	6.82	141.2	141.9	5.60	143.1	144.2
25	Daman & Diu	0.02	153.4	153.2	0.02	142.5	142.8	0.02	148.8	148.8
26	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	0.02	144.8	146.0	0.04	140.4	142.0	0.03	141.9	143.3
27	Maharashtra	8.25	149.8	151.3	18.86	142.7	143.5	13.18	145.1	146.1
28	Andhra Pradesh	5.40	146.5	150.0	3.64	149.2	150.4	4.58	147.5	150.1
29	Karnataka	5.09	151.9	154.2	6.81	154.3	155.2	5.89	153.2	154.7
30	Goa	0.14	156.1	159.7	0.25	143.9	147.5	0.19	148.6	152.2
31	Lakshadweep	0.01	156.6	160.4	0.01	149.1	149.1	0.01	152.8	154.6
32	Kerala	5.50	158.2	160.3	3.46	153.6	154.9	4.55	156.6	158.4
33	Tamil Nadu	5.55	153.8	156.8	9.20	152.2	155.2	7.25	152.9	155.9
34	Puducherry	0.08	153.9	157.1	0.27	151.1	153.4	0.17	151.8	154.3
35	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0.05	168.1	168.1	0.07	148.6	147.9	0.06	158.2	157.8
36	Telangana	3.16	148.2	151.6	4.41	147.8	151.4	3.74	148.0	151.5
99	All India	100.00	149.9	152.2	100.00	147.0	148.3	100.00	148.6	150.4

Notes:

1.    Prov.       :  Provisional.

2.   —             :  indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices    are not compiled.

3.   *              :  Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &   Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).

 

Annexure IV

Major State/UT wise annual inflation rates (%) for December 2019 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT Code	Name of the State/UT	Rural			Urban			Combined
		Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
01	Jammu & Kashmir*	150.9	158.0	4.71	140.2	154.8	10.41	147.1	156.9	6.66
02	Himachal Pradesh	135.6	144.3	6.42	136.5	145.7	6.74	135.8	144.6	6.48
03	Punjab	142.2	152.3	7.10	133.2	142.4	6.91	138.2	147.9	7.02
05	Uttarakhand	136.7	147.9	8.19	133.4	143.1	7.27	135.5	146.1	7.82
06	Haryana	135.5	146.9	8.41	134.7	143.1	6.24	135.1	145.1	7.40
07	Delhi	140.1	150.2	7.21	139.0	146.1	5.11	139.1	146.3	5.18
08	Rajasthan	140.8	152.2	8.10	139.8	149.0	6.58	140.4	151.1	7.62
09	Uttar Pradesh	137.3	150.2	9.40	138.9	150.3	8.21	137.9	150.2	8.92
10	Bihar	146.0	151.1	3.49	136.6	146.7	7.39	144.6	150.5	4.08
18	Assam	145.0	154.9	6.83	137.1	150.7	9.92	143.4	154.0	7.39
19	West Bengal	144.9	155.0	6.97	138.0	149.5	8.33	141.6	152.4	7.63
20	Jharkhand	146.0	155.4	6.44	138.1	149.9	8.54	143.0	153.3	7.20
21	Odisha	141.9	155.7	9.73	136.2	147.8	8.52	140.3	153.5	9.41
22	Chhattisgarh	140.0	146.7	4.79	138.1	146.8	6.30	139.3	146.7	5.31
23	Madhya Pradesh	135.7	148.0	9.06	138.8	147.4	6.20	137.0	147.8	7.88
24	Gujarat	140.4	147.1	4.77	132.4	141.9	7.18	135.9	144.2	6.11
27	Maharashtra	142.2	151.3	6.40	134.5	143.5	6.69	137.1	146.1	6.56
28	Andhra Pradesh	139.8	150.0	7.30	139.4	150.4	7.89	139.7	150.1	7.44
29	Karnataka	145.1	154.2	6.27	145.2	155.2	6.89	145.2	154.7	6.54
32	Kerala	148.2	160.3	8.16	144.0	154.9	7.57	146.7	158.4	7.98
33	Tamil Nadu	144.9	156.8	8.21	142.5	155.2	8.91	143.5	155.9	8.64
36	Telangana	139.1	151.6	8.99	138.0	151.4	9.71	138.5	151.5	9.39
99	All India	141.9	152.2	7.26	138.0	148.3	7.46	140.1	150.4	7.35

Notes:

1. Prov.    :  Provisional.
2. *               : Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &   Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).

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The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is releasing CPI (Rural, Urban, Combined) on Base 2012=100 for the month of December 2019 in this press note. In addition to this, Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for all India Rural, Urban and Combined are also being released for December 2019. All India Inflation rates (on point to point basis i.e. current month over same month of last year, i.e., December 2019 over December 2018), based on General Indices and CFPIs are given as follows:

All India Inflation rates (%) based on CPI (General) and CFPI

  Notes: Prov.  – Provisional, Combd. – Combined

2.         Monthly changes in the General Indices and CFPIs are given below:

Monthly changes (%) in All India CPI (General) and CFPI: Dec. 2019 over Nov. 2019

  Note: Figures of December 2019 are provisional.

3.         Provisional indices for the month of December 2019 and also the final indices for November 2019 are being released with this note for all-India and for State/UTs. All-India provisional General (all-groups), Group and Sub-group level CPI and CFPI numbers for December 2019 for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure I. The inflation rates of important categories of items are given in Annexure II. State/UT wise provisional General CPI numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined are given in Annexure III. Inflation rates of major States, having population more than 50 lakhs as per population Census 2011, are given in Annexure IV. State/UT–wise Group CPIs are available on the Ministry’s website (www.mospi.gov.in).

4.             Price data are collected from selected towns and selected villages by the Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI. Price data are received through web portals, maintained by the National Informatics Centre.

 

Next date of release:  12^th February, 2020 (Wednesday) for January 2020.                    

 

Annexure I

All India Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code	Sub-group Code	Description	Rural			Urban			Combined
			Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	1.1.01	Cereals and products	12.35	141.8	142.8	6.59	144.1	144.9	9.67	142.5	143.5
	1.1.02	Meat and fish	4.38	163.7	165.2	2.73	162.4	164.4	3.61	163.2	164.9
	1.1.03	Egg	0.49	143.8	149.3	0.36	148.4	153.6	0.43	145.6	151.0
	1.1.04	Milk and products	7.72	147.1	148.5	5.33	145.9	147.3	6.61	146.7	148.1
	1.1.05	Oils and fats	4.21	126.0	127.5	2.81	121.5	122.8	3.56	124.3	125.8
	1.1.06	Fruits	2.88	146.2	144.3	2.90	148.8	147.1	2.89	147.4	145.6
	1.1.07	Vegetables	7.46	191.4	209.5	4.41	215.7	231.7	6.04	199.6	217.0
	1.1.08	Pulses and products	2.95	136.2	138.8	1.73	134.6	137.2	2.38	135.7	138.3
	1.1.09	Sugar and Confectionery	1.70	113.8	113.6	0.97	115.0	114.7	1.36	114.2	114.0
	1.1.10	Spices	3.11	147.3	149.1	1.79	146.3	148.0	2.50	147.0	148.7
	1.2.11	Non-alcoholic beverages	1.37	138.7	139.3	1.13	130.5	130.7	1.26	135.3	135.7
	1.1.12	Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.	5.56	157.7	158.3	5.54	157.2	157.7	5.55	157.5	158.0
1		Food and beverages	54.18	150.9	154.3	36.29	153.6	156.3	45.86	151.9	155.0
2		Pan, tobacco and intoxicants	3.26	167.2	167.8	1.36	169.9	170.4	2.38	167.9	168.5
	3.1.01	Clothing	6.32	152.3	152.6	4.72	146.3	146.8	5.58	149.9	150.3
	3.1.02	Footwear	1.04	147.0	147.3	0.85	132.6	132.8	0.95	141.0	141.3
3		Clothing and footwear	7.36	151.5	151.9	5.57	144.2	144.6	6.53	148.6	149.0
4		Housing	–	–	–	21.67	153.5	152.8	10.07	153.5	152.8
5		Fuel and light	7.94	148.4	149.8	5.58	132.2	133.6	6.84	142.3	143.7
	6.1.01	Household goods and services	3.75	150.9	151.1	3.87	139.1	139.7	3.80	145.3	145.7
	6.1.02	Health	6.83	154.3	154.8	4.81	142.8	143.2	5.89	149.9	150.4
	6.1.03	Transport and communication	7.60	132.1	134.6	9.73	121.7	125.0	8.59	126.6	129.5
	6.1.04	Recreation and amusement	1.37	149.1	149.5	2.04	136.7	136.8	1.68	142.1	142.3
	6.1.05	Education	3.46	160.8	161.1	5.62	151.8	151.9	4.46	155.5	155.7
	6.1.06	Personal care and effects	4.25	140.6	140.7	3.47	139.8	140.2	3.89	140.3	140.5
6		Miscellaneous	27.26	146.1	147.0	29.53	136.3	137.6	28.32	141.3	142.4
General Index (All Groups)			100.00	149.9	152.2	100.00	147.0	148.3	100.00	148.6	150.4
Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI)			47.25	150.4	154.2	29.62	153.8	157.0	39.06	151.6	155.2

Notes:

1. Prov. : Provisional.
2. CFPI                 : Out of 12 sub-groups contained in ‘Food and Beverages’ group, CFPI is based on ten sub-groups, excluding ‘Non-alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.’.
3.  –       : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.
4. The weights are indicative to show relative importance of groups and sub-groups. However, all India indices have been compiled as weighted average of State indices.

 

Annexure II

All India annual inflation rates (%) for December 2019 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

Group Code	Sub-group Code	Description	Rural			Urban			Combined
			Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)
	1.1.01	Cereals and products	137.1	142.8	4.16	138.5	144.9	4.62	137.5	143.5	4.36
	1.1.02	Meat and fish	151.9	165.2	8.76	147.8	164.4	11.23	150.5	164.9	9.57
	1.1.03	Egg	137.4	149.3	8.66	141.1	153.6	8.86	138.8	151.0	8.79
	1.1.04	Milk and products	142.4	148.5	4.28	141.6	147.3	4.03	142.1	148.1	4.22
	1.1.05	Oils and fats	124.2	127.5	2.66	118.1	122.8	3.98	122.0	125.8	3.11
	1.1.06	Fruits	140.2	144.3	2.92	138.5	147.1	6.21	139.4	145.6	4.45
	1.1.07	Vegetables	136.6	209.5	53.37	132.4	231.7	75.00	135.2	217.0	60.50
	1.1.08	Pulses and products	120.9	138.8	14.81	117.5	137.2	16.77	119.8	138.3	15.44
	1.1.09	Sugar and Confectionery	109.9	113.6	3.37	111.0	114.7	3.33	110.3	114.0	3.35
	1.1.10	Spices	140.2	149.1	6.35	141.5	148.0	4.59	140.6	148.7	5.76
	1.2.11	Non-alcoholic beverages	137.8	139.3	1.09	128.1	130.7	2.03	133.8	135.7	1.42
	1.1.12	Prepared meals, snacks, sweets etc.	156.0	158.3	1.47	152.9	157.7	3.14	154.6	158.0	2.20
1		Food and beverages	138.5	154.3	11.41	137.6	156.3	13.59	138.2	155.0	12.16
2		Pan, tobacco and intoxicants	162.4	167.8	3.33	164.6	170.4	3.52	163.0	168.5	3.37
	3.1.01	Clothing	151.6	152.6	0.66	142.7	146.8	2.87	148.1	150.3	1.49
	3.1.02	Footwear	145.9	147.3	0.96	130.3	132.8	1.92	139.4	141.3	1.36
3		Clothing and footwear	150.8	151.9	0.73	140.8	144.6	2.70	146.8	149.0	1.50
4		Housing	–	–	–	146.5	152.8	4.30	146.5	152.8	4.30
5		Fuel and light	149.0	149.8	0.54	132.4	133.6	0.91	142.7	143.7	0.70
	6.1.01	Household goods and services	149.5	151.1	1.07	136.2	139.7	2.57	143.2	145.7	1.75
	6.1.02	Health	149.6	154.8	3.48	137.3	143.2	4.30	144.9	150.4	3.80
	6.1.03	Transport and communication	128.9	134.6	4.42	118.8	125.0	5.22	123.6	129.5	4.77
	6.1.04	Recreation and amusement	143.3	149.5	4.33	131.7	136.8	3.87	136.8	142.3	4.02
	6.1.05	Education	155.1	161.1	3.87	146.5	151.9	3.69	150.1	155.7	3.73
	6.1.06	Personal care and effects	133.2	140.7	5.63	130.8	140.2	7.19	132.2	140.5	6.28
6		Miscellaneous	141.6	147.0	3.81	131.7	137.6	4.48	136.8	142.4	4.09
General Index (All Groups)			141.9	152.2	7.26	138.0	148.3	7.46	140.1	150.4	7.35
Consumer Food Price Index			136.5	154.2	12.97	135.2	157.0	16.12	136.0	155.2	14.12

Notes:

1. Prov.       : Provisional.
2. –               : CPI (Rural) for housing is not compiled.

                                                                           

Annexure III

State/UT wise General Consumer Price Indices

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT Code	Name of the State/UT	Rural			Urban			Combined
		Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Weights	Nov. 19 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
01	Jammu & Kashmir*	1.14	155.8	158.0	0.72	154.1	154.8	0.94	155.2	156.9
02	Himachal Pradesh	1.03	143.1	144.3	0.26	143.9	145.7	0.67	143.2	144.6
03	Punjab	3.31	149.2	152.3	3.09	140.9	142.4	3.21	145.5	147.9
04	Chandigarh	0.02	146.6	153.3	0.34	143.4	145.8	0.17	143.6	146.2
05	Uttarakhand	1.06	145.6	147.9	0.73	144.3	143.1	0.91	145.1	146.1
06	Haryana	3.30	145.4	146.9	3.35	141.4	143.1	3.32	143.5	145.1
07	Delhi	0.28	149.4	150.2	5.64	145.5	146.1	2.77	145.7	146.3
08	Rajasthan	6.63	150.5	152.2	4.23	148.0	149.0	5.51	149.6	151.1
09	Uttar Pradesh	14.83	147.7	150.2	9.54	148.7	150.3	12.37	148.1	150.2
10	Bihar	8.21	148.5	151.1	1.62	144.5	146.7	5.14	147.9	150.5
11	Sikkim	0.06	157.5	159.8	0.03	150.5	151.3	0.05	155.2	157.0
12	Arunachal Pradesh	0.14	158.8	160.8	0.06	—	—	0.10	—	—
13	Nagaland	0.14	162.7	163.9	0.12	144.3	145.1	0.13	154.9	155.9
14	Manipur	0.23	179.4	180.4	0.12	152.2	153.5	0.18	170.8	171.9
15	Mizoram	0.07	146.5	147.7	0.13	139.2	140.0	0.10	142.0	143.0
16	Tripura	0.35	161.5	163.9	0.14	154.8	156.6	0.25	159.8	162.0
17	Meghalaya	0.28	142.3	144.5	0.15	142.4	143.5	0.22	142.3	144.2
18	Assam	2.63	152.7	154.9	0.79	149.9	150.7	1.77	152.1	154.0
19	West Bengal	6.99	152.4	155.0	7.20	148.7	149.5	7.09	150.7	152.4
20	Jharkhand	1.96	152.8	155.4	1.39	148.1	149.9	1.69	151.0	153.3
21	Odisha	2.93	153.1	155.7	1.31	146.4	147.8	2.18	151.2	153.5
22	Chhattisgarh	1.68	146.3	146.7	1.22	146.5	146.8	1.46	146.4	146.7
23	Madhya Pradesh	4.93	146.9	148.0	3.97	146.9	147.4	4.48	146.9	147.8
24	Gujarat	4.54	145.6	147.1	6.82	141.2	141.9	5.60	143.1	144.2
25	Daman & Diu	0.02	153.4	153.2	0.02	142.5	142.8	0.02	148.8	148.8
26	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	0.02	144.8	146.0	0.04	140.4	142.0	0.03	141.9	143.3
27	Maharashtra	8.25	149.8	151.3	18.86	142.7	143.5	13.18	145.1	146.1
28	Andhra Pradesh	5.40	146.5	150.0	3.64	149.2	150.4	4.58	147.5	150.1
29	Karnataka	5.09	151.9	154.2	6.81	154.3	155.2	5.89	153.2	154.7
30	Goa	0.14	156.1	159.7	0.25	143.9	147.5	0.19	148.6	152.2
31	Lakshadweep	0.01	156.6	160.4	0.01	149.1	149.1	0.01	152.8	154.6
32	Kerala	5.50	158.2	160.3	3.46	153.6	154.9	4.55	156.6	158.4
33	Tamil Nadu	5.55	153.8	156.8	9.20	152.2	155.2	7.25	152.9	155.9
34	Puducherry	0.08	153.9	157.1	0.27	151.1	153.4	0.17	151.8	154.3
35	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0.05	168.1	168.1	0.07	148.6	147.9	0.06	158.2	157.8
36	Telangana	3.16	148.2	151.6	4.41	147.8	151.4	3.74	148.0	151.5
99	All India	100.00	149.9	152.2	100.00	147.0	148.3	100.00	148.6	150.4

Notes:

1.    Prov.       :  Provisional.

2.   —             :  indicates the receipt of price schedules is less than 80% of allocated schedules and therefore indices    are not compiled.

3.   *              :  Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &   Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).

 

Annexure IV

Major State/UT wise annual inflation rates (%) for December 2019 (Provisional)

(Base: 2012=100)

State/UT Code	Name of the State/UT	Rural			Urban			Combined
		Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)	Dec. 18 Index (Final)	Dec. 19 Index (Prov.)	Inflation Rate (%)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)
01	Jammu & Kashmir*	150.9	158.0	4.71	140.2	154.8	10.41	147.1	156.9	6.66
02	Himachal Pradesh	135.6	144.3	6.42	136.5	145.7	6.74	135.8	144.6	6.48
03	Punjab	142.2	152.3	7.10	133.2	142.4	6.91	138.2	147.9	7.02
05	Uttarakhand	136.7	147.9	8.19	133.4	143.1	7.27	135.5	146.1	7.82
06	Haryana	135.5	146.9	8.41	134.7	143.1	6.24	135.1	145.1	7.40
07	Delhi	140.1	150.2	7.21	139.0	146.1	5.11	139.1	146.3	5.18
08	Rajasthan	140.8	152.2	8.10	139.8	149.0	6.58	140.4	151.1	7.62
09	Uttar Pradesh	137.3	150.2	9.40	138.9	150.3	8.21	137.9	150.2	8.92
10	Bihar	146.0	151.1	3.49	136.6	146.7	7.39	144.6	150.5	4.08
18	Assam	145.0	154.9	6.83	137.1	150.7	9.92	143.4	154.0	7.39
19	West Bengal	144.9	155.0	6.97	138.0	149.5	8.33	141.6	152.4	7.63
20	Jharkhand	146.0	155.4	6.44	138.1	149.9	8.54	143.0	153.3	7.20
21	Odisha	141.9	155.7	9.73	136.2	147.8	8.52	140.3	153.5	9.41
22	Chhattisgarh	140.0	146.7	4.79	138.1	146.8	6.30	139.3	146.7	5.31
23	Madhya Pradesh	135.7	148.0	9.06	138.8	147.4	6.20	137.0	147.8	7.88
24	Gujarat	140.4	147.1	4.77	132.4	141.9	7.18	135.9	144.2	6.11
27	Maharashtra	142.2	151.3	6.40	134.5	143.5	6.69	137.1	146.1	6.56
28	Andhra Pradesh	139.8	150.0	7.30	139.4	150.4	7.89	139.7	150.1	7.44
29	Karnataka	145.1	154.2	6.27	145.2	155.2	6.89	145.2	154.7	6.54
32	Kerala	148.2	160.3	8.16	144.0	154.9	7.57	146.7	158.4	7.98
33	Tamil Nadu	144.9	156.8	8.21	142.5	155.2	8.91	143.5	155.9	8.64
36	Telangana	139.1	151.6	8.99	138.0	151.4	9.71	138.5	151.5	9.39
99	All India	141.9	152.2	7.26	138.0	148.3	7.46	140.1	150.4	7.35

Notes:

1. Prov.    :  Provisional.
2. *               : Figures of this row pertain to the prices and weights of the combined Union Territories of Jammu &   Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir).

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Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari has reiterated his Ministry’s commitment for making roads safer for all the road users. He said, it will continue with the efforts to reduce road accident fatalities through engaging larger communities and stakeholders in various awareness activities on road safety to encourage everyone to join hands in making roads safer.

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari, addressing the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today.

Addressing the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today, the Minister called upon the large number of students present in the function to become the brand ambassadors of road safety to bring about the behavioral and transformative change in the youths of the country. He said, youth is the most affected community in the road accidents. Shri Gadkari said, the IRAD project launched by his Ministry will not only enhance the analytical capabilities based on international best practice, but will also help to perform analysis based on collected data for further improvement/corrective measures to be taken at accident spot/accident prone areas by the concerned Road Authority. He said that around 30,000 tablets shall be provided to Police departments of various States/UTs for capturing the accidents related data.

Speaking on this occasion, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh expressed concern at the increasing road accident deaths in the country, saying that the number is far more than the casualties due to natural disasters and terror incidents. He said, it is very painful that nearly 1.5 lakh people lost their lives in road accidents in our country in year 2018, and a lot more got injured. Most of the deaths took place due to over speeding, which has been identified as one of the leading causes behind road accidents resulting in around 97,500 deaths. He said, the trauma of accident not only has financial impact but also impacts victims and their families emotionally and psychologically.

Shri  Rajnath Singh urged people to make a ‘New Year resolution’ of following safety rules. He appealed to the people to be Good Samaritans instead of mute spectators in helping the victims of road accidents. The Minister called upon youth to use social media, i.e. WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram to raise awareness about the pressing need of road safety. He stressed that the use of TVs and mobiles in cars or while driving has become a menace, adding that science and technology should be used to save lives.

Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh addressing the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today.

Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh said that Government is taking all necessary steps for improving the engineering of roads, enforcement, improving emergency care and taking up awareness campaigns for citizens. However, efforts of the Government alone will not suffice and there is a need for the citizens at large to join hands and make road safety a social movement. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken earnest steps for reducing the number of road accidents that include rectification of accident black spots, improved road engineering, training of drivers and awareness generation.

Secretary, Road Transport & Highways, Dr Sanjeev Ranjan said that Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act 2019 is the most important step towards implementation of multi-pronged strategies across various pillars of road safety that is 4E’s. The Act proposes Strict penalties for traffic violations. It also has provision of cashless treatment of accident victims during the golden hour. He further said that Government is also focusing on strengthening E-governance by creating provision for online driving licenses, and online registration of vehicles. Now the Central Government can make rules for the electronic monitoring and enforcement and States Governments can ensure the same on National Highways, State Highways and in Urban cities to ensure road safety using latest technology. In order to increase the effectiveness, the earlier named “District Road Safety Committee” has been reconstituted as “Member of Parliaments’ Road Safety Committee” to enforce measures and promote awareness among road users. Good Samaritans have been encouraged by protecting them from any civil/criminal action and the recent Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, has given legislative backing to the mandate prescribed by the Supreme Court, and the Guidelines and SOP issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

A road safety pledge was also administered to all present in the function by the Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari and Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh. A short film called ‘Rehana’ for creating awareness amongst the road users regarding the Good Samaritan law has also been released on this occasion.

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, MoS for Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh and Secretary, Road Transport & Highways, Dr Sanjeev Ranjan at the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today.

Based up on the Road Accident Report 2018 published by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, the State of Tamil Nadu, which has registered maximum reduction in accident related deaths of 3941 in 2018 with respect to 2017 registering a decline 24.4% over the previous year, has been adjudged the Best Performing State in terms of Road safety. Recognising the commendable work done by the State, the Ministers gave away the award of “Best Performing State in Road Safety” to Tamil Nadu which was received by the team from the State led by Shri M.R. Vijayabaskar, Minister for Transport.

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, and MoS for Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh honouring the Tamil Nadu Transport Minister Shri M.R. Vijayabaskar at the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today.

On this occasion, MoU documents were exchanged with IIT-BHU on Promoting Road Safety and Research in the Field of Highway Sector. Ten MoUs were also exchanged with IRC and training organizations like IAHE, CRRI, IITs, NITs, NATPAC etc. for imparting 15 days training Course on Road Safety & Safety Audit to highways professionals/engineers. These MoUs will help technological upgradation, introduction of new material/technology, improving Road Safety Engineering, Highway development & Maintenance and Operations, foster culture of industry-academia interaction in Highway sector. This is a unique initiative by the Ministry with the aim to create a pool of well-trained expert & knowledgeable auditors throughout country for Road Safety & Safety Audits of highways.

 

MoUs being exchanged in the presence of Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, and MoS for Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh at the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today.

Shri Rajnath Singh and Shri Nitin Gadkari also launched Ministry’s new project called Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) today, a robust road accident database management system developed and being implemented with the help of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, NIC and supported by World bank. This will enable the States and Centre to comprehend the information related to road accidents, analyses the root cause of road accidents and to develop and implement ‘data-led’ road safety interventions to reduce the accidents. Accidents data is the basis for assessing road safety scenarios and for implementing required interventions to reduce accidents. Accident database is the first step towards achieving scientific road safety management. An ideal database needs to be comprehensive so as to meet not only the statistical requirements but also assist in planning accident reduction measures.

This system can collect data across the country on different types of roads i.e. National highways, state highways, city roads etc. IRAD will be a comprehensive web-based IT solution and will enable various agencies such as Police, PWDs, NHAI etc. to enter details on a road accident from different perspectives such as investigation, road engineering, vehicle condition etc. The details so entered, shall enable various authorities to run different types of analysis and understand the dynamics of road accidents in India and hence help them to launch targeted measures in fields of enforcement, engineering, education and emergency care to improve road safety situation in India. This system shall be first launched in the six States which are having the highest fatalities in terms of road accident related death i.e. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Regional Vice President of the World Bank for South Asia, Transport Commissioners of States, Additional Director Generals of Police of States, Dean (IC&SR) IIT, Madras and DG (NIC) were also present on this occasion.

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, MoS for Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister Shri M.R. Vijayabaskar and Secretary, Road Transport & Highways, Dr Sanjeev Ranjan lighting the traditional lamp at the Road Safety Stakeholders’ Meet in New Delhi today.

The event is part of the 31^st National Road Safety Week being observed from 11^th to 17^th January 2020 throughout the country to create awareness among general public and specially amongst the youths to improve the safety on road and to give an opportunity to all stakeholders to contribute to the cause of road safety. During the week, awareness about various causes of road accidents and measures to prevent them will be highlighted by organizing various activities with School/college students, drivers and all other road users. These activities include display of banners, walkathons, road signage and pamphlets related to road safety. Various stakeholders such as different departments of State Governments such as Transport, Police, PWD, Health, Education, Municipal Bodies, Vehicle manufacturers and Dealers, Transporters’ Association, Doctors, PSUs, Corporate and various NGOs are participating in the events during the Road Safety Week.

The “SWACHHTA PAKHWADA” is also being celebrated from 01^st January 2020 to 15^th January 2020 under the “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” with a vision and mission of a clean India. A short film made by NHAI on the innovative use of waste plastic in road construction, collected on the National Highways and near the Toll Plazas was also shown to the audience. Swachhata Awards were also given today for exemplary performance to Regional offices/ Branch Offices of NHAI/NHIDCL for improving the cause of Sanitation during the Swachhata Pakhwada held during first fortnight of Jan 2019.

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After the successful completion of the Phase 1 execution of NIC e office for 50000 users in 58 units, Indian Railways has signed MoU with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for the phase 2 of the project. In phase 2, RailTel will register 39000 users over 34 Railway divisions on NIC e office platform by 30^th June 2020. The phase 1 of NIC e-office execution started with a mandate to complete the work by March 2020. But with a lightning speed of execution RailTel completed the work way ahead of time and successfully created 50000+ users in 58 units of Indian Railways and trained the executives to handle the platform in a span of mere 6 months’ time.

 

ED/TD, Railway Board, Shri Umesh Balonda, and GM/IT project/RailTel, Smt. Haritima Jaipuriar, signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Member S&T, Railway Board, Shri Pradeep Kumar, CMD, RailTel, Shri Puneet Chawla and other senior officials of Railways and RailTel were present on the occasion.

NIC e-Office is a cloud enabled software developed by National Informatics centre (NIC) that is being deployed/hosted from RailTel Tier III certified data centres at Secundrabad and Gurgaon. It is based on Central Secretariat Manual of e-Office Procedure (CSMeOP).  Currently 4 modules (File Management System (eFile), Knowledge Management System (KMS), Collaboration & Messaging Services (CAMS) & Personnel Information Management System (PIMS) are the part of the e-office system being implemented.

E-Office fosters paper-less culture which will not only save operational cost but also reduce the carbon foot print which is one of the most urgent needs of the world and directly impacting every citizen of the country.

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Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today flagged off 3121st Bulk LPG Tanker Truck and participated in the Special National Vendor Development Program on Petroleum & Steel sectors for SC/ST Entrepreneurs, organised by Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI).

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Pradhan said the Government has gone beyond providing scholarships and reservations for SC/STs, and is empowering them to become entrepreneurs. “Inspired by the vision of Babasaheb, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has worked with the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Vikas to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit of SC/ST community, disadvantaged sections of the society and minorities. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has envisioned that the SC/ST community should become the owners of businesses and be job creators instead of just being job seekers. Under his leadership, India is establishing a new model of affirmative action for the world.”, he said.

Speaking about Government’s various efforts towards welfare of SC/ST communities, Shri Pradhan said “Government has come up with Rs.100 lakh crore worth of National Infrastructure Pipeline. We made a plan to open 75,000 petrol pumps, out of which 20,000 have been reserved for the SC/ST brothers and sisters. Out of this, more than 17 thousand LOIs have already been given to them, and work has begun for putting up 3600 Retail Outlets. Out of over 8cr Ujjwala connections, over 3cr. connections have been handed over to the SC/ST families”. The Minister further said that various Ministries have ensured handholding of SC/ST entrepreneurs to make Stand Up India, a success. He said that government has simplified procedures, established policies, worked with all stakeholders to support the entrepreneurial spirit of SC/ST brothers and sisters and to ensure new entrepreneurs are not at a disadvantage. He said that the Government has ensured that PSUs procure at least 25% of their requirements from the MSMEs and banks have been targets to lend to start-ups, giving impetus to entrepreneurial spirit among the disadvantaged sections of the society.

The Minister also presented token of appreciation to Bank of Baroda, Oriental Insurance Company, Askok Leyland, Tata Motors, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. among others, for their contributions.

DICCI is apex body of SC/ST Entrepreneurs in the country with 29 state and 7 international chapters. DICCI organizes NVDP and industrial exhibitions and trade fair to showcase products manufactured by SC/ST businessmen, to leverage market access support & networking. The Special NVDP was attended by around 700 SC-ST medium and small enterprises from across the country.

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As part of the yearlong Activities relating to Citizens Duties launched on November 26, 2019 to commemorate the 70^th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the largest singular & specialised disaster response force in the world, organised an Awareness Programme on Fundamental Duties for Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) Volunteers of Tripura state. Sixty NYKS Volunteers participated in the programme conducted at the 1^st Battalion NDRF located in Guwahati, Assam, on January 10, 2020 from 1045 hrs to 1245 hrs.

 

The next day, the 1^stBn NDRF Unit conducted a Quiz Competition on Fundamental Duties for NDRF personnel from 1100 hrs to 1300 hrs. Eighteen NDRF personnel including six Staff Officers (SOs) and 12 Other Ranks (ORs) personnel participated.

The Unit also conducted a Debate Competition on Fundamental Duties for NDRF personnel from 1030 hrs to 1330 hrs in which SOs-06 and ORs-12, total-18 personnel of NDRF participated.

Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have also been conducting programmes as part of the yearlong celebrations. Syndicate Bank’s Rural Self-Employment Training Institute (RSETI) at Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh conducted a Valedictory Function of its Women’s Tailoring Batch with a Mass Reading of the Preamble of the Constitution on January 10, 2020.  A total of 30 trainees of the 298^th Tailoring Batch enthusiastically participated.

 

State Bank of India (SBI) RSETI in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh also organised a Mass Reading of the Preamble of the Constitution on January 10, 2020.

Indian Overseas Bank RSETIat Virudhunagar inTamilNadualso organised a Mass Reading of the Preamble of the Constitution on January 10, 2020.  A batch of the Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme consisting of 28 candidates participated. The Director, Faculty and all the  staff members of RSETI participated in this event. The importance and uniqueness of the Indian Constitution especially the Fundamental Duties was the focus of this event.

The Department of Justice under the Ministry of Law & Justice has circulated Action Points to all Central Ministries/Departments/Subordinate Offices and the Uniformed Forces for various activities to be undertaken during the period November 26, 2019 to November 26, 2020 to celebrate the 70^thanniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution. The events include organising talks/conferences/seminars and rallies/walks/runs focused on Citizens’ Duties.

The Department of Justice has also directed the State Departments of School Education (Ministry of School Education and Literacy,MHRD, Government of India to coordinate) to organize Mock Parliament, State/district level debate and essay competition / cultural programmes on citizens duties & themes related to Constitution & rewarding the winners at State Level. Drawing competition / quiz / skit /Olympiad competitions at all levels have also been planned and students encouraged to participate in them. Talks by eminent persons, lawyers & legal scholars on citizens’ duties & related themes will also be organised in the schools. Cultural programmes & exhibitions on India’s Constitution or/and biography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkarwill also be conducted during the period.

States and HRD Ministry have been asked to include one page on fundamental duties in state text books in addition to the Preamble.

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The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the Classical Telugu Centre at Nellore in the presence of Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhrial ‘Nishank’ on the 21^st January 2020. The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu (CESCT) which is under the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore has been shifted to Nellore, Andhra Pradesh which was earlier functioning from Mysore. Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and other dignitaries have also been invited as guests of honour for the inauguration ceremony of the centre and to grace the occasion. The establishment of this Centre at Nellore would facilitate to focus its activities for the development of this rich Classical Telugu through Research, seminars, debates and various activities.

In this regard, a one day group discussion of experts in Classical Telugu has also been organized on 20^th January, 2020 by the Centre in which Experts in Classical Telugu from various parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other parts of the India have been invited for the function and also to participate in the discussion. It has been proposed to discuss issues on various topics concerning Classical Telugu and also about the preparation of a road map on the preservation, propagation and promotion of the Classical Telugu so that the richness of this language can be taken to greater heights. The Vice President of India will also be participating in the concluding part of the discussions and will offer his valuable views on the issues discussed by the Experts.

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The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the Classical Telugu Centre at Nellore in the presence of Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhrial ‘Nishank’ on the 21^st January 2020. The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu (CESCT) which is under the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore has been shifted to Nellore, Andhra Pradesh which was earlier functioning from Mysore. Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and other dignitaries have also been invited as guests of honour for the inauguration ceremony of the centre and to grace the occasion. The establishment of this Centre at Nellore would facilitate to focus its activities for the development of this rich Classical Telugu through Research, seminars, debates and various activities.

In this regard, a one day group discussion of experts in Classical Telugu has also been organized on 20^th January, 2020 by the Centre in which Experts in Classical Telugu from various parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other parts of the India have been invited for the function and also to participate in the discussion. It has been proposed to discuss issues on various topics concerning Classical Telugu and also about the preparation of a road map on the preservation, propagation and promotion of the Classical Telugu so that the richness of this language can be taken to greater heights. The Vice President of India will also be participating in the concluding part of the discussions and will offer his valuable views on the issues discussed by the Experts.

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Human Resource Development Minister Shri. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced the news of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan results through social media and congratulated all the selected candidates today.

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan on monday declared the appointment of 1974 candidates from Reserve Panel against Advertisement No. 13 & 14 for the posts of TGT, PRT, ASO, SSA and JSA. The details have been uploaded on the KVS website: kvsangathan.nic.in. The appointment orders will be issued by the concerned Deputy Commissioners of KVS Regional offices by 20th January 2020.

*The post-wise brief of Reserve Panel is given below:*

TGT: 579

PRT: 991

ASO: 08

SSA: 083

JSA: 313

 

KVS had conducted recruitment examination in 2018 for various posts of Officers, Teachers and other Staff and the results were announced in 2019. The reserve panel for the 236 posts of PGT, TGT (Miscellaneous), Librarian and PRT (Music) have already been announced on 15th November 2019. The remaining reserve panel for 1974 posts has been announced today.

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The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) held here today. The Island Development Agency reviewed the progress made towards the programme “Holistic development of islands”. For the first time in the country, under the guidance of IDA, an initiative of sustainable development in the identified Islands within scientifically-assessed carrying capacity has been taken-up. Development Plans with focus on creation of jobs for the islanders through tourism promotion as well as export of seafood and coconut-based products made in the Islands have been prepared and are being implemented in four islands of Andaman & Nicobar and five islands of Lakshadweep. In the second phase, suitable sites in 12 more islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 5 islands in Lakshadweep have been covered.

Model tourism projects both Land-based and Water Villas were planned and bids have been invited for private sector participation.As a unique initiative, to spur investment, it was decided to obtain clearances for implementation of the planned projects up-front. All necessary clearances would be in place before bids finalization. Environment and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances have already been obtained for four exemplary tourism projects of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

For strengthening infrastructure support, projects for improving air, sea and digital connectivity are also being implemented. Port Blair and another 7 islands in Andaman & Nicobar would get digitally connected through submarine optical fibre cable by June, 2020. Better communication services would facilitate setting up of Information Technology based and other Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the islands with incentives through Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands Industrial Development Scheme (LANIDS), 2018 notified on 1st January, 2019. The proposed airports in Great Nicobar Island of Andaman & Nicobar and Minicoy Island of Lakshadweep would catalyze the development process in the region.

In the meeting, a detailed presentation was made by CEO, NITI Aayog highlighting current status of the planned projects being implemented for islanders’ benefits. The status of implementation of decisions taken in the last meeting was also highlighted in the presentation.

Shri Shah expressed satisfaction at the progress made and called upon all concerned to expedite implementation of the on-going projects for islanders’ benefits. He further advised to formulate separate policyfor maintaining a clean, green and healthy environment in the islands. In addition, he advised to implement suitable strategies for sustainable utilization of fisheries resources available in Exclusive Economic Zone around the islands. Adequate technology-based facilities need to be provided to enhance fish collection, storage, processing and export of value-added products which would provide more jobs and generate additional income for the islands.

The meeting was attended by Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Admiral D. K. Joshi (retd); Administrator of Lakshadweep ShriDineshwar Sharma,Shri Rajiv GaubaCabinet Secretary, Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Secretaries and senior officials from the Ministries of Home, Commerce, Tribal Affairs, Environment and Forest, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Telecommunications, Shipping, Water Resources, Earth Sciences, New and Renewable Energy were also present.

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The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Liaison Office, Bathinda signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 08 different reputed institutes of the region in the states of Punjab and Haryana in the presence of Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Ashok Kumar. Dr. C. Anandharamakrishnan, Director, IIFPT signed and exchanged the MoU’s with the VC’s and Director’s of these Universities, Colleges and Institutes.

The Universities, Colleges and Institutes are Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana; Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRSPTU), Bathinda; Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engg. & Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana; National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal; Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal; Sant Longowal Institute of Engg. & Tech. (SLIET), Sangrur; National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali and Guru Nanak College, Budhlada.

On this occasion Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that it is the need of the hour to adopt scientific technology to compete at global level. She urged farmers and entrepreneurs to take benefits from the Gram Samridhi Yojana under which Ministry of Food Processing Industries has got Rs 3000 crores for upgradation of technology.

She said that everyone should work in collaboration with each other to increase the income of small farmers and such kind of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will open new opportunities for the benefit of farmers as there is great potential in the Food Processing Industries. She urged the farmers to diversify their crops to enhance their income.

These Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) are intended to facilitate a collaborative programme of research, skill development, consultancy, institutional development, information dissemination and student’s in-plant training. The linkage hereby formed will further strengthen the mutual bond and relationship between the partners.

Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal also honoured the successful entrepreneurs who established the business with the technical support of IIFPT-Liaison Office, Bathinda.

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Shri Ashok Kumar appealed the entrepreneurs to take benefit of the Research and Development initiatives and schemes of the Central Government.

Director, IIFPT, Dr. Anandharamakrishnan said that the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) is a pioneer academic, research and development institution under the Ministry. He said that the ongoing research in different fields will certainly benefit the country. He also disclosed that for setting up of a food testing laboratory in Bathinda the process is under way.

 

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The Government of India has announced the Sale (re-issue) of (i) ‘6.17 per cent  Government Stock, 2021’  for a notified amount of Rs 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘7.27 per cent  Government Stock, 2026’  for a notified amount of  Rs 2,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (iii) ‘6.45 per cent  Government Stock, 2029’  for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (iv)‘7.62 per cent  Government Stock, 2039’  for a notified amount of  Rs 1,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, and (v) ‘7.63 per cent  Government Stock, 2059’  for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction. Subject to the limit of Rs 16,000 crore, being total notified amount, GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to
Rs 1,000 crore each against anyone or more of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted using multiple price method. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on January 17, 2020 (Friday).

Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the stocks will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.

Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system on January 17, 2020. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and 12.00 noon and the competitive bids should be submitted between 11.30 a.m. and12.30 p.m.

The result of the auctions will be announced on January 17, 2020 (Friday) and payment by successful bidders will be on January 20, 2020 (Monday).

The Stocks will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.

 

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