Thiruvananthapuram hosts the workshop on revising the base year of the State-level Index of Industrial Production
27 October 2026
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with the Department of Economics and Statistics of Kerala, is holding a three-day workshop at Thiruvananthapuram from 28 to 30 October 2026 on revising the base year of the State-level Index of Industrial Production. The all-India IIP base year is being updated from 2011-12 to 2022-23, with a new item basket and weights, an updated factory panel and coverage extended to gas supply, water supply, sewerage and waste management. About 60 officials from the Ministry and from the Departments of Economics and Statistics of States and Union Territories are taking part, and the workshop also takes up revisions to the National Industrial Classification 2025 and the National Product Classification.
In plain words
IIP Index of Industrial Production — An index that measures the short-term change in the volume of industrial output.
MoSPI Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — The Union ministry that compiles India's official statistics, including the IIP and the national accounts.