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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has imposed a gag on India&amp;rsquo;s poverty data, saying no information must go out until it is vetted by the Planning Commission.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &amp;ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekhar&amp;rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &amp;lsquo;ensure strict compliance&amp;rsquo; of the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circular adds, &amp;ldquo;With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This has not been reconciled as yet, and such confusion affects government delivery systems.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore, says Chandrasekar&amp;rsquo;s circular, &amp;ldquo;Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lsquo;Further, any such data should be produced only with appropriate technical oversight, preferably by the National Statistical Commission. Also, the ministries/departments should invariably consult the Planning Commission before publishing any statistical data relating to the economic status of the population, section of the population or any other sector.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In essence, the Prime Minister wants to sanitise data. This could trigger another controversy because poverty figures in India are the core of all government social programmes. Poverty alleviation is considered the default core duty of any elected government in India, given the widespread social deprivation among its citizens.
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekhar&amp;rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &amp;lsquo;ensure strict compliance&amp;rsquo; of the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has imposed a gag on India&amp;rsquo;s poverty data, saying no information must go out until it is vetted by the Planning Commission.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &amp;ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekhar&amp;rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &amp;lsquo;ensure strict compliance&amp;rsquo; of the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circular adds, &amp;ldquo;With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This has not been reconciled as yet, and such confusion affects government delivery systems.&lt;br /&gt;
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Therefore, says Chandrasekar&amp;rsquo;s circular, &amp;ldquo;Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In essence, the Prime Minister wants to sanitise data. This could trigger another controversy because poverty figures in India are the core of all government social programmes. Poverty alleviation is considered the default core duty of any elected government in India, given the widespread social deprivation among its citizens.
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &amp;ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekhar&amp;rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &amp;lsquo;ensure strict compliance&amp;rsquo; of the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lsquo;Further, any such data should be produced only with appropriate technical oversight, preferably by the National Statistical Commission. Also, the ministries/departments should invariably consult the Planning Commission before publishing any statistical data relating to the economic status of the population, section of the population or any other sector.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has imposed a gag on India&amp;rsquo;s poverty data, saying no information must go out until it is vetted by the Planning Commission.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &amp;ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekhar&amp;rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &amp;lsquo;ensure strict compliance&amp;rsquo; of the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circular adds, &amp;ldquo;With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This has not been reconciled as yet, and such confusion affects government delivery systems.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore, says Chandrasekar&amp;rsquo;s circular, &amp;ldquo;Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In essence, the Prime Minister wants to sanitise data. This could trigger another controversy because poverty figures in India are the core of all government social programmes. Poverty alleviation is considered the default core duty of any elected government in India, given the widespread social deprivation among its citizens.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has imposed a gag on India&amp;rsquo;s poverty data, saying no information must go out until it is vetted by the Planning Commission.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &amp;ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chandrasekhar&amp;rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &amp;lsquo;ensure strict compliance&amp;rsquo; of the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The circular adds, &amp;ldquo;With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This has not been reconciled as yet, and such confusion affects government delivery systems.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Therefore, says Chandrasekar&amp;rsquo;s circular, &amp;ldquo;Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In essence, the Prime Minister wants to sanitise data. This could trigger another controversy because poverty figures in India are the core of all government social programmes. Poverty alleviation is considered the default core duty of any elected government in India, given the widespread social deprivation among its citizens.
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<br />
The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL).<br />
<br />
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.<br />
<br />
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.<br />
<br />
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<br />
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.<br />
<br />
Chandrasekhar&rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &lsquo;ensure strict compliance&rsquo; of the instructions.<br />
<br />
The circular adds, &ldquo;With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day.<br />
<br />
The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well.<br />
<br />
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<br />
Therefore, says Chandrasekar&rsquo;s circular, &ldquo;Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated.<br />
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&ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has imposed a gag on India&rsquo;s poverty data, saying no information must go out until it is vetted by the Planning Commission.<br />
<br />
The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL).<br />
<br />
The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow.<br />
<br />
Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: &ldquo;It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation.<br />
<br />
Chandrasekhar&rsquo;s circular says the ministries must &lsquo;ensure strict compliance&rsquo; of the instructions.<br />
<br />
The circular adds, &ldquo;With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day.<br />
<br />
The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well.<br />
<br />
This has not been reconciled as yet, and such confusion affects government delivery systems.<br />
<br />
Therefore, says Chandrasekar&rsquo;s circular, &ldquo;Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated.<br />
<br />
&lsquo;Further, any such data should be produced only with appropriate technical oversight, preferably by the National Statistical Commission. Also, the ministries/departments should invariably consult the Planning Commission before publishing any statistical data relating to the economic status of the population, section of the population or any other sector.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.&rdquo;<br />
<br />
In essence, the Prime Minister wants to sanitise data. This could trigger another controversy because poverty figures in India are the core of all government social programmes. Poverty alleviation is considered the default core duty of any elected government in India, given the widespread social deprivation among its citizens.
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Manmohan Singh imposes gag on India’s poverty data by Iftikhar Gilani

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has imposed a gag on India’s poverty data, saying no information must go out until it is vetted by the Planning Commission. The gag order applies to all central ministries and departments and is apparently triggered by the embarrassment over multiple data on Indians falling under the socially damning Below Poverty Line (BPL). The official line is that the government wants to have uniformity on all data and thus the need to centralise information flow. Issued by Cabinet Secretary KM Chandrasekhar on 3 February, the circular says: “It has been observed that some ministries/departments are undertaking surveys on certain sectors relating to their charge and also generating/disseminating data on the same. “Such data sometimes differ from the data/estimates available in surveys undertaken by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) and Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) under the M/o (Ministry of) Statistics and Programme Implementation. You would agree that creating multiple official estimates of the same underlying variables is not advisable.” MS Gill is currently the Cabinet Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Chandrasekhar’s circular says the ministries must ‘ensure strict compliance’ of the instructions. The circular adds, “With a view to avoiding duplication of efforts and ensuring consistency between different sets of data and also to ensure reliability of data, it has been decided with the approval of the Prime Minister, that all steps should be taken to avoid duplication of effort and multiplicity of official data/estimates of the same underlying variables.” The worst recent case of data causing embarrassment to the government was on the poverty estimates. The Arjun Sengupta committee, the National Commission for Enterprises in Unorganised Sector, said 77 percent Indians were living on Rs 20 a day. The NC Saxena committee said 50 percent of India is poor. The World Bank said 41.6 percent. And then, the Suresh Tendulkar committee, which gave its report to the Planning Commission, said 25.7 percent Indians were poor. This is the Planning Commission estimate as well. This has not been reconciled as yet, and such confusion affects government delivery systems. Therefore, says Chandrasekar’s circular, “Where the ministries/departments still wish to collect data pertaining to aspects for which there are already official estimates prepared by the M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation, the reasons for collecting such data need to be stated clearly and the two efforts should be coordinated. ‘Further, any such data should be produced only with appropriate technical oversight, preferably by the National Statistical Commission. Also, the ministries/departments should invariably consult the Planning Commission before publishing any statistical data relating to the economic status of the population, section of the population or any other sector. “As and when such data is published, there should be sufficient explanation for differences, if any, with the already available official data.” In essence, the Prime Minister wants to sanitise data. This could trigger another controversy because poverty figures in India are the core of all government social programmes. Poverty alleviation is considered the default core duty of any elected government in India, given the widespread social deprivation among its citizens.