A sound and dynamic statistical system is the cornerstone for an informed citizenry, data-driven policies, and decision-making. Official statistics are pivotal in addressing societal challenges and promoting inclusive growth. The government is strengthening administrative and survey statistics, building capacities, and improving data quality and timeliness. MoSPI is the nodal Ministry for the planned and integrated development of the Indian statistical system. MoSPI anchors the core statistics by publishing GDP, price and volume indices, and countrywide macroeconomic and sectoral importance surveys. The Ministry has initiated various new surveys, namely, the annual survey of unincorporated sector enterprises and a time-use survey, and it has started a pilot for a yearly survey of service sector enterprises.
MoSPI is also working towards increasing the frequency of PLFS data and extending the generation of quarterly estimates for rural areas. Modern IT tools are being adopted for improved data capturing and processing. A National Metadata Structure is also being developed to encourage greater use of administrative data. MoSPI has envisaged the Unified Data Portal project to create a centralized database and storage system. Ministries are also taking initiatives to enhance the frequency of various surveys to make more informed policy decisions. Given India’s 2047 goals, it is essential for development policy that (a) MoSPI is capacitated fully to produce and integrate all required statistics with the desired quality, regularity, and timeliness and (b) the quality and timeliness of administrative and transactional data of the line Ministries are brought to levels that fully facilitate timely course corrections.
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