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ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – SEPTEMBER, 2025 — UPSC Current Affairs | October 18, 2025
ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – SEPTEMBER, 2025
The Ministry of Labour & Employment released the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for September 2025, indicating a decrease in both CPI-AL and CPI-RL, along with negative food inflation; this data, collected from 787 villages, is crucial for understanding rural economic trends and informing policy decisions related to inflation and rural development.
Ministry of Labour & Employment ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – SEPTEMBER, 2025 Posted On: 18 OCT 2025 9:37AM by PIB Delhi The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, releases Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI – AL & RL) with the base year 2019=100 for the month of September 2025. These indices are based on data collected from a set of 787 sample villages across 34 States/UTs. For the month of September 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base: 2019=100) decreased by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for Rural Labourers decreased by 0.18 points, reaching 136.42. The Food Index decreased by 0.47 points for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and 0.58 points for Rural Labourers (RL) in September 2025. | Index | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | | General | AL | 136.34 | 136.23 | | RL | 136.60 | 136.42 | | Food | AL | 137.07 | 136.60 | | RL | 137.38 | 136.80 | The year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers stood at -0.07% and 0.31%, respectively, in September 2025. The food inflation in September 2025 stood at -2.35% for AL and -1.81% for RL. | Inflation (%) | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | | General | AL | 1.07 | -0.07 | | RL | 1.26 | 0.31 | | Food | AL | -0.55 | -2.35 | | RL | -0.28 | -1.81 | All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise): | Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | | | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | | General Index | 136.34 | 136.23 | 136.60 | 136.42 | | Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages | 137.07 | 136.60 | 137.38 | 136.80 | | Pan Tobacco and Intoxicants | 130.56 | 130.67 | 129.49 | 129.68 | | Fuel and Light | 121.96 | 122.62 | 123.95 | 124.47 | | Clothing And Footwear | 145.51 | 145.97 | 146.13 | 146.53 | | Miscellaneous | 138.26 | 138.57 | 137.67 | 137.95 | All India as well as State-wise indices are: | All India/States | CPI – AL | CPI – RL | | August 2025 | September 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 137.42 | 137.50 | 137.16 | 137.14 | | Andhra Pradesh | 141.96 | 142.01 | 142.12 | 142.15 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 135.08 | 134.21 | 135.65 | 134.70 | | Assam | 138.57 | 139.34 | 138.73 | 139.52 | | Bihar | 133.51 | 133.19 | 133.20 | 132.87 | | Chhattisgarh | 133.35 | 133.05 | 133.63 | 133.28 | | Daman and Diu, Dadra Nagar and Haveli | 137.68 | 137.58 | 136.89 | 136.74 | | Delhi | 0.00 | 0.00 | 135.63 | 134.54 | | Goa | 127.92 | 124.90 | 127.60 | 124.79 | | Gujarat | 137.30 | 137.91 | 137.02 | 137.57 | | Haryana | 143.31 | 142.83 | 142.14 | 141.74 | | Himachal Pradesh | 136.26 | 136.35 | 138.57 | 138.79 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 146.62 | 147.68 | 146.96 | 148.01 | | Jharkhand | 133.15 | 132.64 | 133.47 | 132.82 | | Karnataka | 139.71 | 139.62 | 140.34 | 140.26 | | Kerala | 138.04 | 137.38 | 138.14 | 137.53 | | Lakshadweep | 137.78 | 138.01 | 136.27 | 136.35 | | Madhya Pradesh | 133.55 | 132.96 | 134.04 | 133.49 | | Maharashtra | 132.30 | 132.07 | 132.60 | 132.30 | | Manipur | 144.23 | 143.67 | 142.24 | 141.81 | | Meghalaya | 136.80 | 137.62 | 137.08 | 137.66 | | Mizoram | 146.99 | 148.29 | 144.15 | 145.32 | | Nagaland | 135.24 | 135.55 | 137.23 | 138.01 | | Odisha | 132.12 | 132.53 | 132.28 | 132.66 | | Puducherry | 136.49 | 135.89 | 136.22 | 135.80 | | Punjab | 138.12 | 138.70 | 137.55 | 137.95 | | Rajasthan | 138.16 | 137.60 | 137.38 | 137.03 | | Sikkim | 131.13 | 131.63 | 130.96 | 131.59 | | Tamil Nadu | 133.33 | 133.35 | 133.27 | 133.28 | | Telangana | 139.05 | 139.23 | 139.07 | 139.26 | | Tripura | 124.83 | 127.96 | 128.41 | 128.75 | | Uttar Pradesh | 138.29 | 137.42 | 138.21 | 137.36 | | Uttarakhand | 132.38 | 131.20 | 131.80 | 131.32 | | West Bengal | 136.80 | 136.82 | 136.10 | 136.16 | | All India | 136.34 | 136.23 | 136.60 | 136.42 | ***** Rini Choudhury/Anjelina Alexander (Release ID: 2180631)
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Ministry of Labour & Employment ALL-INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS – SEPTEMBER, 2025 Posted On: 18 OCT 2025 9:37AM by PIB Delhi The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, releases Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI – AL & RL) with the base year 2019=100 for the month of September 2025. These indices are based on data collected from a set of 787 sample villages across 34 States/UTs. For the month of September 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base: 2019=100) decreased by 0.11 points to 136.23, while the index for Rural Labourers decreased by 0.18 points, reaching 136.42. The Food Index decreased by 0.47 points for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and 0.58 points for Rural Labourers (RL) in September 2025. | Index | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | | General | AL | 136.34 | 136.23 | | RL | 136.60 | 136.42 | | Food | AL | 137.07 | 136.60 | | RL | 137.38 | 136.80 | The year-on-year inflation rate for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers stood at -0.07% and 0.31%, respectively, in September 2025. The food inflation in September 2025 stood at -2.35% for AL and -1.81% for RL. | Inflation (%) | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | | General | AL | 1.07 | -0.07 | | RL | 1.26 | 0.31 | | Food | AL | -0.55 | -2.35 | | RL | -0.28 | -1.81 | All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise): | Group | Agricultural Labourers | Rural Labourers | | | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | August, 2025 | September, 2025 | | General Index | 136.34 | 136.23 | 136.60 | 136.42 | | Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages | 137.07 | 136.60 | 137.38 | 136.80 | | Pan Tobacco and Intoxicants | 130.56 | 130.67 | 129.49 | 129.68 | | Fuel and Light | 121.96 | 122.62 | 123.95 | 124.47 | | Clothing And Footwear | 145.51 | 145.97 | 146.13 | 146.53 | | Miscellaneous | 138.26 | 138.57 | 137.67 | 137.95 | All India as well as State-wise indices are: | All India/States | CPI – AL | CPI – RL | | August 2025 | September 2025 | August 2025 | September 2025 | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 137.42 | 137.50 | 137.16 | 137.14 | | Andhra Pradesh | 141.96 | 142.01 | 142.12 | 142.15 | | Arunachal Pradesh | 135.08 | 134.21 | 135.65 | 134.70 | | Assam | 138.57 | 139.34 | 138.73 | 139.52 | | Bihar | 133.51 | 133.19 | 133.20 | 132.87 | | Chhattisgarh | 133.35 | 133.05 | 133.63 | 133.28 | | Daman and Diu, Dadra Nagar and Haveli | 137.68 | 137.58 | 136.89 | 136.74 | | Delhi | 0.00 | 0.00 | 135.63 | 134.54 | | Goa | 127.92 | 124.90 | 127.60 | 124.79 | | Gujarat | 137.30 | 137.91 | 137.02 | 137.57 | | Haryana | 143.31 | 142.83 | 142.14 | 141.74 | | Himachal Pradesh | 136.26 | 136.35 | 138.57 | 138.79 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 146.62 | 147.68 | 146.96 | 148.01 | | Jharkhand | 133.15 | 132.64 | 133.47 | 132.82 | | Karnataka | 139.71 | 139.62 | 140.34 | 140.26 | | Kerala | 138.04 | 137.38 | 138.14 | 137.53 | | Lakshadweep | 137.78 | 138.01 | 136.27 | 136.35 | | Madhya Pradesh | 133.55 | 132.96 | 134.04 | 133.49 | | Maharashtra | 132.30 | 132.07 | 132.60 | 132.30 | | Manipur | 144.23 | 143.67 | 142.24 | 141.81 | | Meghalaya | 136.80 | 137.62 | 137.08 | 137.66 | | Mizoram | 146.99 | 148.29 | 144.15 | 145.32 | | Nagaland | 135.24 | 135.55 | 137.23 | 138.01 | | Odisha | 132.12 | 132.53 | 132.28 | 132.66 | | Puducherry | 136.49 | 135.89 | 136.22 | 135.80 | | Punjab | 138.12 | 138.70 | 137.55 | 137.95 | | Rajasthan | 138.16 | 137.60 | 137.38 | 137.03 | | Sikkim | 131.13 | 131.63 | 130.96 | 131.59 | | Tamil Nadu | 133.33 | 133.35 | 133.27 | 133.28 | | Telangana | 139.05 | 139.23 | 139.07 | 139.26 | | Tripura | 124.83 | 127.96 | 128.41 | 128.75 | | Uttar Pradesh | 138.29 | 137.42 | 138.21 | 137.36 | | Uttarakhand | 132.38 | 131.20 | 131.80 | 131.32 | | West Bengal | 136.80 | 136.82 | 136.10 | 136.16 | | All India | 136.34 | 136.23 | 136.60 | 136.42 | ***** Rini Choudhury/Anjelina Alexander (Release ID: 2180631)
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Prelims Facts (Factual Knowledge)

  1. Base year for CPI-AL and CPI-RL: 2019=100
  2. Difference between CPI-AL and CPI-RL
  3. Trends in food inflation for agricultural and rural laborers
  4. Which ministry releases CPI-AL and CPI-RL?
  5. Number of sample villages used for data collection

Mains Angles (Analytical Discussion)

  1. Analyze the trends in CPI-AL and CPI-RL and their implications for the rural economy.
  2. Discuss the factors contributing to the decrease in food inflation for agricultural and rural laborers.
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of using CPI-AL and CPI-RL as indicators of rural economic well-being.

Essay Themes (Critical Thinking)

The role of inflation in rural development

Measuring economic well-being in rural India

Impact of government policies on rural inflation

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