A list of events and policy decisions that made the biggest impact on Indian economy during the year 2019
Gross enrolments of new subscribers with ESIC were 1.49 crore during the entire financial year 2018-19, the National Statistical Office (NSO) said in a report
While households across income groups are borrowing less to pay for medical costs, the insurance sector has progressively ignored the poor and focused instead on the more lucrative upper-income groups
A fall in household spending is a signal that poverty may have increased, according to experts
The NSS was established in 1950 by the government on the advice of then statistical adviser to the Cabinet with support of Jawaharlal Nehru
The government's concern is that the estimate does not look realistic. We are trying to examine the issues, says Bimal Kumar Roy
In 2014, NDA govt had set a target of making rural areas open defecation free by October 2, 2019 by launching the Swachh Bharat Mission to "provide access to toilet facilities to all rural households"
Interestingly, only about 17 per cent of childbirths in government hospitals were surgery cases, of which over 92 per cent were provided free.
Govt had said a committee of experts was formed and several 'concerns' related to the survey report was flagged to it
Rural parts of Haryana and Maharashtra saw an 18 per cent fall in consumer spending in 2017-18, compared to 2011-12
Unfortunate fiasco over consumer spend survey
Ratio of top and bottom 10% declined sharply to 5% in 2017-18 from 5.9% in 2011-12 in rural areas
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The findings of the report, published by Business Standard on Friday, showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18
The report also claimed the NSO report was approved to be released on June 19, 2019, but was withheld by the government agency owing to its "adverse" findings
In rural areas, it declined by 8.8% in 2017-18; in cities, it rose by 2% over 6 years
In May, WhatsApp has said it became aware of NSO Group having used a coding glitch in the messaging app that let its customers spy on some people
The previous order had mentioned the secretary of the MoSPI as the head of the NSO and had not mentioned the chief statistician anywhere