Topic: Central Statistics Office
CSO releases GDP growth data for third quarter of FY20
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently released the GDP growth data for the October-December quarter of 2019 (third quarter of FY20). It said the GDP growth was 4.7 per cent...
Ex-CEA’s claim on GDP refuted by the PM s Economic Advisory Council
The Prime Minister s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) has refuted the assertion by the former chief economic advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian that India s GDP was overestimated between...
NSO to be headed by Chief Statistician
The newly created National Statistical Organisation (NSO) will be headed by Chief Statistician of India (CSI) cum Secretary (Statistics and Programme Implementation). Why the Confusion? The central government...
Why the Merger of NSSO and CSO is a cause of Concern?
The decision of the government to merge the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) into and under the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has raised many concerns. How NSSO Worked?...
Ireland votes to ease restrictions on Divorce Law
People in the Republic of Ireland have voted by an overwhelming majority to ease the constitutional restriction on country’s divorce law. Key Highlights Background: A 1995 referendum granted...
Merger of NSSO and CSO
The government has decided to merge the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to create the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry...
India to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018-19: CSO
The Central Statistics Office has released the first advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19. The observations made by CSO are: Indian economy is expected to grow at...
ESIC payroll data suggests 2 crore jobs created in 16 months
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) payroll data released by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) suggests 2 crore jobs created in 16 months. The ESIC data is one of...
IMF growth Prospects for India: Key Facts
The World Economic Outlook of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given the following prospects about the growth trends for India: IMF has retained its growth projection for the...
CSO releases advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the first advance estimates of National Income for 2018-19. Highlights of the Estimate...
IIP grows 8.1% in October 2018
According to data released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), factory output measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 8.1% in October 2018 as against 4.5%...
