Q. Which ministry has recently dissolved the 14-member Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)?
Answer:
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Notes: The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation dissolved the 14-member Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS), led by economist Pronab Sen. The government cited overlap with the Steering Committee for National Sample Surveys, chaired by Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, as the reason for dismantling SCoS. SCoS, formed in December 2019 as SCES, was renamed in July 2023 to advise on surveys for MoSPI. SCoS guided survey methodologies, data gaps, and pilot surveys. A new Steering Committee with 17 members replaces SCoS, with a similar role but more official members.