ALL INDIA CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LABOURERS IN TWENTY STATES

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Meghalaya continued to be at the top of the index table for Agricultural Labourers with 343 points while for Rural Labourers Punjab & Meghalaya figured at the top with 340 points each. Bihar remained at the bottom of the index with 298 points for Agricultural Labourers while for Rural Labourers Manipur and Bihar were at the bottom with 300 points. The All India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base 1986-87 = 100).

Sr.No.	State	Agricultural Labourers August 2002	Agricultural Labourers September 2002	Rural Labourers August 2002	Rural Labourers September 2002
1	Andhra Pradesh	337	338	337	338
2	Assam	328	331	328	331
3	Bihar	296	298	298	300
4	Gujarat	332	334	334	335
5	Haryana	331	333	333	334
6	Himachal Pradesh	303	303	310	310
7	Jammu & Kashmir	335	337	328	329
8	Karnataka	316	320	317	321
9	Kerala	328	325	331	327
10	Madhya Pradesh	320	320	325	325
11	Maharashtra	319	321	319	321
12	Manipur	295	299	296	300
13	Meghalaya	345	343	342	340
14	Orissa	300	301	300	301
15	Punjab	335	335	339	340
16	Rajasthan	323	327	324	328
17	Tamil Nadu	321	324	322	324
18	Tripura	326	328	319	321
19	Uttar Pradesh	323	326	327	330
20	West Bengal	305	309	308	312
	ALL INDIA	319	321	321	323