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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India facing shortage of statisticians, govt tells parliamentary committee

India facing shortage of statisticians, govt tells parliamentary committee

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published Published on Apr 30, 2012   modified Modified on Apr 30, 2012
-The Economic Times

One in four posts of government statisticians are lying vacant, the government has told a parliamentary committee. The news comes amidst repeated criticism by analysts of the quality of official government data in recent months.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has told the parliament standing committee on finance that there are about 26% vacancies in the Indian statistical Services and Subordinate Statistical Service. According to the report of the committee released last week , the ministry told members of parliament that, "In the absence of regular field staff as per requirement, the sample surveys to be undertaken by NSSO will have to be conducted through Contract Employees, which may affect the quality of data collected."

The NSSO, or the National Sample Survey Organisation, is an arm of the ministry which collects crucial survey data on the basis of which estimates of inequality and poverty for the country are derived. The NSSO survey data are relied upon by economists and analysts to assess the growth and well-being of the population, as well as trends in employment.

The ministry went on to tell the committee that, "The vacancies in ISS (Indian Statistical Service) are primarily because the UPSC has not been able to meet the indent for direct recruits for ISS. To overcome the situation, the indent this year is 44, while 64 probationers are under training...In SSS, the vacancies are high mainly because of high rate of resignation ....... promotion on ad hoc basis is being done from Subordinate Statistical Service to ISS." According to the ministry, there are 1200 vacancies in the Subordinate Statistical Service or SSS.

In recent months, the quality of some of the statistical data released by the government has been questioned. For instance, the growth index of industrial production, used by analysts as an indicator of near term trends in industrial growth, had to be revised downward in January this year, following 'incorrect reporting'. The volatility of the IIP data from one month to the next has also raised concern among economists and analysts.

The Economic Times, 30 April, 2012, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-facing-shortage-of-statisticians-govt-tells-parliamentary-committee/articleshow/12933135.cms


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