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Why is the government merging India’s statistics bodies?
NSSO and CSO are to be merged into what will be known as NSOThe order puts the merged entity under Mospi secretary
2 min read30 May 2019CSO, MOSPI to be merged into National Statistical Office
The National Statistical Office (NSO) will be headed by MOSPI secretaryThe move will streamline and strengthen the current nodal functions of MOSPI and bring in more synergy by integrating its administrative functions within the ministry of statistics and programme implementation
1 min read25 May 2019205 railway projects report cost overrun of ₹2.21 lakh crore
The MOSPI monitors central sector projects involving an expenditure of ₹150 crore and aboveAccording to the report, the total original cost of these 205 projects was ₹1,68,116.34 crore up to December 2018
1 min read21 Apr 2019Govt mulls national business register, may spend Rs300 cr in economic census
Secretary MoSPI Pravin Srivastava says the govt propose to build a business enterprise register which can be regularly updated and utilised by all stakeholders state and central government
1 min read17 Jan 2019Back series GDP data captured structural changes in the economy: Rao Inderjit Singh
Last year, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and Niti Aayog were criticised over the back series GDP data, which showed that growth during the previous UPA regime was less than what was estimated earlier.
1 min read3 Jan 2019GDP grew in double digits twice in UPA era
The estimates of GDP and other related aggregates for the period 1993-94 to 2013-14 have been calculated by an NSC committee using a so-called production shift method
2 min read17 Aug 2018NSSO to conduct survey on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene in July 2018
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) is planning to launch an all-India survey on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing conditions in July next year
1 min read19 Jul 2017Mission for NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog should make India a first-world nation in economic data, statistics, analysis and dissemination
4 min read19 Oct 2015Annual survey shows industrial investment contracted in 2011-12
Investment in raw materials, half-finished and finished goods, declined 61% in 2011-12
2 min read1 Jan 2014IIP data correction latest in list of errors and revisions
Statistics ministry revises IIP figure for April from 2% to 2.3% as provisional data on electricity had been included
3 min read14 Jun 2013Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared