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India has been elected to the highest statistical body of the UN for a four-year term beginning January 1 next year. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said this on Twitter. "India elected to the highest UN statistical body for a 4-year term beginning on 1 January 2024! Congrats Team @IndiaUNNewYork for coming through so strongly in a competitive election," he said. Jaishankar said India's expertise in the field of statistics, diversity and demography has earned it the seat on the UN Statistical Commission.

A Parliamentary panel has asked the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to recruit more field officers in the National Sample Survey Organisation on mission mode for more accurate and reliable data collection. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance in its 58th Report on Demand for Grants (2023-24) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation expressed concern over the shortage of manpower in the ministry, especially in the senior and junior statistical cadre. The report was tabled in Parliament on Thursday. The panel noted that on November 30, 2022, 266 vacancies exist, which is 33 per cent of the total sanctioned strength. The panel recommended the ministry to pursue the matter of recruitment with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) vigorously so that the vacancies can be filled within this financial year. Regarding the shortage of manpower in the Field Operation Division of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), the committee suggeste

Retail inflation: his is lower than 6.52 per cent in January but still above the Reserve Bank of India's upper tolerance limit of 6 per cent

No imprisonment for offences like obstructing or deceiving officers, but fines will be increased

The committee in its 44th report tabled in Parliament in March had recommended that MoSPI should release the Economic Census without any further delay lest the data becomes infructuous

Das said lockdowns in various countries, including India, posed severe challenges to compilation and availability of data relating to the spread of the pandemic, and its impact on various economies

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A set of graphics tracking how the number of coronavirus positive cases have moved on a daily basis since India's total touched 100 on March 15

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But he has only been given additional charge, and govt has not appointed a full-time chief statistician yet

The experience of the past three months provides proof that Indians do not protest loss of jobs. They just drop their rates and continue with their lives

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The National Statistics Office is exchanging ideas with international agencies about handling data and statistics amid the pandemic situation

FY20 growth projections retained at 5% in the second advance estimates. The official Q3 GDP data showed that the impact of a global slowdown and weak manufacturing continued to weigh on the economy

Chorus to make junk NSO report public grows

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