(a) whether a panel which reviewed the consumer price index for industrial
workers has suggested that income and expenditure survey, be conducted every 10
years as per the recommendations of International Labour Organisation;
(b) if so, the reaction of the Union Government thereto; and
(c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Union Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) to (c): The Government had constituted an Index Review Committee (IRC)
under the chairmanship of Professor G.K. Chadha, Member, Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council for advising the Government on matters relating to compilation of
Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). The IRC, inter alia,
has recommended that the base year of the new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers
for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) should not go beyond 10 years so as to be in line
with the recommendation of the International Labour Conference. The Labour Bureau
has been advised to undertake suitable follow-up action.