Explanation
- A
The Reserve Bank of India
(a) The Reserve Bank of India. RBI compiles monetary and some price series, but CPI-IW is a Labour Bureau product. RBI is not the key.
- B
The Department of Economic Affairs.
(b) The Department of Economic Affairs. DEA is the finance-policy wing; it does not bring out CPI-IW.
- C
The Labour Bureau
(c) The Labour Bureau. The Labour Bureau (Ministry of Labour and Employment) compiles the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. That is the official key.
- D
The Department of Personnel and Training
(d) The Department of Personnel and Training. DoPT handles personnel rules, not price indices.
Summary. Official key is (c) The Labour Bureau. CPI-IW is compiled by the Labour Bureau for industrial workers’ cost of living and DA fixation. RBI, DEA and DoPT do not issue that series. Only the Labour Bureau matches the stem.
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