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Assess the rationale for replacing the Wholesale Price Index with the Producer Price Index in India. Discuss the challenges associated with this transition. Analyse its likely impact on inflation assessment and policymaking.

Q7. Assess the rationale for replacing the Wholesale Price Index with the Producer Price Index in India. Discuss the challenges associated with this transition. Analyse its likely impact on inflation assessment and policymaking. (15 M)

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