CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - Government of Himachal Pradesh

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variety of reasons, the administrative recording system in India has been getting
weakened for Statistical purposes.
2.3 Overview of the Indian Statistical System
2.3.1 The Indian Statistical System (ISS) functions within the overall administrative set
up of the country. In accordance with the federal structure of the Government, the ISS is
largely decentralised with elements of central supervision. All-India large-scale
statistical operations, such as Population Census, Economic Census, Agriculture Census,
Livestock Census, and nation-wide sample surveys, including the Annual Survey of
Industries and the Socio-Economic Surveys of the NSSO, as well as compilation of
macro-economic aggregates like national accounts, All India Price Indices and industrial
production, are mainly central activities, with significant involvement of State statistical
agencies in data collection. The State Governments and statistical organisations of the
States also collect and generate data on a number of variables. The Central Government
acts as the coordinating agency for presentation of statistics on an all-India basis even in
areas where the States have the primary authority and responsibility for collection of
statistics. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) is the
nodal agency for all statistical activities at all-India level. The State Directorates of
Economics and Statistics (DES) carry out the responsibility of coordination of all
statistical activities at the State level and keeping liaison with the MOSPI for the purpose
of coordination at all-India level, and for maintaining norms and standards in the field of
official statistics.
2.3.2 The Indian Official Statistical System is decentralized and consists of the National
Statistical System involving mostly national level estimates/aggregates and the State
Statistical System (SSS) involving mostly State and UT level estimates/aggregates. The
federal structure of the country has influenced the organization of the Indian Statistical
System. The collection of statistics for different subject-specific areas like Agriculture,
Industry, Finance, Labour etc. vests with the corresponding administrative Ministries
and regulatory bodies of the Government of India. Much of the statistical information is
collected as a by-product of administration and regulation or for monitoring the progress