The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) (Base: 1986-87=100) decreased by 3 points & 2 points, for the month of March 2025, falling to 1306 and 1319 points, respectively.

 The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPI-RL for March 2025 were recorded at 3.73% and 3.86%, respectively, compared to 7.15% and 7.08% in March 2024. The corresponding figures for February 2025 stood at 4.05% for CPI-AL and 4.10% for CPI-RL.

All India Consumer Price Index (General and Group-wise):

Group	Agricultural Labourers		Rural Labourers
	February,             2025	March,             2025	February,             2025	March,             2025
General Index	1309	1306	1321	1319
Food	1242	1234	1249	1241
Pan, Supari, etc.	2118	2138	2125	2145
Fuel & Light	1391	1400	1380	1389
Clothing, Bedding & Footwear	1336	1341	1402	1407
Miscellaneous	1390	1395	1389	1395

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Manish Gautam/Divyanshu Kumar

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