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Sources & Data References
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Coverage
10 sectors
Link policy
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Rural Development
Ministry of Rural Development
PMGSY Official Portal
Official PMGSY portal used with captured HTML snapshots for rural road development verification.
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Railway Development
Indian Railways
Indian Railways CORE
Railway electrification records and technical references from Central Organisation for Railway Electrification.
Visit SourceIndian Railways
PIB Railway Development Review
Railway electrification, track laying, coach manufacturing, safety infrastructure and station modernization.
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Rural Electrification
Ministry of Power
DDUGJY and Saubhagya Progress Release
DDUGJY, Saubhagya, village electrification and household electrification references.
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Power & Electricity
Ministry of Power
Electricity Sector Review
Installed capacity, power shortage, electricity access, renewable energy and transmission infrastructure.
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Highway & Expressway Development
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Year End Review 2025
National highways, expressways, Bharatmala, SARDP-NE and logistics infrastructure.
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Education Development
Ministry of Education
Education Development Press Note
Universities, colleges, IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, EMRS schools and educational expansion.
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Employment and Workforce
PIB / RBI KLEMS
PIB Press Release on employment / RBI KLEMS
Total employment and RBI KLEMS employment context for broad workforce estimates.
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PIB Employment Backgrounder / PLFS unemployment
PLFS unemployment trend, employment indicators and EPFO payroll context.
Visit SourceSBI Ecowrap
SBI Ecowrap citing RBI KLEMS employment comparison
Reference PDF citing RBI KLEMS employment additions across FY04-FY14 and FY14-FY23.
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PIB / Rozgar Mela reference
Central recruitment and Rozgar Mela reference material.
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New India Samachar central government recruitment comparison
Central government recruitment comparison reference for 2004-2013 and 2014-2023.
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Economic Growth
PIB / MoSPI
Economic Growth Press Note
GDP growth, exports, services sector and economic transformation indicators.
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Economy of India Reference Dataset
Reference context for GDP, sector composition and long-term economic indicators.
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Inflation & Price Stability
Ministry of Finance
Retail Inflation Hits Six-Year Low
Retail inflation, food inflation and CPI trend references.
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Poverty Reduction & Living Standards
PIB / Planning Commission
PIB 2013 Poverty Estimates
Planning Commission / Tendulkar methodology poverty estimates for the earlier comparison period.
Visit SourcePIB / World Bank
PIB 2025 World Bank Poverty & Equity Brief
World Bank poverty, rural/urban poverty, lower-middle-income poverty and inequality indicators.
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PIB 2025 India’s Poverty Story Transformed
Factsheet references for poverty reduction and living standards context.
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Direct Income Tax
Income Tax Department
Income Tax Department
Historical and current income tax references used in tax comparison calculations.
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Union Budget
Budget documents and tax slab announcements used for current tax regime comparison.
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Miscellaneous: Fuel Prices & Currency
PPAC
PPAC Petroleum Data
Petrol, diesel, LPG and petroleum sector benchmark data.
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Indian Oil Price References
Fuel price references and retail petroleum information.
Visit SourceReserve Bank of India
RBI Reference Rate Archive
USD-INR exchange rate benchmarks and reference-rate archives.
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