"The price data are collected from selected 1114 urban markets and 1181 villages covering all States/UTs through personal visits by field staff of Field Operations Division of NSO, MoSPI on a weekly roster," read a government statement.
During the month of February 2023, NSO collected prices from 100% villages and 98.3% urban markets while the market-wise prices reported therein were 90.4% for rural and 93.3% for urban.