Economists were expecting India’s Consumer Price Index inflation to jump to 5.8 per cent in November, , retail inflation, ministry of statistics and programme implementation, MOSPI
The government had junked the Consumer Expenditure Survey for 2017-18 citing issues with the quality of data. This made it impossible to update India s Consumer Price Index, which remains rooted in the survey conducted way back in 2011-12
According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, which monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above, out of 1,643 projects, 393 reported cost overruns, and as many as 815 projects were delayed.
This is the fourth such recruitment drive proposed to be undertaken by the Narendra Modi government which had in 2018 initiated lateral entry to bring fresh talent and augment the availability of manpower.