The Office of Economic Adviser (OEA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has released a revised series of the Index of Core Industries (ICI), transitioning the base year from 2011-12 to 2022-23.
The revised ICI series now incorporates 'iron ore' as a core industry, increasing the total count of core industries from eight to nine. The other 8 core industries are coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement, and electricity.