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Government to Revise GDP Measurement Next Year: Report
The government will soon revise the way it measures gross domestic product to reflect under-represented and informal economic sectors, two sources said, in an initiative that is expected to show the economy is larger than previously thought.
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Employment Up 34 Per Cent in Eight Years to 2013
The number of employed persons in India grew 34.35 per cent to 12.77 crore in eight years to 2013, according to the Sixth Economic Census.
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CSO-NSSO Merger: More Than Meets The Eye?
To build a robust statistical system, Indian statistical institutions should be free from government institutions.
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Ministry Of Statistics Orders Revamp, Merges NSSO And CSO
The order didn’t say anything about the National Statistical Commission.
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How To Protect The Sanctity Of India’s Economic Data
The optics of the economic data ecosystem needs to be above reproach. India needs to act now, writes Amartya Lahiri.
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Kudos Modi Sir, For India’s First Post-Truth Budget
Honestly Modiji, do we want India to go the Argentina way? How can your nationalistic fervour even allow this, asks Raghav Bahl.
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No Regrets, Says Statistician Who Quit Over Damning Jobs Report
PC Mohanan grew up in a village without electricity, studied statistics at a public university, and then spent more than three decades crunching numbers for the government. But in the past week, the mild-mannered official has been caught up in a political storm that has threatened to undermine Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government months before...
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NITI Aayog Jumps To Defend Modi’s Jobs Record As Debate Rages
Government decided to hold as it doesn’t have data for the comparable period and is still being processed, says Rajiv Kumar.
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Rahul Slams Modi On Job Creation, Says ‘Leaked Report Card’ Reveals Disaster
Rahul Gandhi cited a report that said the unemployment rate is highest in 45 years.
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After Statistical Commission’s Members Quit, Government Tries Damage Control
The government said the members who resigned from National Statistical Commission never raised concerns at the panel’s meetings.
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Resignations At Statistical Commission Disturbing, Says Former Minister YK Alagh
The recent spate of resignations at Statistical Commission could hurt the economy, said the economist-politician.
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Stung By Exits, Statistics Ministry Clarifies On Jobs Report: 10 Points
The only two non-government members of the National Statistical Commission, including its acting chief, have quit over "disagreements" with the government on the release of a jobs survey and concerns about it being buried in election season. Acting chairman PC Mohanan and member JV Meenakshi quit with a year left in their term, over the delay in th...
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One More Institution Has Died Due To Centre's Negligence: P Chidambaram
With two members of the National Statistical Commission resigning, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said today that one more venerable institution has "died" due to the government's "malicious negligence".
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2 National Statistical Commission Members Quit Over Disagreement With Centre
Two independent members of the National Statistical Commission, P C Mohanan and J V Meenakshi, have resigned over disagreement with the government on certain issues, an official said Tuesday.
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Official GDP Back Series Throws Up Yet Another Set Of Growth Trends
The official back-data for the new GDP series shows stronger average growth under the NDA government
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Government to Revise GDP Measurement Next Year: Report
The government will soon revise the way it measures gross domestic product to reflect under-represented and informal economic sectors, two sources said, in an initiative that is expected to show the economy is larger than previously thought.
-
Employment Up 34 Per Cent in Eight Years to 2013
The number of employed persons in India grew 34.35 per cent to 12.77 crore in eight years to 2013, according to the Sixth Economic Census.
-
CSO-NSSO Merger: More Than Meets The Eye?
To build a robust statistical system, Indian statistical institutions should be free from government institutions.
-
Ministry Of Statistics Orders Revamp, Merges NSSO And CSO
The order didn’t say anything about the National Statistical Commission.
-
How To Protect The Sanctity Of India’s Economic Data
The optics of the economic data ecosystem needs to be above reproach. India needs to act now, writes Amartya Lahiri.
-
Kudos Modi Sir, For India’s First Post-Truth Budget
Honestly Modiji, do we want India to go the Argentina way? How can your nationalistic fervour even allow this, asks Raghav Bahl.
-
No Regrets, Says Statistician Who Quit Over Damning Jobs Report
PC Mohanan grew up in a village without electricity, studied statistics at a public university, and then spent more than three decades crunching numbers for the government. But in the past week, the mild-mannered official has been caught up in a political storm that has threatened to undermine Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government months before...
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NITI Aayog Jumps To Defend Modi’s Jobs Record As Debate Rages
Government decided to hold as it doesn’t have data for the comparable period and is still being processed, says Rajiv Kumar.
-
Rahul Slams Modi On Job Creation, Says ‘Leaked Report Card’ Reveals Disaster
Rahul Gandhi cited a report that said the unemployment rate is highest in 45 years.
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After Statistical Commission’s Members Quit, Government Tries Damage Control
The government said the members who resigned from National Statistical Commission never raised concerns at the panel’s meetings.
-
Resignations At Statistical Commission Disturbing, Says Former Minister YK Alagh
The recent spate of resignations at Statistical Commission could hurt the economy, said the economist-politician.
-
Stung By Exits, Statistics Ministry Clarifies On Jobs Report: 10 Points
The only two non-government members of the National Statistical Commission, including its acting chief, have quit over "disagreements" with the government on the release of a jobs survey and concerns about it being buried in election season. Acting chairman PC Mohanan and member JV Meenakshi quit with a year left in their term, over the delay in th...
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One More Institution Has Died Due To Centre's Negligence: P Chidambaram
With two members of the National Statistical Commission resigning, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said today that one more venerable institution has "died" due to the government's "malicious negligence".
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2 National Statistical Commission Members Quit Over Disagreement With Centre
Two independent members of the National Statistical Commission, P C Mohanan and J V Meenakshi, have resigned over disagreement with the government on certain issues, an official said Tuesday.
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Official GDP Back Series Throws Up Yet Another Set Of Growth Trends
The official back-data for the new GDP series shows stronger average growth under the NDA government
