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Tag: National Statistical Commission
Government must work to restore faith in Indian statistics
Promoting trust in institutions is one of the cornerstones of ensuring lasting trust in democratic systems.…
What They Don’t Tell You About India’s Poverty Numbers
Two main criteria are generally used to assess the progress of a modern economy: the rate…
CES reforms to make comparisons difficult with previous surveys
The National Statistical Commission, the country’s apex statistical body, has expressed concern over the implications of…
India’s open data movement has got a white knight
This year my first column was the data wish list for 2022. The first wish was…
Nine Lives of India’s National Family Health Survey
The wide attention it receives from the latest findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)…
What’s new in the revised series of Wage Rate Index?
The Union Labor Ministry has released a new series of Wage Rate Index, setting the base…