MOSPI – Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

MOSPI (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) – सांख्यिकी विभाग और कार्यक्रम कार्यान्वयन मंत्रालय 

MOSPI is a part of the Union Government Ministries of India it can be abbreviated as the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation came into existence in the year 1999, on 15th October, when the Department of Programme Implementation and the Department of Statistics merged in India. There are two wings of the Ministry: one is all about Programme Implementation, and the other one is about the Statistics Department.

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National Statistical Office

People also know The Statistics Wing of MOSPI as NSO (National Statistical Office). It has these three divisions:

1. CSO or the Central Statistical Organization
2. NSSO Data or National Sample Survey Office
3. The Computer Center

Responsibilities of NSO

• Functions as the nodal agency that plans and develops the country’s statistical system lays down principles related to data collection, data processing, and result dissemination.
• Maintains national accounts and publishes yearly estimates of consumption expenditure of national products, savings, capital formation, etc.
• Coordination of statistical work for the departments/ ministries

• Maintaining cooperation with global statistical organizations like UNSD, SIAP, ILO, FAO, IMF, ESCAP, etc.
• Compiling and releasing IIP per month
• Conducting and organizing massive all-India surveys to benefit the health, family welfare, literacy levels, housing conditions, nutrition, etc. of various population groups.
• Examining survey reports technically
• Releasing grants-in-aid to research institutions and non-governmental organizations.
• NSO is the responsibility to develop the national statistical commission.

The Department of Programme Implementation of MOSPI has the following responsibilities

• It monitors TPP (Twenty Point Programme)
• Monitors Central Sector Projects that cost Rs 150 or above
• Monitors the performance of the 11 basic infrastructure sectors of India

It also monitors the implementation of MPLADS.

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