AICPIN for Feb 2026 – Expected DA from July 2026

AICPIN for Feb 2026 – Expected DA from July 2026

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR BUREAU

Shram Bureau Bhawan, Block No. 2,

Institutional Area, Sector 38 (West),

Chandigarh – 160036

Dated: 30.03.2026

F.No. 5/1/2021-CPI

Press Release

Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (2016=100) – February, 2026

1. Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of retail prices collected from 317 markets spread over 88 industrially important centres in the country. The index for the month of February, 2026 is being released in this press release.

2. The All-India CPI-IW for February, 2026 decreased by 0.1 points and stood at 148.5 points (one hundred forty-eight point five).

3. Year-on-year inflation for the month of February, 2026 stood at 3.99% as compared to 2.59% in February, 2025.