TAG: statistics
Quarterly rural jobs data from September, monthly unemployment data likely from January
India will likely have rural jobs statistics along with data on urban unemployment from September onwards, with a monthly unemployment reading available from January, sources told Moneycontrol.The new arrangement is expected to capture the unemployment da...
2 months ago
Need to align sustainable development goals with Viksit Bharat 2047 goal: MoSPI secretary
India needs to align the sustainable development goals with its target of becoming a developed economy by 2047, Saurabh Garg, secretary, ministry of statistics and programme implementation said on August 16.The secretary noted that India’s coverage of SDG...
2 months ago
Statistics ministry looks to work more closely with states on boosting local-level GDP numbers
The ministry of statistics and programme implementation will look to interact more with the state governments to boost state GDP and district-wise GDP numbers, Saurabh Garg, secretary to the ministry, said on August 23.Garg highlighted the need for more g...
1 month ago
Penalty for giving wrong info, as statistics ministry releases draft rules
The government has put the draft rules in the public domain inviting comments almost a year after it amended the Collection of Statistics Act, 2009, as part of an effort to decriminalise certain provisions of the law.The government could earlier initiate...
1 month ago
Ministry dissolves Standing Committee on Statistics citing overlap with Sample Survey panel
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has dissolved the Standing Committee on Statistics to avoid overlap with another panel.In a letter to the members, the ministry noted that the 14-member committee is being dissolved as the te...
1 month ago
Indian companies could get district level data from govt surveys
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is working to enhance the scope of its surveys by providing district-level statistics. This initiative aims to offer companies detailed market size information to better inform their decision...
1 month ago