No.P3.Pdl.01/2008/DES
Thiruvananthapuram,11/07/2008

 

Consumer Price Index (Cost of Living Index) numbers for Agricultural and Industrial Workers
for the month of May 2008


Vide G.O.(MS) No.7/2002/Plg. dated 21-3-2002 of Planning and Economics Affairs (B) Department, Government of Kerala and Government Notification No. G.O (Rt) No 2728/2001/LBR dated 14-09-2001 published in the Kerala Gazette extra ordinary No.1381(Vol. XLVI) dated 15-09-2001.

          (Base 1998-99 =100)

 

Sl. No

Centre

Linking Factor *

Index Numbers for

Estimated Indices for

April 08

 May 08

April 08

 May 08

1

Thiruvananthapuram

10.39

154 156 1600 1621

2

Kollam

10.28

155 156 1593 1604

3

Punalur

9.96

147 149 1464 1484

4

Pathanamthitta

-

155 157 - -

5

Alappuzha

10.45

148 149 1547 1557

6

Kottayam

10.40

147 149 1529 1550

7

Mundakkayam

10.12

145 147 1467 1488

8

Munnar

10.03

141 142 1414 1424

9

Eranakulam

9.92

146 148 1448 1468

10

Chalakkudy

10.60

148 150 1569 1590

11

Thrissur

10.05

146 147 1467 1477

12

Palakkad

10.48

151 153 1582 1603

13

Malappuram

10.30

148 150 1524 1545

14

Kozhikode

10.08

144 146 1452 1472

15

Meppady

10.64

143 145 1522 1543

16

Kannur

10.06

142 144 1429 1449

17

Kasaragod

   -

144 146

-

 -


· Linking factors approved in G.O (MS) No.7/2002/Plg. dated 21-03-2002 have been used from October 2001. Base for all centres is 1970 = 100.  

  The Consumer Price Index (Cost of Living Index) Numbers applicable to employees in employment under the Minimum Wages Act (Central Act XI of 1948) for the month of May 2008 as ascertained by the Director of Economics & Statistics under clause (C) of Section 2 of the Act.

Department of Economics & Statistics 

M.R. Balakrishnan

Thiruvananthapuram, Dated 11/07/2008

 Director

 

 

 

 

Consumer Price Index for the month of April 2008