2026-04-171988https://dans.nls.ac.in/handle/123456789/3352February 1988. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Misra panel on state sector given extension; 1987 in retrospect; Prices, wages and income panel imperative for national policy; More women joining workforce ILO; All-India CPI for industrial workers up; Overtime pay banned in public sector; Employment and productivity vital for clothing industry; Government’S no to rural price index; Public sector deserves put on the back after all: PM; RV for making productivity people’s movement for progress; Survey on child labour ordered; International comparability of workers, participation schemes not feasible. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA STATE. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.