June 2025 inflation: Inflation in the country is decreasing, which is affecting the common man’s pocket and they are feeling relieved. The government released data on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) on Monday, July 14, 14 July. This showed that June WPI stood at a 20 -month low of 0.13 percent, which is the lowest since October 2023. At the same time, the wholesale price index of the month of May was 0.39 percent. That is, overall inflation has decreased rapidly in the country. The government says that this decline has come due to cheap manufacturing of crude petroleum, natural gas, mineral oil and basic metals. Apart from this, the price of food and drink has also reduced.

Potato-onion to pulses cheap

In June, the inflation rate of vegetables was reduced to 22.65 percent, which was 21.62 percent in May. Onion inflation was 33.49 percent, which was 14.41 percent in May. During this period, the price of potatoes was reduced by 32.67 percent, while in May it was 29.42 percent low. Prices of pulses also declined by 22.65 percent, which was reduced by 10.41 percent in May. Grain inflation was also reduced by 3.75 percent, which was 2.56 percent in May. Overall, the common man has been relieved due to cheap kitchen goods.

Fuel and electricity prices also reduced

During this time, fuel and electricity prices were also under control. The inflation rate of this segment was 2.65 percent in Jaman, which was 22.27 percent in May. That is, there has been a huge decrease in fuel and electricity prices. At the same time, the inflation rate of manufactured products was 1.97 percent, which holds 60 percent of the WPI basket. Inflation of primary items (primary articles) decreased by 3.38 percent in June, compared to 2.02 percent in May.

Expect further fall in inflation

In the Monitori Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held in April, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had said that there has been a decrease in inflation due to the decrease in the prices of food and drink. The central bank estimated inflation further in FY 26. The meeting was estimated at 4 percent of inflation for FY 2026, while earlier it was estimated up to 4.2 percent.

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Medicines pris increases in fY 2025-26: The financial year 2025-26 has started in the country from 1 April i.e. today and the increase in prices of 900 essential medicines has also come into force from the very first day of the new financial year i.e. on Tuesday (April 1, 2025). The National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has announced an increase of up to 1.74 percent in the prices of more than 900 essential medicines. The list of drugs with these increased prices includes medicines for diseases like critical infection, heart disease, diabetes.

Minister replied in Lok Sabha

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel gave a written reply to the increase in the price of medicines in the Lok Sabha. In his written reply, he said, “According to the provisions of Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013), all scheduled drug prices are amended every year based on wholesale Price Index (WPI) (all commodities). The rate of 0.00551 percent was increased. ”

He said, “NPPA has fixed the retail prices of new drugs, according to DPCO’s paragraph 2 (1) (U).

Which drug prices increased,

According to a report by Financial Express, the price of 250mg and 500mg of Antibiotic Agethromycin has been fixed at Rs 11.87 and Rs 23.98 per tablet respectively.

• The price of dry syrup containing amoxicillin and cleavulonic acid has been fixed at Rs 2.09 per milliliter.
• The maximum price of diclofenac (pen keeper) has been fixed at Rs 2.09 per tablet.
• Ibruprofen (pen keeper)

– 200 mg: 0.72 rupees per tablet

– 400 mg: 1.22 rupees per tablet

• The price of diabetes drugs (Depagliflose + metformin + hydrochloride + glimpyride) has been prescribed around 12.74 per tablet.
• Esiclovir (antiviral)

– 200 mg: Rs 7.74 per tablet

– 400 Mg: Rs 13.90 per tablet

• Hydroxychloro

– 200 mg: Rs 6.47 per tablet

– 400 Mg: Rs 14.04 per tablet has been fixed.

Drug manufactures can increase medicines prices

However, drug manufactures can increase the maximum retail prices of these drugs based on WPI without any acceptance of the central government.