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CHAPTER 7
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
7.1 At the National Level
NEEDS
In order to equip the country’s huge statistical personnel updated with newer
practices in the official statistics and data management under the overall domain of
human resource development, which is a challenge in itself, there is urgent need for
technical enhancement of the capacity of the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)
and State DES. This huge responsibility has recently been entrusted to the National
Academy of Statistical Administration (NASA) working under the Training
Division of the CSO. The task is to develop an effective strategy of training, a
calendar of training programme and to implement it. The strategy entails conducting
of both induction and refresher training in-house programmes at the NASA and
outsourced trainings in several reputed and specialized institutions. The programmes
cater to the need based training of the statistical personnel working in the Central
Government, namely the ISS officers and the SSS officials, whose cadre is managed
by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) and the
statistical officers and officials from State/UTs Governments and Public Sector
Undertakings, in the identified areas.
CSO is also supporting capacity development of the statistical personnel of the
friendly and neighbouring countries also. This entails conducting as well as
organising request based trainings, International workshops and seminars.
7.1.1 National Academy of Statistical Administration (NASA)
The National Academy of Statistical Administration (NASA) was declared
functional, at Knowledge Park – II, Greater NOIDA in Uttar Pradesh, on 13 th of
February, 2009, the Training Division of the CSO functions from the NASA
Complex with a camp office at the Jeevan Prakash Building, Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
New Delhi. The Training Division is headed by an Additional DG, supported by two
DDG level officers, 5 Directors, 6 Deputy Directors, 8 Assistant Directors / SSO, a
few supporting staff and contractual staff.