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The manufacturing sector employed 1.96 crore people in FY24, a growth of 5.92 percent on year, however, this was slower than the manufacturing employment added in FY23.

Stats ministry to tap GSTN, MCA, Udyam portal to launch business register

The effort, a first of its kind outside the Economic Census, is expected to help track the changes in the business environment of the country

Stats ministry to soon release results of time use and capex surveys

The two-part capex survey will have one section on investments made in the past year, and the other on investment expectations for the next two years. The time use survey will capture the trends on unpaid and paid workers across gender

Stats ministry working on reforms to make data and surveys more robust, says Saurabh Garg

The statistics ministry is dividing surveys into several parts to avoid fatigue, relying on the use of technology, says the secretary

Exclusive: Modi Govt sets eight goals to improve statistics, data accuracy over next 5 years after elections

A base year change for inflation and IIP data, improving administrative data from ministries, overhaul of National Statistical Commission on cards.

Twitter account of Statistics Ministry briefly hacked, Elon Musk display pic, name added

The Twitter account of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has over 40,000 followers.

Govt to hold 2-day workshop on statistics scheme for states

The Statistics Ministry will organise a two-day national workshop on Support for Statistical Strengthening (SSS) scheme here next week.

Conference of statistical bodies to begin tomorrow

A two-day conference of central and state statistical organizations (COCSSO) organised by Statistics Ministry will start tomorrow at Nagpur.

Advance GDP estimates likely to be off the mark: Pronab Sen

"It will be more of guess work because Central Statistics Office will not have first advance estimate of Rabi crop and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data for December to know about affect of demonetisation," Sen told PTI.

1,174 infra projects report cost overrun of Rs 1.7 lakh cr

The anticipated completion cost of 1,174 infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above was Rs 16.16 lakh crore compared in September to original cost of Rs 14.46 lakh crore, Parliament was informed today. reasons like land acquisition and green clearances.

Remove doubts about GDP data, follow global norms: Par panel

The Committee found that the latest GDP data released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) had raised more questions than providing answers and inputs on the momentum of economic activities across the country, it added.

101 infra projects see Rs 1.29 lakh cr in cost overruns

The Statistics Ministry monitored 286 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 1,000 crore or more across sectors such as power, railways and roads in April 2016.

Stalled 241 infra projects cause cost overrun of Rs 1.6 lakh cr

The Statistics Ministry monitored 1,076 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more across sectors such as power, railways and roads in May, 2016.

241 infra projects report cost overrun of Rs 1.5 lakh cr

The Statistics Ministry monitored 1,076 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more across sectors such as power, railways and roads in March, 2016.

Use modern tech for timely, accurate agri-data: Agriculture Min

In order to address time lag in agri-data, there is a need to use modern technologies like remote sensing, he said, adding that such technologies are now being promoted in his ministry for collecting horticulture data.

How postmen, and their wives, may help set monetary policy

Last week, a committee formed by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan proposed making CPI the central bank's main inflation measure and using it to set an inflation target, part of sweeping proposals to revamp monetary policy in a country that has long struggled with high inflation.