What are the General Issues with Indian Statistics i Capacity Building ii Large unorg...........

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Recently, there have been controversies and debates over the credibility of data and statistics published by different agencies including government bodies, independent think tanks and private players.The government has decided to merge the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The order dated 23rd May 2019 has cleared formation of an overarching body - National Statistical Office (NSO) through the merger of the NSSO and the CSO.The order states that the proposed NSO would be headed by Secretary (Statistics and Programme Implementation), but skips any mention of National Statistical Commission (NSC), which has been the overseeing body for all the statistical work done in the country.There is a concern that with the merger of NSSO and CSO, the autonomy of NSSO will go away and the NSC’s control over NSSO will not be there. NSC oversees all technical aspects of the statistical work–which survey needs to be done, when and how it needs to be done.

What are the General Issues with Indian Statistics?

i Capacity Building

ii Large unorganised Sector

iii Erosion of autonomy of institutions

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Explanation:

General Issues with Indian Statistics are:

• Capacity Building- the human and organisational resourcesof the statistical agencies have not improved since the1980s. The internal architecture needs a revamp to adapt tothe changing data needs and data handling procedures.

• Large unorganised Sector- that spans all the three segments — primary, secondary and tertiary — it isalways problematic to get accurate data and a large number of proxies are used to arrive at output numbers.To top it all, the numbers have to be revised when fresh information is received, which makes it even more challenging.

• Erosion of autonomy of institutions- Senior officials of National Statistics Commission resigned recently over the holding back of jobs data.