est point reached being 116.53 in 1962. In Madhya Pradesh, it was varying, but except in 1965 and 1967, they were always higher than 100. In Maharashtra a steady fall begins with 1964. In Orissa, they were throughout above 100, the highest point, 135, being reached in 1964 and 1965. In UP a fall in real wages started with 1964 whereas the rise continued upto 1965 in West Bengal. In Delhi, with an occasional flue- tuation upward, they were on the whole lower than 100.
