Q. Which Ministry releases the Consumer Price Index?
Answer:
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Notes: The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is released by the National Statistical Office of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Base year 2012) is India's benchmark inflation rate.
The index measures the changes in general level of retail prices of selected goods and services that households purchase for the purpose of consumption. The CPI released for the month of December 2021 by the Ministry stood at 5.59% year on year.