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Plan to supersede NSC with PM-led council shelvedWhy create a structure that will be difficult to maintain? the official said.
Chief statistician to remain head of statistics systemUnder criticism for restructuring the statistical system, the government has clarified that the chief statistician will continue to be the ...
Govt to merge CSO with NSSO to create new stats bodyThe restructuring is in line with the proposed National Policy on Official Statistics which was floated last year.
Former chief statistician T C A Anant assumes charge as UPSC memberFormer Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi, Prof. Pradeep Kumar Joshi, Air Marshal A S Bhonsle (retired), Sujata Mehta, Manoj Soni, S...
Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman accepts Chidambaram's 'challenge' on revised GDP dataIn January 2015, the government moved to a new base year of 2011-12 from the earlier 2004-05 for national accounts. The base year of nation...
GDP backseries data: Niti Aayog's role raises eyebrows“Involving Niti in the GDP story is strange. It gives out signals that CSO (Central Statistics Office) lacks capability while the Aayog has...
'Damaging' vacancy puts India statistics reputation at riskAt stake is the reputation of an institution that’s been working hard to rectify the image that India has deficient and unreliable economic...
Next GDP series may use FY 2017-18 as base: Chief statistician TCA AnantThe new series of national accounts began in January 2015. Before that, the base year of national accounts was revised in January 2010.
Only 4 statisticians handle key industrial output dataA government panel, which recommended overhauling the key data series, had strongly recommended immediate strengthening of the IIP unit of ...
Government to come out with updated IIP, WPI indices by year-endAs part of the revision, the basket of items and weightage assigned to different entries on the basis of which indices is computed will be ...
There is more acceptance, credibility of new GDP data: Chief statistician T C A AnantAmid the controversy over GDP numbers,T C A Anant defends the new methodology of measuring economic activity and explains the logic behind ...
Don't compare new GDP data series with old: Chief statistician TCA AnantMoreover, data on value added is now available for part of the government sector and the corporate sector.
- Dec IIP may drop below 2.7 per cent: Basu
Industrial production in December could drop even below the 18-month low of 2.7% in November , chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu said.
- Concern on inflation is overblown: Anant
The country’s new chief statistician, TCA Anant, said the economy still has some miles to go before industrial stability sets in.
- Spectrum sale to ease pressure on RBI to take policy action
Chief Statistician T C A Anant today said better than expected receipts by the government from the sale of 3G and Broadband Wireless Access...
Obtaining legal power for data panel priority, says new chief statisticianThe new Chief Statistician of India, TCA Anant outlines his plans for revamping the statistical system in a freewheeling conversation with ...
- Call to improve qtrly GDP estimatio
Country's chief statistician Pronab Sen on Friday underlined the need to improve data for quarterly estimates of GDP and update methodology...