Atta & Rice goes dearer, price Index up by 1.35 pc 

The All – India Consumers Price Index industrial workers for mont8 of April , 2022 increased by 1.7 points and stood at 127.7 ( one hundred twenty seven point seven ) .  On one- month percentage change , it increased by 1.35 per cent with respect to previous month compared to an increase of 0.42 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago .  The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food & Beverages group contributing 0.80 percentage points to the total change .  At item level , Rice , Wheat Atta , Potato , Tomato , Cauliflower , French bean , Peas , Lemon , Brinjal , Apple , Banana , Orange Soyabeen Oil , Sunflower Oil , Dairy Milk , Cow Milk , Poultry Chicken , Cooked Meal , Petrol , Diesel  , Cooking Gas , Kerosene Oil , Auto Rickshaw Fare , Bus Fare , Allopathic Medicine , Mobile Handset , Motor Cycle , Barbar & Beautician Charges etc.  are responsible for the rise in index .  However , this increase was largely checked by Onion , Drumstick , Bitter Guard , Parwal , Chili Green , Carrot , Egg Hen , Electricity Charges , Flower Garland , etc.  putting downward pressure on the index .  At center level, Gurugram recorded a maximum increase of 7.4 points followed by Jalandhar with 6.5 points.  Among others , 3 centers recorded increase between 5 to 5.9 points , 3 centers recorded increase between 4 to 4.9 points , 3 centers between 3 to 3.9 points , 23 centers between 2 to 2.9 points , 32 centers between 1 to 1.9 points and 19 centers between  0.1 to 0.9 points.  On the contrary , Darjeeling recorded a maximum decrease of 0.8 points followed by Alwar and Shilong with 0.2 points each .  Year – on – year inflation for the month stood at 6.33 per cent compared to 5.35 per cent for the previous month and 5.14 per cent during the corresponding month a year before .  Similarly , Food inflation stood at 7.05 per cent against 6.27 per cent of the previous month and 4.78 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.