Summary:
The programme involved human resource development, developing statistical infrastructure, investing in physical infrastructure and improving statistical operations. The key component of the programme, included improving the coverage, quality, timeliness and credibility of 20 key statistical indicators. Director of Economics and Statistics R.
Ramakrishnan said of the sanctioned 141 posts in the department 90 of them were vacant. The scheme was aimed at improving the statistical capacity and infrastructure of the department for collecting, compiling and disseminating relevant statistics for policy making, the annual report said. The statisticians should give accurate data so that schemes and programmes of the government gets benefited by the people, he said..