Government Decides in Principle to Enhance the Amount of Capital to be Infused into Public Sector Banks; Additional Amount of Capital to be Provided to Enable Banks to Lend to Borrowers in Selected Sectors at Lower Rates to Stimulate Demand; Expected to Give a Boost to Capacity Addition, Employment and Production The Central Government has decided in… Read More
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Shri Srikant Kumar Jena, Minister of State (Independent charge), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation announced the release of the monthly Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of April 2013 compiled by the Central Statistics Office. The index is a composite indicator that measures the short term changes in the… Read More
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The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2004-05 for the month of April 2013 have been released by the Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. IIP is compiled using data received from 16 source agencies viz. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP); Indian Bureau of Mines; Central Electricity Authority; Joint Plant Committee; Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Office of Textile Commissioner; Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals; Directorate of Sugar; Department of Fertilizers; Directorate of Vanaspati, Vegetable Oils & Fats; Tea Board; Office of Jute Commissioner; Office of Coal Controller; Railway Board; Office of Salt Commissioner and Coffee Board. 2. The General Index for the month of April 2013 stands at 167.3, which is 2.0% higher as compared to the level in the month… Read More
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