**Executive Summary**
This document addresses Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2810 regarding the operational status of the e-Sankhyiki portal, with a response due on December 17, 2025. It provides details about the portal's data volume, usage, integration with other platforms like the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP), and standardization. The response is given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Data and Integration:**
* The e-Sankhyiki portal hosts over 136 million records, 772 indicators, and 18 statistical products across 9 themes.
* Datasets from 3 Ministries/Departments (DPIIT, M/o Labour and Employment, M/o Health and Family Welfare) and Reserve Bank of India have been onboarded.
* **Portal Usage:**
* Launched in June 2024, the portal is still in an evolving phase.
* No formal assessment of portal usage has been conducted.
* As of March 2025, 25,261 visitors have been recorded on the portal.
* Data is available through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for dissemination.
* Other portals, including NDAP, can access data using APIs.
* **Standardisation and Compliance:**
* The portal uses global best practices, including open-source software and government cybersecurity guidelines.
* It is periodically audited and undergoes Vulnerability Assessment tests.
* It follows standard data dissemination practices using APIs and metadata.
* No gaps have been reported in standardization or compliance.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Ministry of Planning; Ministry of Culture**
* **Impact:** Responsible for providing the information and ensuring the continued operation and development of the e-Sankhyiki portal.
* **Action Required:** Continue to maintain and develop the e-Sankhyiki portal, ensuring its data security, accessibility, and compliance with relevant guidelines.
**Data Users (General Public, Researchers, Other Ministries/Departments):**
* **Impact:** Users can access and utilize statistical data hosted on the e-Sankhyiki portal.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the available data on the e-Sankhyiki portal for various purposes, accessing data through APIs where necessary.
**Other Portals (e.g., NDAP):**
* **Impact:** Can integrate data from the e-Sankhyiki portal into their platforms.
* **Action Required:** Integrate data from the e-Sankhyiki portal using APIs to enrich their own data offerings.
Key Entities Referenced
e-Sankhyiki portal: A comprehensive data platform hosting statistical datasets from various ministries and departments.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The primary ministry overseeing the e-Sankhyiki portal.
National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP): An external platform integrated with the e-Sankhyiki portal.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2810
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17-12-2025
OPERATIONAL STATUS OF e-SANKHYIKI PORTAL
2810. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:
Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
be pleased to state:
(a) the current volume and categories of statistical datasets hosted on
the e-Sankhyiki portal as on date, including the number of Ministries and
Departments that have integrated their data with the platform;
(b) whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding the
usage of the portal including the number of registered users, Application
Programing Interface (API) calls made and dataset downloads or views
and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the extent to which the portal has been integrated with external
platforms such as the National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP); and
(d) whether any gaps have been identified in standardisation or
compliance and if so, the corrective measures taken thereof?
ANSWER
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 IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE [RAO INDERJIT
SINGH]
(a): The e-Sankhyiki portal is a comprehensive data platform that hosts
more than 136 million records, 772 indicators, 18 statistical products
across 9 themes in its database. Currently, datasets from 3 Ministries/Departments viz. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT), M/o Labour and Employment and M/o Health and Family
Welfare have been onboarded, along with datasets from Reserve Bank of
India.
(b)&(c): The eSankhyiki portal has been launched in June, 2024. It is in
evolving phase, and has not reached its finality in terms of scope.
Accordingly, no formal assessment has been undertaken regarding usage of
the portal. However as on date, 25,261 visitors have been recorded on the
portal from March, 2025. The e-Sankhyiki portal draws from global best
practices. Data is available through Application Programming Interface (APIs)
for dissemination. Any other portal, including National Data and Analytics
Platform (NDAP), can access data using API.
(d) e-Sankhyiki is built using global best practices, including open-source
software and cybersecurity guidelines of the Government of India. The
portal has been periodically audited and passed Vulnerability
Assessment tests before the same is placed on public domain. Further, it
follows the standard practices of data dissemination through Application
Programming Interface (APIs), along with metadata. As of now, no such
gap has been reported.
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