2026-04-171988https://dans.nls.ac.in/handle/123456789/3349April 1988. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: Economic survey on I.R.; Survey highlights; Pre-budget revenue raising rail budget highlights; ESI medical benefit to go up; Labour ministry’s action plan on child labour a non-starter of its own making; ILO assists rural women workers in India; Minimum wages revised; Wholesale price index declines. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Some thoughts on the survey of economic scenario 1987-88, by Rajiv Ranjan; Save the sinking textile industry, by Haribhau Naik, General Secretary, Indian National Textile Workers Federation. 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.