The Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoL&E), on January 21, 2026, issued the All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers – December, 2025.
The following has been stated, namely: -
• The Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment, releases the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (CPI – AL & RL) with the base year 2019=100 for December 2025. These indices are based on data collected from a set of 787 sample villages across 34 States/UTs.
• For December 2025, the All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (Base: 2019=100) decreased by 0.28 points to 137.12, while the index for Rural Labourers decreased by 0.27 points, reaching 137.03. The Food Index decreased by 0.70 points each for Agricultural Labourers (AL) and Rural Labourers (RL) in December 2025.
Detailed notification is attached below.
[Press release ID. 2216785]
