Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: India Statistical Strengthening Project
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.233

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 22 nd  JULY, 2015

## INDIA STATISTICAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT

## 233.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL :

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

- (a) the  key  features  of  the    India  Statistical  Strengthening  Project (ISSP) along with the expected outcomes under the said project;
- (b) the status of the project in the States where it has been implemented  including  the  funds  allocated/released  for  the  purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the achievements made under the said project since its implementation, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE FOR  MINISTRY  OF  EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS [GENERAL (Dr.) V. K. SINGH (Retd.)]

- (a) The India Statistical Strengthening Project (ISSP) now renamed as 'Support for Statistical  Strengthening'  (SSS)  aims  at  improving  the statistical capacity and statistical infrastructure of States/UTs Statistical Systems  for  collecting,  compiling  and  disseminating  reliable  official statistics for policy planning. The project has been approved till March, 2017. Initially, only 14 States were participating in the project. Recently, allocations for the currently implementing States have been revised and fresh allocation made to all the other 19 willing States/UTs.

(b) & (c) For  the  14  currently  implementing  States,  the  project  is  at different stages of implementation. The details of funds allocated/released so far and major achievements are at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) &(c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 233 for 22.07.2015

## Details of state-wise funds allocated, released and major achievements made

| S. No.   | State          | Funds allocated (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Released up to 13/07/2015 (Rs in crore)   | Major Achievements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State          | Funds allocated (Rs in crore)   | Released up to March 2012      | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | Released up to 13/07/2015 (Rs in crore)   | Major Achievements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1        | Karnataka      | 26.97                           | 20.93                          | 6.04                           |                                |                                |                                | 26.97                                     | Two District Statistical buildings constructed; 425 Desktops provided to District Statistical offices, Taluk offices, taluk panchayats and Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES); Training in all Talukas for birth and death online registration completed.                                                                        |
| 2        | Gujarat        | 28.47                           | 11.55                          |                                | 7.70                           | 2.48                           | 2.14                           | 23.86                                     | Six studies/surveys completed, Village Profile Atlas released, Five District Human Development Report and, assessment of statistical systems in 11 Line Departments completed; construction of 3 Regional Offices, 15 District Data Centres, 16 District Statistical offices, 3 District Planning offices completed; 51 vehicles purchased. |
| 3        | Andhra Pradesh | 14.94                           | 8.12#                          |                                |                                |                                |                                | 8.12                                      | Six studies/surveys for estimation of State Income and other macro-economic aggregates, two on crop area production, one on Industrial statistics, one on surveys for housing statistics, and one on collection of local level statistics completed; 743 desktops and related equipment procured; 108 training programme completed.         |

## Annexure

| S.   |             | Funds allocated (Rs in   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Released up to 13/07/2015 (Rs in   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|------|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.  | State       | crore)                   | Released up to March 2012      | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | crore)                             | Major Achievements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4    | Telangana   | 12.35                    | 10.17#                         |                                |                                |                                |                                | 10.17                              | Survey covering industrial units done, collection of statistics for Local Area Planning completed, Compendium on environmental statistics prepared; construction of new building for Training and Research Institute, and creation of additional accommodation in DES completed; 524 desktops and related equipment procured, 109 training programmes completed. |
| 5    | Tamil Nadu  | 19.32                    | 11.54                          |                                |                                |                                |                                | 11.54                              | Construction of DES building, one Regional office, two District statistical offices, 14 Divisional statistical offices and 227 Block statistical offices completed; 32 vehicles purchased.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6    | Bihar       | 20.13                    | 17.54                          |                                |                                |                                |                                | 17.54                              | 57 vehicles purchased.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7    | West Bengal | 20.42                    | 5.25                           |                                |                                | 7.55                           |                                | 12.80                              | One study each in respect of fodder crops, transaction of minor minerals and labour & employment statistics completed; nine district statistical offices and headquarters building constructed; E-networking in three places completed.                                                                                                                          |
| 8    | Kerala      | 14.99                    | 9.37                           |                                |                                |                                |                                | 9.37                               | Work Stations set up in DES and 41 Taluk Statistical Offices; Adhoc Survey for estimating rates and ratios of animals slaughtered in unorganised slaughter houses done and report published; Six State Reports of various surveys published.                                                                                                                     |
| 9    | Mizoram     | 15.17                    | 5.66                           |                                |                                | 4.76                           |                                | 10.41                              | 55% construction of DES building and 25% construction in the 5 District offices completed; analysis of the statistical data of 11 departments                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| S. No.   | State     | Funds allocated (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Funds released (Rs in crore)   | Released up to 13/07/2015 (Rs in crore)   | Major Achievements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----------|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State     | Funds allocated (Rs in crore)   | Released up to March 2012      | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15                        | 2015-16                        | Released up to 13/07/2015 (Rs in crore)   | Major Achievements                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|          |           |                                 |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                |                                           | completed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 10       | Sikkim    | 16.58                           | 4.80                           |                                |                                |                                | 5.89                           | 10.69                                     | One study on transport of passengers completed and three publications made; 20% construction of DES building and 40% construction in the two District statistical offices completed; 98 desktops and related items procured.                                                                                                                        |
| 11       | Rajasthan | 34.61                           | 9.25                           |                                | 15.29                          |                                |                                | 24.53                                     | 21 District Statistical Office buildings and 210 Block Statistical Office buildings constructed; construction of fully equipped training hall and renovation of various Units/Sections of DES completed; 360 computers provided to newly created Blocks and Line Departments; 14 workshops and seminars with regard to 20 key activities organized. |
| 12       | Odisha    | 28.81                           | 11.12                          |                                |                                |                                | 8.85                           | 19.97                                     | Construction of 215 Block Statistical Offices completed; Strengthening of IT infrastructure at DES and block offices done.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13       | Jharkhand | 12.58                           |                                | 5.19                           |                                |                                |                                | 5.19                                      | Construction of DES building at Ranchi underway.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 14       | Manipur   | 20.59                           |                                | 11.20                          |                                |                                |                                | 11.20                                     | 85% of Administrative block of DES building with Auditorium and Hostel constructed; 115 desktops procured for district offices; 10 vehicles purchased; seven statistical publications brought out.                                                                                                                                                  |

Note: Total fund released may not tally due to rounding off.

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