Explanation: The Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, compiles and publishes the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW). The index is used, among other purposes, in wage and dearness allowance calculations.
Revision topic: Indian Economy and inflation indicators. This is a practice question, not an exact previous-year question.
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