Lok Sabha Question No. 3331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Composition of SCES
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3331

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## COMPOSITION OF SCES

3331.  SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)  the  terms  of  reference  and  the  composition  of  the  Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES);
- (b) the details of meetings held since the committee was formed in 2019;
- (c)  the  comprehensive  information  about  the  recommendations made by SCES and the action taken by the Ministry in response to these recommendations;
- (d)  the  year-wise  record  of  the  number  of  meetings  the  National
- Statistical Commission convened during the past five years; and
- (e)  the  details  of  the  members  in  the  Standing  Committee  on
- Statistics?

## 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):  The terms of reference of the Standing Committee on Economic Statistics  (SCES)  are  given  in  the  statement  at  Annexure  -  I.  The composition of SCES is given in the statement at Annexure - II.
- (b):  Two  meetings  of  the  SCES  were  held  after  the  formation  of SCES  in  2019.  The  first  meeting  was  held  on  07.01.2020  and  the second meeting was held on 10.02.2021.
- (c):  The  recommendations made by SCES and the action taken by the Ministry are given in the statement at Annexure - III.

(d): The year-wise record of the number of meetings of the National Statistical Commission  convened  during  last  five years is as follows:

| Year    |   No. of Meetings |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2018-19 |                 7 |
| 2019-20 |                 6 |
| 2020-21 |                 4 |
| 2021-22 |                 5 |
| 2022-23 |                 5 |

(e):  The  details  of  the  members  in  the  Standing  Committee  on Statistics are given in the statement at Annexure - IV.

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## Statement referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3331 for 09.08.2023

## Terms of Reference of Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES)

The  Standing  Committee  on  Economic  Statistics  shall  deliberate  and  deliver  various  issues  related  to Labour  Force  Statistics,  Time  Use  Survey,  Industrial  Statistics,  Services  Sector,  Unorganised  Sector Statistics, Economic Census and such other surveys/statistics as brought before it by the Government. Its Terms of Reference include:

- i.          To review the extant framework relating to data sources, indicators, concepts / definitions, and other issues and to suggest suitable modification wherever required with respect to:
2. o        Annual Survey of Industries
3. o        Annual Survey of Services Sector Enterprises
4. o        Annual Survey of Unorganised Sector Enterprises
5. o        Periodic Labour Force Survey
6. o        Time Use Survey
7. o        Index of Service Production
8. o        Index of Industrial Production
9. o        Economic Census
10. o        Any other survey/statistics as brought before the Standing Committee by the Government.
- ii.         To develop survey methodology including sampling frame, sampling design, survey instruments, etc. and to finalize tabulation plan
- iii.        Finalization of the Reports of the surveys.
- iv.        To conduct pilot surveys/pre-testing, if necessary, before finalizing schedules for data collection.
- v.         To suggest appropriate sampling frame(s) for the surveys.
- vi.         To  study  and  explore  the  availability  and  compilation  of  administrative  statistics  relating  to aforesaid subjects.
- vii.        To  study/identify data gaps/additional data requirements, if any, in respect of aforesaid statistics and suggest appropriate strategy for improvement.

## Statement referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3331 for 09.08.2023

## Composition of Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES)

|   1 | Dr. Pronab Sen, Program Director, India Team Researcher, International Growth Centre,NewDelhi                                   | Chairman            |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   2 | Dr. Biswanath Goldar, Ex. Professor, Institute of Economic Growth, NewDelhi                                                     | Non-Official Member |
|   3 | Shri Aloke Kar, Former DDG,Kolkata                                                                                              | Non-Official Member |
|   4 | Shri P.C. Sarkar, FormerADG,DPD,Kolkata                                                                                         | Non-OfficialMember  |
|   5 | Dr. Jeemol Unni, Director, Professor of Economics, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat    | Non-Official Member |
|   6 | Representative from the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), NewDelhi                                                         | Non-Official Member |
|   7 | Representative from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &Industry (FICCI),NewDelhi                                    | Non-Official Member |
|   8 | RepresentativefromTata Trust,NewDelhi                                                                                           | Non-Official Member |
|   9 | Representative from Office of United Nation Resident Coordinator,NewDelhi                                                       | Non-Official Member |
|  10 | Representativefrom the National Council ofApplied Economic Research (NCAER), NewDelhi                                           | Non-Official Member |
|  11 | RepresentativefromtheIndiaStaffingFederation,NewDelhi                                                                           | Non-Official Member |
|  12 | DirectorGeneral(SS),NSO,MOSPI,NewDelhi                                                                                          | Member              |
|  13 | DirectorGeneral(ES),NSO,MOSPI,NewDelhi                                                                                          | Member              |
|  14 | DirectorGeneral(NSS),NSO,MOSPI,NewDelhi                                                                                         | Member              |
|  15 | DirectorGeneral(Statistics),M/oLabourandEmployment,NewDelhi                                                                     | Member              |
|  16 | DG(Systems,GST),MinistryofFinance,NewDelhi                                                                                      | Member              |
|  17 | ADGs(DQAD/SCD/FOD/PSD/SSD/NAD/ESD),NSO,MOSPI                                                                                    | Member              |
|  18 | Director, Modelling and Forecasting Division, Department of Statistics & Information Management(DSIM),ReserveBankofIndia,Mumbai | Member              |
|  19 | DeputyDirectorGeneral,M/oMSME,NewDelhi                                                                                          | Member              |
|  20 | DDG,NSO,DQAD(ISWing),Kolkata                                                                                                    | Member              |
|  21 | DDG(IndustrialStatisticsUnit),DepartmentforPromotionofIndustryandInternal Trade, M/oCommerce&Industry,NewDelhi                  | Member              |
|  22 | AdditionalDirectorGeneral,DepartmentofEconomicAffairs,MinistryofFinance, NewDelhi                                               | Member              |
|  23 | Representativeof NITIAayog,NewDelhi                                                                                             | Member              |
|  24 | Dr.C.P.Chandrasekhar,JawaharlalNehruUniversity,NewDelhi*                                                                        | Member              |
|  25 | Dr.SantoshKumarMehrotra,CentreforInformalSector&LabourStudies,Jawaharlal NehruUniversity,NewDelhi                               | Member              |
|  26 | Prof.HemaSwaminathan,Professor,CentreforPublicPolicyandManagement, IIM,Bangalore                                                | Member              |
|  27 | Dr.VinishKumarKathuria,AssociateProfessor,SJM SchoolofManagement,IndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)Bombay,Mumbai                  | Member              |
|  28 | ADG(SDRD),NSO,MOSPI,Kolkata                                                                                                     | Member Secretary    |

## Statement referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3331 for 09.08.2023

## The recommendations made by SCES and the action taken by the Ministry

|   Sl No | Recommendations of SCES                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | It was advised to re-examine the data of ASI 2017-18 for some specific cases before finalization of the results. Observations made by the SCES final results of ASI 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                        | regarding the were examined. Some schedules were identified and referred back to field for correction. Based on the corrections made by the field, ASI 2017-18 data were revised and the revised data were released after taking concurrence of SCES and necessary administrative approval.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       2 | In the first meeting of the Standing committee on Economic Statistics, agenda regarding formation of focussed sub- committees to oversee all activities of surveys were presented.                                                                                                                                                                                 | The committee formed three sub-committees with a view to discuss the survey related matters in a more focussed way considering the data requirements, data collection methods using questionnaire keeping in mind the overall requirement of different stakeholders and availability of the same kind of data from different sources. Chairperson of these sub-committees appraised the SCES about the progress made in different survey topics under their jurisdiction as and when required. The SCES then took a final view on the recommendation of these sub-committees. |
|       3 | The Committee concurred that it is necessary to implement the recommendations of the 19 th ICLS in the labour force surveys conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO) and proposed the following arrangement for implementation:                                                                                                                              | The matter of implementation of 19th ICLS recommendations has been taken up in the Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS). Employment-Unemployment indicators are released based on Periodic Labour Force Survey which is a regular survey.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       4 | Possible divergence in the production boundary in SNA-2008 and that used in measurement of different forms of work as per 19 th ICLS: In this context, the Committee decided that a note addressing the issue of possible divergence in the production boundary in SNA-2008 and that used in measurement of different forms of work as per 19 th ICLS be prepared. | Mentioned note has been prepared.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

|   5 | Focused discussion on 19 th ICLS recommendations: It was decided that to discuss various features of 19 th ICLS, a focused stakeholders meeting will be held in SCES wherein representative of ILO and Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India will be invited. Consultation meeting with ILO and representatives of Ministry of Labour and Employment has already been held in February, 2023. The matter of implementation of 19th ICLS recommendations has been taken up in the Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS).   |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   6 | SSD placed requirements of additional indicators Some additional indicators apart from those presented in the Annual Report of PLFS, have been generated for the period July 2020 - June 2021 and presented in Annual Bulletin, PLFS,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

## Statement referred in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3331 for 09.08.2023

## Composition of Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)

|   1. | Dr. Pronab Sen, former Program Director, India Team Researcher, International Growth Centre, New Delhi                                                                     | Chairman (Non-official)   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|    2 | Prof. Sonal De Desai, Professor, National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), New Delhi                                                                          | Non-Official Member       |
|    3 | Dr. Biswanath Goldar, former Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi                                                                                      | Non-Official Member       |
|    4 | Dr. S K Sasi Kumar, former Senior Fellow, VV Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNL), NOIDA, UP                                                                             | Non-Official Member       |
|    5 | Prof. S. Chandrasekhar, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai                                                                         | 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                                 | Official Member           |
|   11 | Dr. Sandip Mitra, Associate Professor, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata                                                                                         | Official Member           |
|   12 | Prof. Mausumi Bose, professor, Applied Statistics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata,                                                                       | 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          |