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Basic Economic Data
THE Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) came into
existence as an independent ministry in 1999 after the merger of the Department
of Statistics and the Department of Programme Implementation. The Ministry
has two wings, one relating to statistics and the other relating to programme
implementation. The Statistics Wing redesignated as National Statistics Office
(NSO), consists of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the National Sample
Survey Office (NSSO). The Programme Implementation Wing has three
divisions, namely : (i) twenty point programme, (ii) infrastructure and project
monitoring, and (iii) Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
Besides these three wings, there is National Statistical Commission (NSC)
created through a resolution of Government of India and one autonomous
institute, viz., Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) declared as an institute of national
importance by an Act of Parliament.
O. W.: http://www.mospi.gov.in
National Statistical Commission
The Government of India through a resolution in 2005 decided to set up the
National Statistical Commission (NSC). The NSC was initially constituted in
2006, to serve as a nodal and empowered body for all core statistical activities
of the country, to evolve, monitor and enforce statistical priorities and standards
and to ensure statistical coordination.
Indian Statistical Institute
In the early thirties, realizing the necessity for advancement of theoretical and
applied statistics in India, the Indian Statistical Institute came into being
following the pioneering initiative and efforts of Professor P.C. Mahalanobis.
The Indian Statistical Institute was registered on 28th April, 1932 as a nonprofit
learning society under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1860. From
the beginning, the Institute started showing its excellence in its own way. As
the Institute expanded its research, teaching, training and project activities, it
started earning national/international recognitions. The outstanding
contributions made by the Institute in theoretical and applied statistical work
culminated in the recognition of the Institute as an "Institute of National
Importance".
Central Statistics Office
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), an attached office of the Ministry, coordinates
the statistical activities in the country and evolves statistical standards. Its