MoSPI signs two MoUs with IDEAS, ISI Kolkata for undertaking - 10th August 2026 - Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation - Gazette Notification PDF
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Institute of Data Engineering, Analytics and Science Foundation (IDEAS) of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata. The agreement, announced on August 10, 2026, establishes a collaborative research and knowledge-sharing platform to enhance data-driven decision-making for the "Viksit Bharat @ 2047" initiative.
Key Objectives and Deliverables
The partnership focuses on harmonizing MoSPI statistics with diverse data sources. Specifically:
MoSPI Commitments: The Ministry will provide financial assistance and comprehensive data support.
IDEAS Deliverables: The foundation is tasked with developing:
A desktop-based software tool for GDP Nowcasting.
A harmonized indicator framework designed to link administrative data from government health, nutrition, and well-being schemes with household-level National Sample Survey (NSS) data.
Signatories and Participants
For IDEAS: Shri Agnimitra Biswas, Chief Executive Officer.
For MoSPI: Shri Prasoon Verma, Director (Training Unit, Capacity Development Division).
Official Witnesses: Shri P. R. Meshram, Director General (Data Governance), MoSPI, and Shri R. Rajesh, Additional Director General (Capacity Development Division), MoSPI.
Administrative Metadata
Release Date/Time: 10 AUG 2026, 7:03 PM
Source: PIB Delhi
Release ID: 2297294
Visitor Count: 1145
Available Languages: Urdu, Hindi, Kannada
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): The primary government ministry responsible for signing MoUs to undertake research studies on GDP nowcasting and data harmonisation.
Institute of Data Engineering, Analytics and Science Foundation (IDEAS): A foundation under ISI Kolkata tasked with developing desktop-based software for GDP Nowcasting and harmonising administrative data with NSS data.
Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata: The premier statistical institution partnering with MoSPI through its IDEAS foundation for advanced data-driven research studies.
Viksit Bharat @ 2047: The national initiative for a developed India by 2047, which this collaborative research and data harmonisation effort aims to support.
National Sample Survey (NSS) data: Household-level statistical data used for linking with administrative health and nutrition schemes to improve indicator frameworks.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
MoSPI signs two MoUs with IDEAS, ISI Kolkata
for undertaking Research Studies
प्रव तथ: 10 AUG 2026 7:03PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) signed two Memoranda of Understanding
(MoUs) with Institute of Data Engineering, Analytics and Science Foundation (IDEAS), Indian Statistical
Institute (ISI), Kolkata for undertaking Research Studies.
Shri Agnimitra Biswas, Chief Executive Officer, IDEAS and Shri Prasoon Verma, Director, Training Unit,
Capacity Development Division, MoSPI signed the MoUs. The signing ceremony was graced by the
presence of Shri P. R. Meshram, Director General (Data Governance), MoSPI and Shri R. Rajesh,
Additional Director General, Capacity Development Division, MoSPI.
This collaborative initiative is an innovative, knowledge sharing platform between MoSPI and IDEAS,
wherein MoSPI will provide financial assistance & data support and IDEAS will develop a desktop-based
software tool to do GDP Nowcasting and a harmonised indicator framework linking administrative data on
government health, nutrition and well-being schemes with household-level NSS data.
This collaboration aims to deep dive into the various statistics released by MoSPI and provide
harmonisation with other data sources, emphasising the data-driven decision-making initiative by the
Government of India for Viksit Bharat @ 2047.
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