Lok Sabha Question No. 3368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: New Standing Committee on Statistics
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3368

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## NEW STANDING COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS

3368. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has formed various committees since the  year  1947  onwards  including  a  new  Standing  Committee  on Statistics (SCoS) to advise on official data, like household surveys carried out by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to help and design surveys for all types of data, identify data gaps that must be plugged, conduct pilot surveys for new data sets to deliver quality guidance to establish a coherent consensus and sensitise users on the methods deployed and interpretational nuances they necessitate; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof in Telangana and Andhara Pradesh and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a):  Yes  Sir,  the  Government  has  formed  various  committees  after the year 1947 onwards, including Standing Committee on Economic Statistics  (SCES).  The  SCES  was  reviewed,  thereafter  renamed  as Standing committee on Statistics (SCoS) to advise on all surveys as

and when  required by Ministry of Statistics and  Programme Implementation  (MoSPI).  The  Terms  of  Reference  of  the  SCoS constituted  vide  MoSPI  order  dated  13.07.2023  are  given  in  the statement at Annexure. (b): No such committee has been specifically formed for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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## Statement referred in reply to parts (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3368 for 09.08.2023

The  ToR  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Statistics  (SCoS):  Standing  Committee  shall deliberate  and  deliver  various  issues  related  to  all  surveys  as  and  when  required  by MoSPI. Its Terms of Reference shall include:

- i. To review the extant framework and to address the issues raised from time to time on the subject/results/methodology, etc. related to all surveys as brought before the SCoS by MoSPI.
- ii. To advise on survey methodology including sampling frame, sampling design, survey instruments, etc. and to finalize tabulation plan of surveys.
- iii. Finalization of survey results.
- iv. To  provide  guidance  to  conduct  pilot surveys/pre-testing, if necessary, before finalizing schedules for data collection.
- v. To  provide  guidance  for  study  and  exploring  the  availability  of  administrative statistics relating to surveys/statistics.
- vi. To provide guidance for study/identify data gaps/additional data requirements, if any, in respect of surveys/statistics and suggest appropriate strategy for improvement.
- vii. To provide technical guidance to the Central and State (wherever State participation is there) level agencies for the conduct of the surveys.
- viii. Any other matter relating to the surveys/survey  results referred to SCoS by MoSPI from time to time.