Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) organized a conference of ministers of state governments at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 5 April 2025. The purpose of the conference was to strengthen numerical systems in India and it was organized to promote coordinated efforts towards “developed India 2047”.
The conference was chaired by Union Minister Shri Rao Inderjit Singh. In his inaugural speech, he outlined the importance of reliable figures and emphasized his important role to shape effective policies. He said that states/union territories should cooperate to strengthen the national statistical system.
Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, emphasized the need for a strong statistical system. He emphasized the state participation in the major schemes of the Ministry such as ‘SSS for statistical strengthening’ (SSS) and National Sample Survey (NSS). Also, he also gave importance to the need to get data in more detail at the sub-state level.
The ministers of the state governments suggested to organize the conference regularly to improve the overall development and coordination of the national statistical system. He also underlined the need to obtain relevant, accurate and time-bound figures at the national and sub-national level.
Various aspects of statistical development and reforms were discussed at the conference. Major subjects included numerical reinforcement scheme, state participation in the National Sample Survey at the district level, Gross Domestic Products (GDP) at the sub-state level, industry production index (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, and data standard to promote good governance such as NMDS 2.0.
The conference released the annual report of ‘women and men in India 2024: selected indicators and figures’. Along with this, the National Statistical Training Academy (NSSTA) website and MOSPI’s micro-data portal were also launched.
Through the conference, MOSPI understood the requirements of the States/Union Territories and assessed their expectations to improve the data compilation. States appreciated the financial assistance provided by MOSPI in strengthening the statistical systems of the state/union territories.
