Changes likely in the institutional and legal framework of the statistics body after govt faced flak over GDP data quality.

The wrangling over jobs data has led to a bitter political slugfest, with Opposition throwing charges at the govt.

The ministry, it further added, values the advice of NSC and takes appropriate action.

"One more venerable institution died on 29 January 2019 owing to malicious negligence by the government," Chidambaram tweeted.

“Involving Niti in the GDP story is strange. It gives out signals that CSO (Central Statistics Office) lacks capability while the Aayog has...

Buying too many insurance plans or borrowing too much can hurt your finances.

NSC is the apex advisory body on statistical matters and the government has proposed the National Statistical Commission Bill to strengthen...

"Good monsoon, well spread out, would not only raise agricultural output but also contribute to a feel good factor on the expectation of po...

That’s good news for bank stock investors, but frustrating for retail loan customers, who have long been waiting for loan rates to come dow...

Statistics ministry is educating other depts on how to use the Collection of Statistics Act of 2008 to ensure that respondents share data w...

At the moment, the only data source for services sector firms is the enterprises survey done by the NSSO once every five years.

From the RBI to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, everyone has lamented the poor quality of government statistics on whose basis policies are ...

While she said milk holidays are bad for the farmers who fail to sell their milk, the NDP is yet to give thrust on marketing of dairy produ...