Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) organized a Conference of State Government Ministers on April 5, 2025, in New Delhi, focusing on strengthening statistical systems. The conference highlighted the importance of accurate and timely statistics at national and subnational levels and emphasized collaboration between national and state statistical systems. During the conference, MoSPI released publications, launched a website and a revamped Microdata Portal, and showcased a semantic search tool.
Key Points / Main Content:
Conference Objectives:
* Highlight the importance of relevant, accurate, and timely statistics for socioeconomic indicators at both national and subnational levels.
* Emphasize collaboration and partnership for strengthening national and state statistical systems.
* Deliberate on the expectations and requirements of States/UTs to improve their statistical systems.
Initiatives and Achievements:
* Sensitized representatives from States and UTs about MoSPI's efforts in organizing trainings, workshops, and conferences to support the generation of key statistical products at the substate granular level.
* Contributed to strengthening statistical capacity across States and UTs by creating synergy between the national and state statistical systems.
* Ensured consistent and quality data collection and compilation of various indicators aligned with MoSPI standards.
Substate Level Assessment:
* Incorporated provision for generating district-level estimates in most major NSS surveys by adopting district as the basic stratum in survey sampling design.
* Introduced state participation in NSS Surveys to generate annual district-level estimates of major indicators.
* These district-level estimates are envisaged to facilitate targeted policy formulation at the substate level.
* MoSPI assists States/UTs by serving as members of committees constituted by them for the preparation of various indicators.
New Initiatives Highlighted:
* Released annual publication "Women and Men in India 2024: Selected Indicators and Data."
* Launched the website of the National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA).
* Launched the revamped Microdata Portal of MoSPI, hosting data of more than 175 socioeconomic surveys.
* Showcased semantic search on National Industrial Classification Code, developed during a Hackathon in IIT Gandhinagar.
Impact Analysis:
State Governments/UT Administrations:
* Impact: Sensitized to MoSPI's efforts and expected to collaborate in strengthening statistical systems and improving data collection at the substate level. May benefit from district level data to inform policy.
* Action Required: Collaborate with MoSPI in trainings, workshops, and conferences; participate in NSS surveys; and utilize district-level estimates for targeted policy formulation.
MoSPI:
* Impact: Responsible for organizing trainings, workshops, and conferences to support the generation of key statistical products. Increased data dissemination through portal and publication.
* Action Required: Continue efforts in organizing trainings and workshops, maintaining the Microdata Portal and NSSTA website, and assisting States/UTs in preparing various indicators.
Policy Makers:
* Impact: Will have access to more granular (district-level) data and improved statistical resources for informed decision-making at the substate level.
* Action Required: Utilize the district-level estimates and data from the Microdata Portal for targeted policy formulation.
Researchers/Data Users:
* Impact: Improved access to micro-level data through the revamped Microdata Portal.
* Action Required: Utilize the Microdata Portal and other resources for research and analysis.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI): The Indian government ministry responsible for statistical data and program implementation.
Conference of State Government Ministers: A conference organized by MoSPI to discuss and strengthen the statistical systems in India.
New Delhi: The location of the Conference of State Government Ministers held on 5th April, 2025.
National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA): The training academy of MoSPI.
NSS Surveys: National Sample Survey surveys conducted to generate district level estimates of major indicators.
Women and Men in India 2024: Selected Indicators and Data: Annual publication released by MoSPI during the conference.
Microdata Portal of MoSPI: A platform hosting data from socioeconomic surveys to improve data dissemination.
IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat: Location of the Hackathon where semantic search on National Industrial Classification Code was developed.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2869
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025
CONFERENCE FOR STRENGTHEN OF STATISTICAL SYSTEM
2869. SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL:
SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:
SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:
DR. PRASHANT YADAORAO PADOLE:
Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be
pleased to state:
(a) the main objectives and achievements of the Conference of
Ministers of State Government in the context of strengthening the
statistical system;
(b) the plan of the Government to address the specific requirement
identified during the last Conference to make minute assessment at sub-
state level;
(c) whether any new initiatives was proposed highlighted during the
Conference; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF
STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER
OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
organized a Conference of State Government Ministers on the theme
‘Strengthening of Statistical Systems’ on 5th April, 2025 at New Delhi. The
key objectives of the conference were to highlight importance of producing
relevant, accurate, & timely statistics at both national and sub-nationallevels for various socio-economic indicators; to emphasize key areas of
collaboration/ partnership for strengthening national & state statistical
systems; as well as to deliberate on expectations and requirements of
States/UTs to improve their statistical systems.
During the conference, representatives from various States and UTs were
sensitized of MoSPI’s continual efforts in organizing trainings, workshops,
and conferences in collaboration with State Governments and UT
Administrations to support the generation of key statistical products at the
sub-state (granular) level. These initiatives, the conference being one of
them, have significantly contributed to strengthening statistical capacity
across States and UTs by creating synergy between the national and state
statistical systems, to ensure consistent and quality data collection and
compilation of various indicators aligned with standards followed by MoSPI.
(b) Provision for generating district-level estimates has recently been
incorporated in most of the major NSS surveys by adopting ‘district’ as the
basic stratum in survey sampling design. Further, the provision of State
participation has been introduced in NSS Surveys to generate annual
district level estimates of major indicators by the States. These district
level estimates are envisaged to facilitate targeted policy formulation at
the sub-state level. Additionally, MoSPI assists States/ UTs by serving as
members of committees constituted by the States/ UTs for preparation of
various indicators.
(c) & (d) Yes Sir.
During the conference, MoSPI released annual publication namely “Women
and Men in India 2024: Selected Indicators and Data” and also launched the
website of National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA), which
is the training academy of MoSPI. The revamped Micro-data Portal of MoSPI,
which currently hosts data of more than 175 socio-economic surveys, was
also launched to improve dissemination of micro-level/ unit-level data. In
addition, semantic search on National Industrial Classification Code,
developed during the recently concluded Hackathon in IIT Gandhinagar
during March, 2025 was also showcased during the Conference.
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