AICPIN for March 2026 Released: Expected DA from July 2026
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR BUREAU
Shram Bureau Bhawan, Block No. 2,
Institutional Area, Sector 38 (West),
Chandigarh – 160036
Dated: 30.04.2026
F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI
Press Release
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – March, 2026
1. Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index for the month of March, 2026 is being released in this press release.
2. The All-India CPI-IW for March, 2026 increased by 0.6 points and stood at 149.1 points (one hundred forty-nine point one).
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3. Year-on-year inflation for the month of March, 2026 stood at 4.27% as compared to 2.95% in March, 2025.
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