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Academics protest Rohith Vemula’s death

21 Thursday Jan 2016

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Statement by concerned scholars

The suicide of Rohith Vemula is now the subject of a ridiculous inquiry to be conducted by a Committee set up by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani. The real reason and the politics behind it are clear to those who are willing to open their eyes. As academics, we are concerned that such a situation should prevail in Universities, and wish to register our protest.

Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai was to be screened at the University of Hyderabad. The action was planned by the Ambedkar Students’ Association. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, student goons of the RSS, used force to try and halt this. Dalit students were subjected to verbal abuse as well as physical force. As a result of agitations the ABVP had to apologise in writing. This was what caused such tremendous heartburns to the Hindutva forces. While the screening of Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai has taken place in various parts of the country, and has also given rise to conflicts in various parts of the country, it is in UoH alone that the consequences turned so aggressive with full participation of the top echelons of the University. The new Vice Chancellor, Appa Rao Podile, had five PhD students suspended. They were subjected to social ostracism as well. Thrown out of hostel, debarred from entering library, administrative spaces, they were hounded in a way that no administration has hounded any upper caste student in our memory. It is also reported that an MHRD letter designated them anti-national for opposing the hanging of Yakub Memon. The MHRD, today  proclaiming autonomy of Universities, was goading UoH through several letters to take action against the ASA. Rohith had even written a letter to the Vice Chancellor a couple of weeks ago, where he suggested the University provide means of committing suicide to Dalit students. Even after this the authorities did nothing. And after the suicide, the police acted in a brutal and shameless manner, grabbing the body of Rohith and disposing of it in secrecy instead of handing it over to his relatives. 

As a result, we need to conclude the following:

         That while other conflicts, such as over communalism, over a host of issues, do remain important, when they are fought with Dalits at one end, the attitude of government and authorities becomes far more aggressive.

         That there is a generalised hostility to Dalits, and a great insensitivity to the burdens they carry, which is why the Hindutva offensive against the ASA could proceed so far with so little protest from across the country.

This should once again force us to open our eyes, as incidents repeatedly, whether the suicide of Chuni Kotal in 1992, or the death of Balmukund Bharti, again by suicide, or so many other cases should have, that while formally the Constitution of India declares the end of casteism, in reality Brahmanism is rampant, and Dalits today have to fight the same battle as Shambuk or Ekalavya. If we are really sincere in desiring democracy and substantive equality, we must stand up and be counted in the struggle against casteism.

We demand:

●Removal of Smriti Irani as the Minister in charge of a Department that  wrote repeated letters to UoH demanding punishment of so-called anti-national students.

●Removal of the Vice Chancellor and his punishment for casteism, and for abetting suicide.

●Action against all those using casteist abuse on social media against the ASA.        


Signatories:

  1. Sumit Sarkar
  2. Tanika Sarkar
  3. Achin Vanaik
  4. Kunal Chattopadhyay, Jadavpur University
  5. Soma Marik, RKSM Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, West Bengal State University
  6. Abhijit Kundu, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University
  7. Maroona Murmu, Jadavpur University
  8. Kalyan Das, Presidency University
  9. Anuradha Roy, Jadavpur University
  10. Samantak Das, Jadavpur University
  11. Abhijit Gupta, Jadavpur University
  12. Sudeshna Banerjee, Jadavpur University,
  13. Suchetana Chattopadhyay, Jadavpur University
  14. Samir Karmakar, Jadavpur University
  15. Nilanjana Gupta, Jadavpur University
  16. Sanjoy Kumar Saha, Jadavpur University
  17. Nupur Dasgupta, Jadavpur University
  18. Sujata  Tarafdar, Jadavpur University,
  19. Nandini Saha, Jadavpur University
  20. Mahitosh Mandal, Presidency University
  21. Debajit Dutta, Jadavpur University
  22. Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
  23. Sujit Kumar Mandal, Jadavpur University
  24. Keshab Bhattacharya, Jadavpur University
  25. Rochana Das, Jadavpur University
  26. Gautam Gupta, Jadavpur University
  27. Mahidas Bhattacharya, Jadavpur University
  28. Abhijit Roy, Jadavpur University
  29. Partha Pratim Ray, Jadavpur University
  30. Epsita Halder, Jadavpur University
  31. Proyash Sarkar, Jadavpur University
  32. Atreyi Dasgupta, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, USA
  33. Chandak Sengoopta, Birbeck College, University of London
  34. Tithi Bhattacharya, University of Purdue
  35. Bill Mullen, University of Purdue
  36. Abha Dev Habib, Miranda House, Delhi University
  37. Neshat Qaiser, Jamia Milia Islamia University
  38. Rina Ramdev, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University
  39. Surajit Mukhopadhyay, WBNUJS
  40. Gaurang Sahay, TISS, Mumbai
  41. Padma Velaskar, TISS, Mumbai
  42. Monami Basu, Delhi University
  43. Mrityunjay Yadavendu, Delhi University
  44. Naveen Gaur, Dyal Singh College, Delhi University
  45. Nandita Narain, St. Stephens College, Delhi University.
  46. Pradip Basu, Presidency University
  47. Saikat Sinha Roy, Jadavpur University
  48. Anindya Sengupta, Jadavpur University
  49. Partha Sarathi Bhaumik, Jadavpur University
  50. Rimi B. Chatterjee, Jadavpur University
  51.  Shashi Sekhar Singh, Satyavati College, Delhi University
  52.  Mihir Pandey, Ramjas College, Delhi University
  53. Radrashish Chakraborty, KMC, Delhi University
  54. Roopa Dhawan, Ramjas College, Delhi University
  55. Chitra Joshi, IP College, Delhi University
  56. Debaditya Bhattacharya, Nivedita College, University of Calcutta
  57. Indrani Talukdar, BITS Pilani, Goa
  58. Vinita Chandra, Ramjas College, Delhi University
  59.  Nandini Chandra, Delhi University
  60. Mithuraaj Dhusiya,  Delhi University
  61. Sibaji Bandyopadhyay, formerly in CSSSC
  62. Samarpita Mitra, Jadavpur University
  63. Tilottama Mukherjee,  Jadavpur University
  64. Arabinda Samanta, Burdwan University
  65. Niladri R. Chatterjee, Kalyani University
  66. Priyanka Bhattacharya, Doon School
  67. Sreejith Kalandy, Mangalkote Government General Degree College
  68. Pranav Jani, Ohio State University, USA
  69. Paramita Bhattacharjee Chakraborti, Jadavpur University
  70. Partha Pratim Basu, Jadavpur University
  71. Rina Ghosh, Jadavpur University

Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base: 2004-05=100) Review for the month of December, 2015

15 Friday Jan 2016

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The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2004-05=100) for the month of December, 2015 declined by 0.1 percent to 177.4 (provisional) from 177.6 (provisional) for the previous month.

INFLATION

The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at -0.73% (provisional) for the month of December, 2015 (over December, 2014) as compared to -1.99% (provisional) for the previous month and -0.50% during the corresponding month of the previous year.  Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 0.74% compared to a build up rate of -0.89% in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Inflation for important commodities / commodity groups is indicated in Annex-1 and Annex-II.

The movement of the index for the various commodity groups is summarized below:-

PRIMARY ARTICLES (Weight 20.12%)

The index for this major group rose by 0.5 percent to 257.8 (provisional) from 256.5 (provisional).  The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-

The index for ‘Food Articles’ group rose by 0.6 percent to 272.7 (provisional) from 271.0 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of poultry chicken (18%), fish-inland (10%), beef & buffalo meat (9%), pork and bajra (4% each),      egg, tea, fish-marine and condiments & spices (3% each), jowar, urad and barley (2% each) and maize, arhar and wheat (1 % each).  However, the price of moong (7%), masur (5%), fruits & vegetables (2%) and mutton (1%) declined.

The index for ‘Non-Food Articles’ group rose by 1.0 percent to 223.9 (provisional) from 221.7 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of mesta and flowers (12% each), raw jute and linseed (5% each), groundnut seed and raw wool (4% each), niger seed (3%), fodder and raw cotton (2% each) and rape & mustard seed and sunflower (1% each).  However, the price of guar seed (11%), castor seed and raw rubber (7% each), soyabean and gingelly seed (3% each), coir fibre (2%) and copra (coconut) and cotton seed (1% each) declined.

The index for  ‘Minerals’ group declined by 2.4 percent to  212.3 (provisional) from 217.6  (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of iron ore (10%), zinc concentrate (6%) and manganese ore (1%).  However, the price of      sillimanite and copper ore (1% each) moved up.

FUEL & POWER (Weight 14.91%)

The index for this major group declined by 0.6 percent to 176.8 (provisional) from 177.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower prices of furnace oil (10%), bitumen (3%) and petrol and aviation turbine fuel (1% each).  However, the price of LPG (1%) moved up.

MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS (Weight 64.97%)

The index for this major group declined by 0.3 percent to 152.6 (provisional) from 153.0 (provisional) for the previous month. The groups and items for which the index showed variations during the month are as follows:-

The index for ‘Food Products’ group rose by 0.3 percent to 175.4 (provisional) from 174.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of tea dust (unblended) (7%), gram powder (besan) (6%), cotton seed oil and canned fish (4% each) and soyabean oil, mixed spices, processed prawn, mustard & rapeseed oil, sugar, wheat flour (atta), groundnut oil,     palm oil, maida, sugar confectionary, gola (cattle feed) and bakery products (1% each).  However, the price of powder milk (5%), tea leaf (blended) and gur (3% each), sooji (rawa), oil cakes and sunflower oil (2% each) and gingelly oil, tea leaf (unblended), copra oil and khandsari (1% each) declined.

The index for ‘Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Products’ group declined by 0.4 percent to 205.2 (provisional) from 206.0 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of bidi (2%).  However, the price of zarda (4%) and dried tobacco    (1%) moved up.

The index for ‘Textiles’ group declined by 0.1 percent to 139.7 (provisional) from 139.8 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of man made fabric and cotton yarn (1% each).  However, the price of jute sacking cloth, jute yarn and gunny and hessian cloth (2% each) and tyre cord fabric, jute sacking bag and cotton fabric (1% each) moved up.

The index for ‘Wood & Wood Products’ group declined by 0.7 percent to 196.4 (provisional) from 197.7 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of processed wood (1%).

The index for ‘Paper & Paper Products’ group rose by 0.2 percent to 154.9 (provisional) from 154.6 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of paper cartons / boxes (2%) and books/ periodicals/ journals and newsprint (1% each). However, the price of corrugated sheet boxes (1%) declined.

The index for ‘Leather & Leather Products’ group rose by 0.4 percent to 144.4 (provisional) from 143.8 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of leather garments & jackets (2%).

The index for ‘Rubber & Plastic Products’ group declined by 0.3 percent to 145.8 (provisional) from 146.3 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of plastic products (1%).

The index for ‘Chemicals & Chemical Products’ group declined by 0.5 percent to 149.9 (provisional) from 150.6 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of antibiotics (3%), hair / body oils and non-cyclic compound (2% each) and pesticides, polymers, urea, rubber chemicals, photographic goods and explosives (1% each).  However, the price of synthetic resin (2%) and pigment & pigment intermediates and safety matches/ match box (1% each) moved up.

The index for ‘Non-Metallic Mineral Products’ group rose by 0.3 percent to 177.5 (provisional) from 176.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of polished granite (2%) and bricks & tiles (1%).  However, the price of marbles      (3%) declined.

The index for ‘Basic Metals, Alloys & Metal Products’ group declined by 1.2 percent to 150.3 (provisional) from 152.2 (provisional) for the previous month due to lower price of pig iron, angles, plates and melting scrap (4% each), HRC,     pencil  ingots and CRC (3% each), joist & beams, gp/gc sheets, billets, rounds, ferro silicon and steel: pipes & tubes (2% each) and sponge iron, rebars, wire rods, steel rods, copper / copper ingots and steel castings (1% each).  However, the price of zinc (5%) and sheets, ferro chrome and ferro manganese (1% each) moved up.

The index for ‘Transport, Equipment & Parts’ group rose by 0.1 percent to 138.0 (provisional) from 137.9 (provisional) for the previous month due to higher price of auto rickshaw / tempo/matador (3%).

FINAL INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2015 (BASE YEAR: 2004-05=100)

For the month of October, 2015, the final Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2004-05=100) stood at 176.9 as compared to 176.7 (provisional) and annual rate of inflation based on final index stood at -3.70 percent as compared to     -3.81 percent (provisional) respectively as reported on 16.11.2015.

Next date of press release: 15/02/2016 for the month of January, 2015

Office of Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi,

This press release is available at our home page http://eaindustry.nic.in

Annexure-I

Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2004-05=100)

 

Month of December, 2015
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight WPI Dec- 2015 Latest month over month Build up from March Year on year
2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00000 177.4 -1.38 -0.11 -0.89 0.74 -0.50 -0.73
PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.11815 257.8 -2.55 0.51 2.09 7.87 0.29 5.48
Food Articles 14.33709 272.7 -2.14 0.63 7.46 9.39 4.95 8.17
Cereals 3.37323 237.1 -0.72 0.42 0.95 2.60 1.35 1.63
Rice 1.79348 237.3 -2.08 -0.08 3.53 1.58 4.43 -1.25
Wheat 1.11595 222.7 1.32 0.54 -1.56 3.34 -2.36 3.73
Pulses 0.71662 378.2 1.04 -0.58 6.72 46.70 5.93 55.64
Vegetables 1.73553 318.4 -9.55 -4.41 33.11 46.86 -6.41 20.56
Potato 0.20150 174.8 -36.95 -11.45 39.62 15.61 0.52 -34.99
Onion 0.17794 435.4 -1.20 -18.48 41.87 30.95 -19.70 25.98
Fruits 2.10717 237.1 -3.13 -0.04 8.63 -2.75 17.77 0.76
Milk 3.23818 250.9 -0.16 0.04 7.13 1.46 9.41 1.78
Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41384 296.6 -1.16 6.19 -0.11 2.24 1.15 5.03
Non-Food Articles 4.25756 223.9 -0.29 0.99 -4.50 10.51 -3.62 7.70
Fibres 0.87737 208.0 0.30 2.51 -14.80 7.55 -13.86 2.36
Oil Seeds 1.78051 217.9 -0.98 0.05 -2.56 6.60 -0.88 8.03
Minerals 1.52350 212.3 -10.43 -2.44 -20.69 -12.74 -22.73 -22.52
FUEL & POWER 14.91021 176.8 -2.75 -0.62 -9.15 -5.96 -7.82 -9.15
Liquefied petroleum gas 0.91468 162.9 -2.05 1.37 -5.43 0.12 -3.19 -2.51
Petrol 1.09015 157.3 -2.57 -1.07 -14.86 -4.72 -11.96 -7.90
High speed diesel 4.67020 181.7 -3.35 0.17 -8.82 -10.58 -6.31 -13.80
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.97164 152.6 -0.32 -0.26 0.32 -0.84 1.44 -1.36
Food Products 9.97396 175.4 -0.75 0.29 1.71 3.12 1.30 1.98
Sugar 1.73731 169.8 -2.06 1.13 0.93 -2.69 -1.33 -8.27
Edible Oils 3.04293 151.5 -0.49 0.80 -2.25 4.63 -3.44 5.80
Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Product 1.76247 205.2 0.05 -0.39 3.22 0.98 8.37 1.58
Cotton Textiles 2.60526 155.5 -0.75 -0.06 -3.52 -1.40 0.00 -2.26
Man Made Textiles 2.20573 130.2 -0.96 -0.46 -0.15 -1.81 0.90 -3.41
Wood & Wood Products 0.58744 196.4 0.91 -0.66 0.91 3.53 5.29 3.86
Paper & Paper Products 2.03350 154.9 0.00 0.19 2.37 1.31 4.14 2.51
Leather & Leather Products 0.83509 144.4 -1.23 0.42 -1.16 1.48 -0.55 0.07
Rubber & Plastic Products 2.98697 145.8 -0.53 -0.34 -0.33 -1.69 0.88 -2.41
Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.01770 149.9 -0.52 -0.46 -0.13 -0.66 1.67 -1.64
Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.55597 177.5 -0.91 0.34 3.64 -0.67 4.26 2.25
Cement & Lime 1.38646 173.6 -0.99 -0.06 3.11 -2.31 2.73 2.60
Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Product 10.74785 150.3 -0.24 -1.25 -1.73 -7.16 -0.24 -8.74
Iron & Semis 1.56301 131.8 -2.04 -2.73 -3.52 -11.48 0.13 -14.02
Machinery & Machine Tools 8.93148 134.9 -0.07 0.00 1.05 -0.07 1.51 0.22
Transport Equipment & Parts 5.21282 138.0 0.07 0.07 0.15 0.51 0.07 1.47

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annexure-II
 
Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six months
 
Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups Weight (%) Rate of Inflation for the last six months
Dec-15 Nov-15 Oct-15 Sept-15 August-15 July-15
ALL COMMODITIES 100.00 -0.73 -1.99 -3.70 -4.59 -5.06 -4.00
PRIMARY ARTICLES 20.12 5.48 2.27 0.04 -2.29 -4.21 -3.98
Food Articles 14.34 8.17 5.20 3.33 0.84 -1.02 -1.20
Cereals 3.37 1.63 0.47 -0.13 -1.02 -1.98 -1.66
Rice 1.79 -1.25 -3.22 -3.40 -3.76 -3.89 -2.86
Wheat 1.12 3.73 4.53 4.58 3.29 2.09 1.96
Pulses 0.72 55.64 58.17 53.06 38.94 36.49 36.18
Vegetables 1.74 20.56 14.08 3.17 -8.60 -20.03 -24.43
Potato 0.20 -34.99 -53.72 -58.10 -57.98 -51.76 -48.87
Onion 0.18 25.98 52.69 89.52 120.69 74.44 -0.49
Fruits 2.11 0.76 -2.35 -4.46 -5.15 -1.42 -4.52
Milk 3.24 1.78 1.58 1.75 2.16 2.08 5.30
Egg, Meat & Fish 2.41 5.03 -2.24 0.46 2.02 3.30 2.52
Non-Food Articles 4.26 7.70 6.33 5.10 2.70 -0.46 -0.51
Fibres 0.88 2.36 0.15 -2.20 -6.86 -9.09 -10.88
Oil Seeds 1.78 8.03 6.92 6.66 2.50 -2.20 -0.23
Minerals 1.52 -22.52 -28.87 -33.64 -34.27 -34.35 -29.83
FUEL & POWER 14.91 -9.15 -11.09 -16.32 -17.71 -16.21 -11.56
Liquefied petroleum gas 0.91 -2.51 -5.80 -5.83 -5.45 -5.32 -4.90
Petrol 1.09 -7.90 -9.30 -13.16 -14.78 -13.82 -11.14
High speed diesel 4.67 -13.80 -16.83 -26.21 -28.10 -25.37 -15.91
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 64.97 -1.36 -1.42 -1.67 -1.73 -1.99 -1.54
Food Products 9.97 1.98 0.92 0.46 -0.69 -2.11 -1.94
Sugar 1.74 -8.27 -11.16 -13.08 -16.45 -18.44 -17.63
Edible Oils 3.04 5.80 4.45 4.74 3.35 1.17 1.37
Beverages, Tobacco & Tobacco Product 1.76 1.58 2.03 2.29 2.13 2.13 3.15
Cotton Textiles 2.61 -2.26 -2.93 -4.00 -4.52 -5.02 -5.29
Man Made Textiles 2.21 -3.41 -3.89 -5.09 -4.91 -3.49 -2.63
Wood & Wood Products 0.59 3.86 5.50 4.81 3.91 4.36 6.14
Paper & Paper Products 2.03 2.51 2.32 2.31 2.72 3.00 2.67
Leather & Leather Products 0.84 0.07 -1.57 -1.37 -0.95 -0.75 -1.89
Rubber & Plastic Products 2.99 -2.41 -2.60 -2.78 -2.71 -1.85 -0.93
Chemicals & Chemical Products 12.02 -1.64 -1.70 -1.83 -1.89 -1.88 -1.69
Non-Metallic Mineral Products 2.56 2.25 0.97 0.45 1.26 2.75 3.48
Cement & Lime 1.39 2.60 1.64 -0.12 1.04 2.51 2.47
Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Product 10.75 -8.74 -7.81 -7.50 -6.74 -7.50 -6.28
Iron & Semis 1.56 -14.02 -13.42 -12.96 -10.90 -12.31 -10.64
Machinery & Machine Tools 8.93 0.22 0.15 0.00 0.07 0.30 0.30
Transport Equipment & Parts 5.21 1.47 1.47 1.32 1.25 1.10 1.25

 

 

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Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index for the Month of November, 2015

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

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The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2004-05 for the month of November 2015 have been released by the Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. IIP is compiled using data received from 15 source agencies viz. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP); Indian Bureau of Mines; Central Electricity Authority; Joint Plant Committee, Ministry of Steel; Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Office of Textile Commissioner; Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals; Directorate of Sugar & Vegetable Oils; Department of Fertilizers; Tea Board; Office of Jute Commissioner; Office of Coal Controller; Railway Board; Office of Salt Commissioner and Coffee Board.

  1. The General Index for the month of November 2015 stands at 166.6, which is 3.2 percent lower as compared to the level in the month of November 2014. The cumulative growth for the period April-November 2015 over the corresponding period of the previous year stands at 3.9 percent.
  2. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of November 2015 stand at 131.5, 171.9 and 175.6 respectively, with the corresponding growth rates of 2.3 percent, (-) 4.4 percent and 0.7 percent as compared to November 2014 (Statement I). The cumulative growth in three sectors during April-November 2015 over the corresponding period of 2014 has been 2.1 percent, 3.9 percent and 4.6 percent respectively.
  3. In terms of industries, seventeen (17) out of the twenty two (22) industry groups (as per 2-digit NIC-2004) in the manufacturing sec tor have shown negative growth during the month of November 2015 as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year (St atement II). The industry group ‘Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c.’ has shown the highest negative growth of (-) 46.5 percent, followed by (-) 13.8 percent in ‘Luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness & footwear; tanning and dressing of leather products’ and (-) 13.1 percent in ‘Wood and products of wood & cork except furniture; articles of straw & plating materials’. On the other hand, the industry group ‘Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c.’ has shown the highest positive growth of 102.1 percent, followed by 11.1 percent in ‘Office, accounting & computing machinery’ and 9.7 percent in ‘Radio, TV and communication equipment & apparatus’.
  4. As per Use-based classification, the growth rates in November 2015 over November 2014 are (-) 0.7 percent in Basic goods, (-) 24.4 percent in Capital goods and (-) 0.7 percent in Intermediate goods (Statement III).  The Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables have recorded growth of 12.5 percent and (-) 4.7 percent respectively, with the overall growth in Consumer goods being 1.3 percent.
  5. Some important items showing high negative growth during the current month over the same month in previous year include ‘Cable, Rubber Insulated’             [(-) 87.1%], ‘Heat Exchangers’ [(-) 68.2%], ‘Polythene Bags including HDPE & LDPE Bags’ [(-) 58.0%], ‘Tractors (complete)’ [(-) 42.3%], ‘Conductor, Aluminium’ [(-) 36.8%], ‘Rice’ [(-) 27.1%] and ‘Three-Wheelers (including passenger & goods carrier)’ [(-) 23.7%].
  6. Some other important items that have registered high positive growth include ‘Gems and Jewellery’ (253.7%), ‘Sugar Machinery’ (78.0%), ‘Lubricating oil’ (66.5%), ‘Wood Furniture’ (46.9%), ‘PVC Pipes and Tubes’ (31.4%), ‘Transformers (small)’ (30.2%), ‘Polypropylene (including co-polymer)’ (30.1%) and ‘Sugar’ (25.7%).
  7. However, growth rates in respect of individual items may not reflect their actual contribution in the overall growth rate of IIP. Taking into account the weights of different items, the overall growth rate of IIP can be decomposed into positive and negative contributions of different items. Such contributions of top five items with positive contribution and top five items with negative contribution are given below:
Item Group Weights (%) Contribution to overall growth (%)
High Negative Contributors
Cable, Rubber Insulated 0.12 -2.2734
Conductor, Aluminium 0.20 -0.4065
Passenger Cars 1.97 -0.3052
Stainless/ alloy steel 0.64 -0.3013
H R Coils/Skelp 1.30 -0.2379
High Positive Contributors
Gems And Jewellery 1.77 1.4615
sugar(including sugar cubes) 1.52 0.3358
Mineral index 14.16 0.2386
Telephone Instruments Including Mobile Phone And Accessories 0.22 0.1922
Pipes 0.07 0.1136
  1. Along with the Quick Estimates of IIP for the month of November 2015, the indices for October 2015 have undergone the first revision and those for August 2015 have undergone the final revision in the light of the updated data received from the source agencies. It may be noted that these revised indices (first revision) in respect of October 2015 may undergo final (second) revision along with the release of IIP for the month of January 2016.
  2. Statements giving Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production at Sectoral, 2-digit level of National Industrial Classification (NIC-2004) and by Use-based classification for the month of November 2015, along with the growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year including the cumulative indices and growth rates are enclosed.

 

 

STATEMENT I: INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION – SECTORAL
(Base : 2004-05=100)
Month Mining Manufacturing Electricity General
(141.57) (755.27) (103.16) (1000.00)
2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16
Apr 122.6 121.9 181.4 188.5 178.1 177.2 172.7 177.9
May 125.3 127.9 183.5 187.3 183.9 195.0 175.3 179.7
Jun 122.1 121.6 180.1 189.5 181.6 183.7 172.0 179.3
Jul 116.2 117.7 182.2 190.9 183.8 190.3 173.0 180.5
Aug 115.0 120.2 173.4 184.8 184.1 194.4 166.2 176.6
Sep 115.3 118.8 181.9 187.2 175.6 195.7 171.8 178.4
Oct 124.2 130.6 170.0 188.1 184.9 201.6 165.1 181.4
Nov* 128.6 131.5 179.9 171.9 174.3 175.6 172.1 166.6
Dec 133.6 196.8 177.6 185.9
Jan 136.7 200.7 176.7 189.2
Feb 129.6 192.7 166.0 181.0
Mar 149.0 210.3 176.4 198.1
Average
Apr-Nov 121.2 123.8 179.1 186.0 180.8 189.2 171.0 177.6
Growth over the corresponding period of previous year
Nov 4.0 2.3 4.7 -4.4 10.0 0.7 5.2 -3.2
Apr-Nov 2.5 2.1 1.5 3.9 10.7 4.6 2.5 3.9
* Indices for Nov 2015 are Quick Estimates.
NOTE : Indices for the months of Aug’15 and Oct’15 incorporate updated production data.

 

 

STATEMENT II:  INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION – (2-DIGIT LEVEL)
(Base: 2004-05=100)
Industry Description Weight       Index           Cumulative Index   Percentage growth
code     Nov’14 Nov’15 Apr-Nov Nov’15 Apr-Nov
          2014-15 2015-16   2015-16
15 Food products and beverages 72.76 157.2 154.8 147.9 139.7 -1.5 -5.5
16 Tobacco products 15.70 101.1 100.8 106.1 103.2 -0.3 -2.7
17 Textiles 61.64 149.8 146.9 150.5 154.0 -1.9 2.3
18 Wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur 27.82 167.9 164.1 163.8 180.2 -2.3 10.0
19 Luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness & footwear; tanning and dressing of leather products 5.82 148.8 128.2 144.5 147.1 -13.8 1.8
20 Wood and products of wood & cork except furniture; articles of straw & plating materials 10.51 150.4 130.7 145.1 153.8 -13.1 6.0
21 Paper and paper products 9.99 138.3 146.9 141.9 146.3 6.2 3.1
22 Publishing, printing & reproduction of recorded media 10.78 174.1 154.8 176.0 161.0 -11.1 -8.5
23 Coke, refined petroleum products & nuclear fuel 67.15 149.5 157.5 141.4 148.3 5.4 4.9
24 Chemicals and chemical products 100.59 139.4 138.3 136.2 143.3 -0.8 5.2
25 Rubber and plastics products 20.25 181.4 176.0 185.4 187.5 -3.0 1.1
26 Other non-metallic mineral products 43.14 156.9 150.6 166.3 164.4 -4.0 -1.1
27 Basic metals 113.35 226.0 212.2 217.6 223.6 -6.1 2.8
28 Fabricated metal products, except machinery & equipment 30.85 180.7 168.4 172.5 175.3 -6.8 1.6
29 Machinery and equipment n.e.c. 37.63 198.4 182.5 210.0 216.3 -8.0 3.0
30 Office, accounting & computing machinery 3.05 57.0 63.3 64.3 60.9 11.1 -5.3
31 Electrical machinery & apparatus n.e.c. 19.80 477.3 255.3 491.1 526.8 -46.5 7.3
32 Radio, TV and communication equipment & apparatus 9.89 272.5 298.9 377.4 355.7 9.7 -5.7
33 Medical, precision & optical instruments, watches and clocks 5.67 109.2 98.2 104.5 96.8 -10.1 -7.4
34 Motor vehicles, trailers & semi-trailers 40.64 234.7 219.7 220.8 236.5 -6.4 7.1
35 Other transport equipment 18.25 275.6 249.0 267.2 267.7 -9.7 0.2
36 Furniture; manufacturing n.e.c. 29.97 85.4 172.6 106.2 173.7 102.1 63.6
10 Mining & Quarrying 141.57 128.6 131.5 121.2 123.8 2.3 2.1
15-36 Manufacturing 755.27 179.9 171.9 179.1 186.0 -4.4 3.9
40 Electricity 103.16 174.3 175.6 180.8 189.2 0.7 4.6
General Index 1000 172.1 166.6 171.0 177.6 -3.2 3.9
n.e.c.: Not Elsewhere Classified
*Industry codes are as per National Industrial Classification 2004

 

STATEMENT III: INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION – USE-BASED
(Base : 2004-05=100)
  Basic goods Capital goods Intermediate goods Consumer goods Consumer durables Consumer non-durables
Month (456.82) (88.25) (156.86) (298.08) (84.60) (213.47)
  2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16 2014-15 2015-16
Apr 163.0 167.3 235.0 248.0 149.7 153.2 181.5 186.5 255.4 258.7 152.2 157.9
May 167.1 177.4 228.0 234.9 155.5 157.4 182.7 178.7 262.7 252.4 151.0 149.5
Jun 163.5 171.9 270.7 265.4 151.2 153.1 166.9 179.0 211.9 246.1 149.0 152.4
Jul 162.8 171.6 263.2 289.9 155.4 158.5 171.3 173.2 220.9 244.2 151.7 145.1
Aug 164.0 170.0 220.6 267.5 151.9 156.2 161.1 170.8 218.8 256.0 138.3 137.0
Sep 161.3 168.1 260.9 287.7 151.3 154.5 172.4 174.5 241.5 261.9 145.0 139.9
Oct 167.9 175.0 239.2 278.3 145.5 154.8 149.0 176.4 191.8 272.9 132.0 138.2
Nov* 168.2 167.0 252.1 190.7 151.4 150.3 165.1 167.2 201.6 226.9 150.6 143.5
Dec 174.6 269.7 159.0 192.4 208.0 186.2
Jan 175.4 270.5 158.3 202.3 246.6 184.8
Feb 164.6 254.9 151.8 199.6 251.2 179.2
Mar 180.8 331.5 164.8 202.7 261.9 179.3
Average
Apr-Nov 164.7 171.0 246.2 257.8 151.5 154.8 168.8 175.8 225.6 252.4 146.2 145.4
Growth over the corresponding period of previous year
Nov 9.5 -0.7 7.0 -24.4 4.7 -0.7 -1.6 1.3 -14.5 12.5 7.0 -4.7
Apr-Nov 8.3 3.8 4.9 4.7 1.9 2.2 -5.7 4.1 -15.9 11.9 1.8 -0.5
 
* Indices for Nov 2015 are Quick Estimates.
NOTE : Indices for the months of Aug’15 and Oct’15 incorporate updated production data.

 

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చైనాలో ధాన్య మద్దతు ధర క్వింటాలుకు వారి కరెన్సీలో 270 యువాన్లు, ఆ మొత్తాన్ని మన రూపాయల్లోకి మార్చుకుంటే 2,740. రైతే రాజు రైతు లేనిదే బతుకు లేదు అని నిత్యం కబుర్లు చెప్పే మన దేశంలో 2015-16 సంవత్సరానికి ధాన్య మద్దతు ధర రు.1410, 1460. భారత ఆహార సంస్ధ కార్యకలాపాలపై కేంద్ర ప్రభుత్వం నియమించిన వున్నత స్ధాయి కమిటీ నివేదిక(పేజీ 61) ప్రకారం 2014లో చైనాలో బియ్యం మద్దతు ధర టన్నుకు 505 డాలర్లు కాగా భారత్‌లో 330.2 డాలర్లు. ఫిలిప్పైన్స్‌లో అత్యధికంగా 580.5, ఇండోనేషియాలో 408.3, బంగ్లాదేశ్‌లో 388.1 డాలర్లు. ప్రపంచంలో ధాన్యం ఎక్కువగా పండే దేశం చైనా, మనది రెండో స్ధానం. ఇదే సమయంలో అత్యధికంగా ఎగుమతి చేసే దేశాలలో మనం ప్రధమ స్ధానంలో వుంటే దిగుమతి చేసుకొనే దేశాలలో చైనా మొదటి స్ధానంలో వుంది. దీన్ని బట్టి ఏం అర్ధం చేసుకోవాలి.

మనం పది కోట్ల టన్నుల బియ్యం పండిస్తుంటే చైనా 14 కోట్ల టన్నులు .మనకంటే పది కోట్ల మంది ఎక్కువ వున్న చైనా తన జనాభాకు కడుపు నిండా తిండి పెట్టాలంటే పండించే రైతులకు ఎక్కువగా గిట్టుబాటు ధర చెల్లిస్తోంది. పండిన పంటకు తోడు విదేశాల నుంచి దిగుమతి చేసుకొంటోంది. చైనా కమ్యూనిస్టు దేశం గనుక అక్కడ రైతులకు ఎక్కువ చెల్లిస్తారు, అలాగే జనానికి బలవంతంగా తిండి పెడతారు, మనది ప్రపంచంలో అతి పెద్ద ప్రజాస్వామ్య దేశం కనుక మన రైతులకు తక్కువ ధరలు ఇచ్చి విదేశాలకు చౌకగా బియ్యం ఎగుమతి చేస్తారు, మన జనాన్ని తిండికి మాడుస్తారు అనే సమాధానం చెప్పుకోవాలి.

రెండు తెలుగు రాష్ట్రాలలో పండిన ధాన్యం త్వరలో మార్కెట్‌కు రాబోతున్నది. నాగార్జునసాగర్‌ ప్రాంతంలో నీరు లేక పంట లేదు. పండిన చోట రైతులకు ఎలాంటి ధర వస్తుందో తెలియదు. గతేడాది చేదు అనుభవాలే పునరావృతం అవుతాయా, పరిస్ధితి మెరుగుపడుతుందా అన్నది చూడాల్సి వుంది. డిసెంబరు మాసంతో 2015 ధాన్య సీజన్‌ ముగిసింది. పండిన పంట, మిగిలిన నిల్వలకు సంబంధించి తుది అంచనాలు వెలువడటానికి కొంత సమయం పడుతుంది. ప్రపంచంలో అనేక దేశాలలో ఎల్‌నినో ప్రభావం ధాన్య వుత్పత్తిపై పడింది.రెండవ పంట దిగుబడులు ఎలా వుంటాయో ఇంకా పూర్తిగా స్పష్టం కాలేదు. ఇప్పటికే 2015 గురించి తొలుత వేసిన అంచనా కంటే అక్టోబరు తరువాత రెండు మిలియన్‌ టన్నులు తగ్గింది. ప్రపంచ ఆహార సంస్ధ తాజా అంచనా పకారం 740 మిలియన్‌ టన్నుల ధాన్యం ప్రపంచంలో పండింది. గతేడాది కంటే 4మిలియన్‌ టన్నులు తక్కువ. ప్రతికూల వాతావరణ పరిస్ధితులు, ధరలు తగ్గటం వంటి పలు కారణాలు వున్నాయి. హెక్టారుకు 4.6టన్నులు సగటు దిగుబడి. ప్రతికూల పరిస్ధితులు ఆసియాలో ఎక్కువగా వున్నందున (మొత్తం వుత్పత్తి 670 మిలియన్‌ టన్నులు) 3.1మిలియన్‌ టన్నులు ఇక్కడే తగ్గింది. భారత్‌, మయన్మార్‌,నేపాల్‌,పాకిస్తాన్‌,ఫిలిఫ్పీన్స్‌లో తగ్గితే చైనా, బంగ్లాదేశ్‌, శ్రీలంక, ఇండోనేసియాలో పెరిగింది. ఎక్కువగా దిగుమతి చేసుకొనే దేశాలలో పంట బాగా పండటం, కొన్ని ఆఫ్రికన్‌ దేశాలు ఆర్ధిక ఇబ్బందుల కారణంగా దిగుమతులను తగ్గించిన కారణంగా మొత్తం మీద దిగుమతులు కూడా తగ్గాయి.భారత్‌ విషయానికి వస్తే రికార్డు స్ధాయిలో 11.7 మిలియన్‌ టన్నులు ఎగుమతి చేసింది.

ఇక 2016 విషయానికి వస్తే గతేడాది కంటే అంతర్జాతీయ ఎగుమతులు స్వల్పంగా పెరిగి 45. మిలియన్‌ టన్నులకు చేరవచ్చని అంచనా వేశారు. అనేక అనిశ్చితలను ఊహిస్తున్నారు. భారత్‌లో సరఫరా కష్టంగా వుండటం, ధర పోటీకి అనుగుణంగా లేకపోవటం వలన ఎగుమతులు తగ్గవచ్చు. ప్రపంచ వినియోగం తగ్గుతుందని అంచనా.జపాన్‌, థాయ్‌లాండ్‌ వంటి చోట్ల బియ్యాన్ని పశువుల దాణాగా వినియోగించటం పెరిగే అవకాశం వుంది. ఈ ఏడాది తలసరి బియ్యం వినియోగం 54.6 కిలోలకు పెరుగుతుంది. తాజా అంచనాలను బట్టి ప్రపంచ బియ్యపు నిల్వలు 5.7 మిలియన్‌ టన్నులు తగ్గి 2016లో 166.4 మిలియన్‌ టన్నులకు పడిపోతాయి.

గతేడాది చివరి మూడు నెలల్లో ప్రపంచ బియ్యం ధరలు స్థబ్దుగా వున్నాయి. పెద్దమొత్తంలో మార్కెట్‌కు పంట రావటమే కారణం. ఈ కారణంగా అక్టోబరు, నవంబరు నెలల్లో బియ్యం ధరలు పడిపోయాయి. ఎఫ్‌ఏవో బియ్యం ధర సూచిక 199,196 పాయింట్ల సగటు వుంది. కొన్ని దేశాలలో సేకరణ పెరగటం, ప్రధాన కొనుగోలు దారులు ఆసక్తి చూపటం వంటి కారణాలతో డిసెంబరులో 197 పాయింట్లకు పెరిగింది.ఎఫ్‌ఏఓ అన్ని రకాల బియ్యపు సూచిక 2015లో 2007 తరువాత అత్యంత కనిష్ట స్ధాయి 211 పాయింట్లకు పడిపోయింది.అంతకు ముందు ఏడాదితో పోల్చితే ఇది 10.5శాతం తక్కువ. బాస్మతి వంటి రకాల ధరలు 31శాతం పడిపోయాయి.

counterview.net: Left-wing education association opposes Right to Education Act, says RTE promotes private investors in India

08 Friday Jan 2016

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RTE “does not cover all students, education at all levels even at the elementary stage”, it has come “sequel of another flopped flagship programme of the former UPA government, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)”

Source: counterview.net: Left-wing education association opposes Right to Education Act, says RTE promotes private investors in India