**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) launched the beta version of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the eSankhyiki portal on February 6, 2026. The MCP server allows users to directly connect their AI tools to official statistics datasets. This launch precedes the AI Impact Summit scheduled from February 15-20, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **MCP Server Launch:**
* NSO launched the beta version of the MCP server for the eSankhyiki portal.
* MCP enables users to directly connect to datasets using their own AI tools.
* The current release includes seven datasets covering economic and social indicators.
* Additional products will be added based on user feedback and technical readiness.
* **Functionality & Benefits:**
* The MCP server allows querying datasets without downloading large files.
* It enables integration of official statistics into user's analysis tools and automation of reports.
* Multiple datasets can be accessed through a single connection.
* This reduces time spent on data access and increases time for analysis and decision-making.
* **Strategic Objectives:**
* The initiative is part of NSO's effort to make official statistics more accessible.
* The MCP server aims to build data infrastructure for Viksit Bharat.
* It strengthens data-driven policy making across government levels.
* It enables citizens to participate in development through better access to information.
**Impact Analysis**
**Data Users (Citizens, Researchers, Businesses)**
* **Impact:** Faster data access, streamlined analysis, and informed decision-making due to the MCP server.
* **Action Required:** Access the MCP server through the ministry website and provide feedback on the datasets available.
**Policymakers**
* **Impact:** Immediate access to key statistics for informed policy decisions.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the MCP server to access up-to-date statistics for evidence-based policymaking.
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)**
* **Impact:** Demonstration of commitment to making official statistics accessible and technology agnostic.
* **Action Required:** Monitor user feedback and progressively onboard additional products from the eSankhyiki portal.
Key Entities Referenced
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server: Technology that allows users to connect directly with datasets through their own AI tools and applications; launched by NSO for the eSankhyiki portal.
eSankhyiki portal: The national portal for official statistics in India, integrating with the MCP server and providing datasets.
National Statistics Office (NSO): The organization under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) that launched the MCP server.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): The ministry responsible for the NSO and the eSankhyiki portal.
Viksit Bharat: The MCP server is a step towards building the data infrastructure needed for this initiative.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
NSO Launches MCP Server to Make Government
Data AI Ready
Seamless Integration of eSankhyiki portal with Artificial
Intelligence Tools
Posted On: 06 FEB 2026 4:39PM by PIB Delhi
The National Statistics Office under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) today
launched the beta version of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for eSankhyiki portal - the national
portal for official statistics. MCP is a technology that allows users to connect directly with datasets
through their own AI tools and applications.
This launch is part of NSO's ongoing effort to make official statistics more accessible to citizens,
researchers, and businesses. The beta version now includes seven data products including Periodic Labour
Force Survey, Consumer Price Index, Annual Survey of Industries, Index of Industrial Production,
National Account Statistics, Wholesale Price Index and Environmental Statistics with more datasets to be
added in the coming months.
The MCP server allows users to query datasets directly without downloading large files, integrate official
statistics into their own analysis tools, automate reports using current statistics, and access multiple
datasets through a single connection. This means less time spent on data access and more time on actual
analysis and decision making.
The MCP server is a step towards building the data infrastructure needed for Viksit Bharat. The initiative
aims to strengthen data-driven policy making across all levels of government and enable citizens to
participate in development through better access to information.
The launch coming ahead of the AI Impact Summit scheduled from February 15-20, 2026 demonstrates
agency on part of NSO India to create real impact in the data ecosystem using emerging technologies like
AI. This initiative aligns with the objectives of Working Group 6 on Democratising AI chaired by Dr.
Saurabh Garg, Secretary, MoSPI. The MCP server launch demonstrates commitment to walk the talk on
making official statistics accessible and technology agnostic. By removing barriers between users and
official statistics, the MCP server will help data users complete their work faster, allow businesses to make
informed decisions, and give policymakers immediate access to the numbers they need. Government data
will now fit into the AI tools people already use.
The current release includes seven datasets covering economic and social indicators. Additional products
from eSankhyiki portal will be on boarded progressively based on user feedback and technical readiness.
Users can access the MCP server through the website of the
ministry(https://datainnovation.mospi.gov.in/mospi-mcp).Technical documentation and support are
available online.
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