Lok Sabha Question No. 596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Committee on Economic Statistics
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 596

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023

## COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC STATISTICS

596. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to review the framework and  results  of  all  surveys  conducted  under  the  aegis  of  the National Statistical  Office  (NSO)  through  the  newly  constituted Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES); and
- (b) if so, the details and objectives 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  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a)  &  (b):   The  Standing  Committee  on  Statistics  (SCoS)  has  been constituted  on  13.07.2023,  renaming earlier  constituted  Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES) and enhancing its Terms of  Reference  (ToR)  with  the  view  to  ensuring  more  coverage.  The details  of  SCoS  including  composition  and  terms  of  reference  are given in the Statement at Annexure.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 596 for 06.12.2023

The details including composition and terms of reference are as under:

## 1. The Composition of the Committee:

Note:  *Prof  Mausumi  Bose,  ISI,  Kolkata,  the  official  member  will  be  considered  as  non-official members after her superannuation/retirement.

|   1 | Dr. Pronab Sen, former Program Director, India Team Researcher, International Growth Centre, New Delhi Email: pronab.sen@theigc.org                                         | Chairman (Non-official)   |
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|   2 | Prof. Sonal De Desai, Professor, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi. Email:-sonalde.desai@gmail.com, sdesai@umd.edu                           | Non-Official Member       |
|   3 | Dr. Biswanath Goldar, former Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi Email: b_goldar77@yahoo.com                                                           | Non-Official Member       |
|   4 | Dr. S K Sasi Kumar, former Senior Fellow, VV Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNL), NOIDA, UP Email: sasikumarsk2@gmail.com                                                | Non-Official Member       |
|   5 | Prof. S. Chandrasekhar, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai Email: chandra@igidr.ac.in                                               | Official Member           |
|   6 | Director General (NSS), NSSO, MoSPI, New Delhi                                                                                                                              | Official Member           |
|   7 | Director General (Statistics), MoSPI, New Delhi                                                                                                                             | Official Member           |
|   8 | ADG, SCD, NSSO, MoSPI, Delhi                                                                                                                                                | Official Member           |
|   9 | Executive Director (ED) or his representative, Modelling and Forecasting Division, Department of Statistics & Information Management (DSIM), Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai  | Official Member           |
|  10 | Dr.Tauqeer Ahmad, Head of Division, Division of Sample Surveys, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), New Delhi Email: tauqueer.ahmad@icar.gov.in | Official Member           |
|  11 | Dr. Sandip Mitra, Associate Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) Kolkata Email:sandip@isical.ac.in                                                                 | Official Member           |
|  12 | Prof. Mausumi Bose, Professor, Applied Statistics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, Email: mausumi@isical.ac.in                                            | Official Member*          |
|  13 | Representative from three State DES (including one from NE) on rotational basis where State participation is there.                                                         | Official Member           |
|  14 | ADG (SDRD), NSSO, MoSPI, Kolkata                                                                                                                                            | Member Secretary          |

2. 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.

Note: The SCoS may constitute different Sub-Committee(s) under the chairpersonship of the subject expert/member  from  among  the  composition  of  SCoS.  The  sub-committee(s)  may  comprise  the members of SCoS and other subject experts within and/ or outside the Government, in consultation with the Chairperson of the SCoS and sub-committee and concerned line Ministries, with the approval of the Competent Authority. Also, the standing Committee may invite subject experts in the meeting as special invitee, if necessary, in order to meet specific requirement.

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