Lok Sabha Question No. 4437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: ISSP
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4437

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 29 TH   MARCH, 2017

## ISSP

## 4437. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has achieved the objectives of Indian Statistical Strengthening Project (ISSP);
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated for the said project during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## [SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA]

(a) & (b) The India Statistical Strengthening Project (ISSP) now renamed as Support for Statistical Strengthening (SSS) aims at improving  the  statistical  capacity  and  infrastructure  of  State Statistical  Systems  for  collecting,  compiling  and  disseminating reliable  official  statistics  for  policy  planning  at  the  State  and Sub-State levels.

Since  2012-13,  the  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  14 States, namely,  Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, West  Bengal, Kerala, Mizoram, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Odisha, Jharkhand and Manipur. In 2014-15 the state of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand  also  joined  the  scheme  and funds were released to them in 2015-16.

In these 16 States, the implementation of the Scheme has resulted in  improvements  in  the respective Statestatistical systems, due to activities/outputs such as,   Compilation of local level  statistics,  creation  of  integrated  State  databases,  type studies  and  surveys  to  address  data  gaps  on  State  Income Estimates,  compilation  of  core  indicators  such  as  Consumer Price Index (CPI), State Index of Industrial Production (IIP), etc., activities  such  as  reviews  of  Line  Departments,  workshops, training programmes for statistical personnel, awareness campaigns for statistics, formation of technical/experts groups,

strengthening of Physical and IT infrastructure etc. Thus, the objectives of the SSS have been achieved in most of the implementing States. The Scheme is now being extended to another 17 willing States/UTs of the country. ( c )  The details of the Budget provided under the scheme in the last three years, and the funds released to the States, in the last three years, is at Annexure.

*****

## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4437 FOR 29 TH  MARCH, 2017

## DETAILS OF BUDGET ALLOCATED, AND STATE-WISE FUNDS RELEASED

## CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTING STATES

|                  |                       | Funds released ( in lakh)   | Funds released ( in lakh)   | Funds released ( in lakh)   |
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No.           | State/ UT             | 2014-15                     | 2015-16                     | 2016-17 *                   |
| 1                |                       |                             |                             | Karnataka                   |
| 2 Gujarat        | 247.65                |                             | 213.5375                    | 400.00                      |
| 3 Andhra         | Pradesh               | 340.56                      |                             | 300.00                      |
| Telangana        |                       | 108.84                      |                             | 4                           |
| 5 Tamil Nadu     |                       |                             | 388.779                     |                             |
| 6 Bihar          |                       |                             |                             |                             |
| 7 West Bengal    | 754.60                |                             | 600.00                      |                             |
| Kerala           |                       |                             |                             | 8                           |
| 9 Mizoram        | 475.75                |                             |                             | 400.00                      |
| 10 Sikkim        |                       | 589.48                      | 300.00                      |                             |
| 11 Rajasthan     |                       | 503.95                      |                             | 400.00                      |
| 12 Odisha        |                       | 884.56                      |                             |                             |
| Jharkhand        |                       |                             |                             | 13                          |
| Manipur          |                       | 359.0725                    |                             | 14                          |
| 15 Uttar Pradesh |                       | 600.00                      |                             |                             |
| 16               |                       | 400.00                      |                             | Uttarakhand                 |
| Total funds      | released 1478.00      |                             | 4000.00                     | 2788.779                    |
|                  | Total funds allocated | 2000.00                     | 4000.00                     | 3200.00                     |

* Funds are being released to a few more states