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Nov retail inflation eases to 5.48%; industrial output grows 3.5% in Oct

The data shows higher inflation in rural areas at 5.95 per cent, compared to 4.83 per cent in urban regions

Asian Development Bank lowers India's growth forecast to 6.5% for FY25

The multilateral funding agency also revised downwards its forecast for the next financial year (FY26) to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier

NSO to kickstart next edition of 'Debt and Investment Survey' in 2026

In rural India, 17.8 per cent households were indebted to institutional credit agencies against 14.5 per cent households in urban India

Money matters: States' pension bill growth slowed in FY23, says RBI report

Seven states even saw decline, says RBI's 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian States'

NSO to unveil 1st private capex survey in March amid investment push

NSO launched the first of its kind survey to track the annual capex by the private sector by compiling information on the projected capital investment for the next two years

NSO may release monthly jobs data for rural, urban areas from March-end

Currently, the NSO releases the PLFS data for urban areas on a quarterly and yearly basis, while for rural areas it is released only annually

EPS subscribers with Rs 1,000 pension increases by 3% to 3.66 mn in FY24

The annual report data also shows that the central government provided a support of Rs 957 crore during FY 24 for the minimum pension

Services PMI falls marginally to 58.4 in Nov, job creation improves

Business confidence leads to 'hiring surge' as input costs rise to the 'greatest extent' in 15 months

EPFO's investible corpus more than doubled in 5 years to Rs 24.75 trillion

Number of active contributing subscribers grew by 7.6 per cent to 73.7 million in FY24 from 68.5 million in FY23

Stymied by fierce competition, manufacturing PMI slips to 56.5 in Nov

The rate of expansion is second-weakest in 11 months, the figure stood at 56.5 in January

Govt likely to double EPF monthly-wage cap to Rs 30,000 per month

Plans afoot to bring ceiling under ESIC on a par with EPF

EPFO Board approves reinvesting 50% ETF redemption proceeds into equity

The board also approved the rollout of the centralised payment system by Dec 31 which will allow pensioners to withdraw money from any branch of any bank nationwide

Govt capital expenditure drags down growth in investment, shows NSO data

An investment share above 30 per cent is considered important for driving economic growth

Core sector growth at 3-month high, but remains subdued at 3.1% in Oct

On the other hand, the output of crude oil (-4.8 per cent) and natural gas (-1.2 per cent) contracted during the month

New GDP and CPI series likely to kick in from February 2026: Mospi

Saurabh Garg further added that the ministry is also looking for ways to tap alternative data sources, like night lights data and e-commerce prices, for its surveys

Manufacturing underperformed amid rise in multi-plants: Arvind Subramanian

On the employment front, they constituted 43 per cent of total non-managerial employees in 2022, up from 17 per cent in 2001

EPFO considering removing 12% ceiling on employees' contribution to EPS

Additionally, the EPFO is also working to revamp its IT infrastructure for more seamless and efficient services to subscribers and easier withdrawals

EPFO mulls investing in equity market beyond Exchange Traded Funds

As per the current pattern of investment notified by the labour ministry in April 2015, retirement fund body can invest anywhere between 5 - 15 per cent of all its fresh accretions in equity markets

e-Shram database now a 'One Stop Solution' for unorganised workforce

According to various estimates, there are roughly 500 million unorganised workers in the country

EPFO subscribers may soon get ETF fillip; CBT meeting on Saturday

CBT meeting on Saturday may take a call on reinvesting 50% of its ETF redemption proceeds in equity