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October 12, 2026 5:11 PM

Retail inflation rises to 5.54% in September

India’s retail inflation rose to 5.54% in September from 4.83% in August, while food inflation increased to 7.74% from 5.97%, according to provisional Consumer Price Index data released on Monday. The CPI series, with 2024 as its base year, showed rural inflation at 6.08%, compared with 5.24% in August. Urban inflation rose to 4.88% from 4.31%. Food inflation, measured by the Consumer Food Price Index, stood at 8.06% in rural areas and 7.18% in urban areas, up from 6.17% and 5.64%, respectiv...

September 29, 2026 3:46 PM

MSME Ministry, MoSPI Sign MoU to Strengthen Statistical Business Register

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the Statistical Business Register (SBR), the MSME Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The MoU establishes a framework for sharing unit-level data from the Udyam Registration ecosystem of the Ministry of MSME with MoSPI through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). According to the ministry, the two...

September 28, 2026 5:18 PM

India’s industrial production grows 8% in August, manufacturing and electricity lead expansion

India's industrial production recorded a strong year-on-year growth of 8.0 per cent in August 2026, driven by robust expansion in the manufacturing and electricity sectors, according to the Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday. The IIP growth accelerated from 6.7 per cent in July 2026. The overall IIP index rose to 123.3 in August 2026 from 114.2 in the same month last year. The manufac...

September 10, 2026 6:44 PM

NSO releases first-ever district-level estimates of unincorporated non-agricultural sector

The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released district-level estimates of India’s unincorporated non-agricultural sector for the first time, providing granular insights into the distribution, employment, female participation and productivity of enterprises across districts. The estimates, based on data from the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2025, cover 757 of 770 districts available in the sampling frame at the time of sample selection. The initiative marks t...

September 2, 2026 3:44 PM

MoSPI explains GDP methodology, negative manufacturing deflator and revisions in Q1 estimates

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday issued additional information to explain various aspects of the GDP estimates for the first quarter of 2026-27, including the use of double deflation, differences between GDP and other inflation measures, revisions to the previous year’s estimates and the gap between nominal and real Gross Value Added (GVA). The explanation comes after the Ministry released the updated annual and quarterly GDP series. The revised ser...

August 28, 2026 5:15 PM

India’s industrial output remains firm in July as manufacturing, electricity sectors post gains

India’s industrial activity remained resilient in July 2026, with the overall Index of Industrial Production (IIP) standing at 124.8, unchanged from the revised level recorded in June, according to the latest official data. The data, based on the 2022-23 base year and the NIC 2025 classification, showed that the manufacturing sector, which carries the largest weight in the index, recorded an index of 127.4 in July, up from 125.3 in June. The mining sector, however, witnessed a decline, with ...

August 25, 2026 6:36 PM

MoSPI tracks 1,775 infrastructure projects worth ₹37.11 lakh crore through PAIMANA

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is leveraging its PAIMANA platform to keep a close watch on India’s massive infrastructure pipeline, monitoring 1,775 ongoing Central Sector projects with a revised cost of ₹37.11 lakh crore as of July 2026. The PAIMANA platform enables Ministries and Departments to track project implementation, conduct timely reviews and support data-driven decision-making, strengthening monitoring of major Central Sector infrastructure projec...

August 2, 2026 4:50 PM

India to host BRICS meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices in Lucknow

India will host the Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices (NSOs) of BRICS countries in Lucknow from August 3 to 4, bringing together senior statistical officials from member nations to strengthen cooperation in official statistics, innovation and data dissemination. The meeting will be held under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, which is guided by the overarching theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)." Under the BRICS Statistics Track, India...

July 22, 2026 7:30 PM

MoSPI Cuts National Survey Data Release Time to 45–90 Days Through Digital Reforms

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has significantly reduced the time taken to release National Sample Survey (NSS) data from the earlier 8–9 months to 45–90 days by adopting digital data collection systems and implementing methodological reforms, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh said the ministry has modernis...

June 25, 2026 4:07 PM

MoSPI partners with GRAAM to launch fellowship initiative for policy research and governance support

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement (GRAAM) to engage two fellows under the Embark India Development Fellowship proposal, aimed at strengthening policy research, governance innovation, and capacity-building initiatives within the Ministry. The agreement was signed during a ceremony attended by senior officials from both organisations. P. R. Meshram, Director General (Data Govern...