Executive Summary:
This notification addresses quality assurance in official statistics produced by Central and State/Union Territory agencies. It promotes voluntary implementation of the Generic National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF), endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission, to improve statistical products. Official agencies are requested to review their existing quality frameworks using the NQAF template and make these reviews public.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **NQAF Implementation:**
* The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation promotes the voluntary implementation of the NQAF.
* The NQAF is intended to help producers design fit-for-purpose statistical collections and help users make informed decisions.
* Implementation will be phased, with support from Central Ministries/Departments and States/UTs.
* **Framework Details:**
* The NQAF template consists of 19 core lines and 250 elements.
* The NQAF template, checklist, guidelines, and glossary are available online.
* **Action by Official Agencies:**
* Agencies should review existing quality frameworks using the NQAF template.
* Agencies should map the 250 NQAF elements to their existing quality assurance practices.
* Agencies should indicate "Yes," "No," "Partially true," or "Not applicable" for each element, explaining their choice.
* **Transparency and Review:**
* Agencies are requested to place the completed NQAF template for each statistical product in the public domain.
* Agencies should review reasons for "No," "Partially true," and "Not applicable" responses for continuous improvement.
* The exercise should be repeated periodically (e.g., annually), and the updated template should be made public.
* **Training:**
* Agencies with training facilities may include NQAF in their training modules.
* **Notification:**
* Agencies should notify the Central Statistics Office when placing NQAF templates in the public domain.
Impact Analysis
* **Central and State/Union Territory Official Statistical Agencies:**
* Impact: Agencies must assess their current statistical products and quality assurance frameworks against the NQAF.
* Action Required: Review existing quality frameworks, map elements to current practices, complete and publish the NQAF template, and periodically update the assessment.
* **Users of Official Statistics:**
* Impact: Users will benefit from improved quality and transparency of official statistics.
* Action Required: Utilize the information provided in the public NQAF templates to make informed decisions about the fitness for use of statistical products.
* **Central Statistics Office:**
* Impact: The office serves as a central point of contact for agencies implementing NQAF.
* Action Required: Receive notifications from agencies placing NQAF templates in the public domain.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: Nodal Ministry on statistical matters in India.
New Delhi, Delhi: The city in India where the notification was issued.
Generic National Quality Assurance Framework: A framework endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission to assure quality in official statistics.
United Nations Statistical Commission: An entity that endorsed the Generic National Quality Assurance Framework.
Indian Statistical System: The statistical system of India, which the Framework is considered beneficial to.
Central Ministries Departments: Central government entities that are expected to support the implementation of the Framework.
States UTs: States and Union Territories of India, expected to support the implementation of the Framework.
Central Statistics Office: An office to which intimation may be sent when an official agency places its NQAF templates in the public domain.
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ऑनलाइन उपल‘ध ह *:
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‘’आ5व ािसत त%व ’’ चके िलBट म (cid:13)सबं ंिधत एन: यूएएफ लाइन(cid:21) के अंतग2त सूचीब@ ह *।
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एन:य ूएएफ क# नजर के माiय म से िवYमान गुणव% ता ?ेमवक2 क# पुनरी(cid:22)ा कर(cid:13)। इस उ6े5 याथ,2 इस बात का पता लगान े (cid:4)क
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जाना ह ै या कोई अ! य उदाहरण/(cid:10)माण (cid:4)क िववरण िवYमान ?ेमवक2 पर सही
Cप से लागू होता ह,ै (cid:10)दान क# जा सकती ह ै।
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(cid:10)मुख चुनौितय(cid:21) को B प; ट कर(cid:13) ।
3: आंिशक तौर पर सही यह तब होगा, जब कोई त%व केवल (cid:4)कसी सीमा तक आ5 वािसत (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
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को कृपया B प; ट कर(cid:13) ।
4: लागू नहn गैर (cid:10)यो(cid:19)य ता के कारण(cid:21) को B प; ट कर(cid:13) । उदहारणतया त% व स"ं या 1.2 उन
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6. सरकारी एजि(cid:13) सय(cid:21) से अनुरोध है (cid:4)क पि‘ल क डोमेन के (cid:10)% यके सािं " यक#य उ% पाद को वे ऊपर (cid:4)दए गए नमून(cid:21) के अनसु ार
भर(cid:13) ।
7. ‘नहn’ ‘आंिशक तौर पर सहn’ और ‘लागू नहn’ वाले िवक(cid:6) प(cid:21) के Cप म (cid:13)भरे गए नमून(cid:21) म,(cid:13) एज(cid:13)िसया ं िनरंतर सुधार के उ6े5 य
से (cid:4)दए गए िवि5; ट कारण(cid:21) क# आगे समी(cid:22)ा कर(cid:13) ।
8. ऊपर बताए गए अkय ास(cid:21) को आविधक Cप स े दोहराया जाए (जसै ा (cid:4)क वष2 म (cid:13) एक बार) और (cid:10)% यके उ% पाद के सबं ंध म(cid:13)
अYितत नमनू े को समय-समय पर पि‘ल क डोमेन म (cid:13)रखा जाए ।
9. (cid:10)िश(cid:22)ण सुिवधा रखने वाली एज(cid:13)िसया,ं (cid:10)शासिनक सांि"य क# सिहत सरकारी सांि" यक# क# गणु वVा आ5 वासन के (cid:10)ित
अिधका/रय(cid:21) और कम2चा/रय(cid:21) को संवेदी बनाने के िलए अपन े(cid:10)िश(cid:22)ण माsूल म(cid:13) एन:य ूएएफ को शािमल कर सकते ह *।
10. जब कभी भी कोई सरकारी एजस(cid:13) ी अपना कोई भी एनए: यूएफ नमनू ा पि‘ल क डोमेन पर रखता ह,ै तो उसक# सूचना
क(cid:13)(cid:14)ीय सांि"य क# कायाल2 य को भजे ी जाए ।
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MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2018
No. M-12014/1/2018-CAP. The Official agencies at the Centre and in the States and Union territories have
been collecting, compiling and disseminating various statistical products from time to time. This Ministry, being the
nodal Ministry on statistical matters, has been considering, for quite some time, the issue of quality assurance in respect
of official statistics, being produced and disseminated by various official agencies. For this purpose, the Generic
National Quality Assurance Framework endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission in its 43rd Session has
been considered beneficial to the Indian Statistical System. The Framework would be useful to producers of official
statistics in designing a statistical collection or product that is fit for purpose. It would also be helpful to users in making
informed decisions since the framework assess whether the statistics produced are fit for use, or are of an acceptable
level of quality for their purposes. In view of these reasons, it has been decided to promote implementation of the
Framework on a voluntary basis in a phased manner, enlisting the support of Central Ministries/ Departments and the
States/ UTs. Accordingly, broad guidelines are given in the Schedule appended to this Notification, for use and
voluntary compliance by the Official agencies.
SCHEDULE
General Guidelines on Quality Assurance for Official Statistics
Background
1. The development of the Template for a Generic National Quality Assurance Framework (NQAF) and the
Guidelines to accompany the Template was undertaken by an Expert Group on NQAF in response to a request by the
United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) at its forty-first session in 2010. After global consultation, updated
Guidelines for the Template for NQAF were submitted to the UNSC as a background document. These guidelines
include the NQAF template, lists of tools and references, detailed mapping showing the correspondence to several
existing quality frameworks, and links to the online NQAF glossary, At its forty-third session held in 2012, the UNSC
fully endorsed the template.
2. The template for NQAF, the NQAF checklist, Guidelines for the Template and Glossary are available online at
the link given below:
https://unstats.un.org/unsd/dnss/qualitynqaf/nqaf.aspx
The template consists of 19 core NQAF lines and the corresponding 250 elements to be assured as well as supporting
mechanisms. The “elements to be assured” are listed in the Checklist under relevant NQAF lines.
Steps to be followed
4. All Official statistical agencies in India are requested to review the existing quality framework in respect of
each of their statistical products through the lens of the NQAF and apply the template of NQAF to bring out the level of
quality assurance of the product. For this purpose, the agencies should map each of the 250 elements to the quality
frameworks/ quality assurance practices presently in vogue in respect of each of their statistical products, with a view to
identify the degree to which the framework existing in each product complies with the elements.
5. In the mapping exercise, choices may be indicated against each element in the NQAF by marking in terms of
tick mark under the listed categories of Yes, No, Partially true and Not applicable, which best describes current quality
assurance practices and framework of each product. Explanations for the applicable choice may be written in the
comments column of the template, as follows:
Choice category Instructions on filling the Comments column
1: Yes (true) The mechanism through which an element is assured in the existing framework, or
any example/evidence that the statement correctly applies to the existing framework,
may be provided.
2: No (false) This will hold if a statement is relevant to the product but, for some reasons, not4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]
assured. Major challenges for assuring the element may be explained.
3: Partially true This will hold if an element is assured only to some extent. Challenges that prevent
the existing framework from fully assuring the element may be explained.
4: Not applicable The reasons for non-applicability may be explained. For instance, element 1.2 may
not be applicable to those agencies that do not have a coordination role.
6. The official agencies are requested to place the template filled in on the above lines in respect of each statistical
product in the public domain.
7. In the filled-in template in respect of the choices, ‘No’, ‘Partially true’ and ‘Not applicable’, the agencies may
further review the specific reasons furnished with the aim of continuous improvement.
8. The above exercise may be repeated periodically (say, once every year) and updated template in respect of each
product may be placed in public domain from time to time.
9. The agencies having training facilities may include NQAF in their training modules to sensitize officers and
staff involved in quality assurance of official statistics including administrative statistics.
10. Whenever an official agency places any of its NQAF templates in public domain, an intimation may be sent to
the Central Statistics Office.
ARUN KUMAR YADAV, Jt. Secy.
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