The Government of India through a resolution dated 1st June, 2005 set up the National Statistical Commission (NSC). The setting up of the NSC followed the decision of the Cabinet to accept the recommendations of the Rangarajan Commission, which reviewed the Indian Statistical System in 2001. The NSC was constituted with effect from 12th July 2006 with a mandate to evolve policies, priorities and standards in statistical matters.The NSC has four Members besides a Chairperson, each having specialization and experience in specified statistical fields.
A Commission set up by the Government in January 2000 under the Chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan reviewed the statistical system and the entire gamut of Official Statistics in the country. The Rangarajan Commission submitted its report to the Government in August 2001. One of the key recommendations of this Commission was to establish a permanent National Commission on Statistics to serve as a nodal and empowered body for all core statistical activities of the country, evolve, monitor and enforce statistical priorities and standards and to ensure statistical co-ordination among the different agencies involved. The Rangarajan Commission also recommended that the Commission be set up initially through a Government order.
In line with the recommendations of the Rangarajan Commission, on 1st June 2005, the Government of India resolved to set up a National Statistical Commission (NSC). The Commission has a part-time Chairperson, four part-time Members and an ex-officio Member.The Chief Statistician of India, the post created specifically as the Head of the National Statistical Office is the Secretary of the Commission. He is also the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The matters relating to the Commission are governed by the following Notifications of the Government
Govt. of India Notification No 299 dated 04th September 2018, No. 85 dated 1st June 2005 & No. 19 published in the Gazette of India
Present Members of the NSC (Since --------------)
Vacant
Designation Chairperson
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Designation Member
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Vacant Position
Shri Parameswaran Iyer
Designation Ex-Officio Member
CEO NITI Aayog
Dr G.P. Samanta
Designation Secretary to the NSC
Chief Statistician of India & Secretary MOSPI
Past Members of the NSC (as on 15th July 2022)
The NSC Secretariat is located at 3rd Floor, C Wing, Pushpa Bhawan, New Delhi-110062.
In order to support the Secretary to the Commission in providing assistance to the Commission in the discharge of its functions, a small secretariat comprising a Deputy Director General and a Director with other support staff has been created
The following orders indicate the position of Central Public Information Officer and Appellate Authority in respect of matters relating to National Statistical Commission.
Office Order F.No. I-34011/1/2009-RTI dated 17th March 2016 regarding CPIOS for offices located in NCT of Delhi and Faridabad
Office Order F.No. I-34011/1/2009-RTI (Appellate Authority Order) dated 17th March 2016 regarding Appellate Authority under RTI Act, 2005
Document related to Manuals under the Right to Information Act, 2005
Research Papers related to Workshops
Annual Reports
Action Taken Reports
Reports of the Committees
Realising the growing statistical needs of the Society and to make sure that these get appropriately addressed, the Government of India set up the National Statistical Commission, the first of its kind, through Resolution No. M/13011/3/99-Admn. IV dated 19th January 2000 of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Dr. C. Rangarajan, Honourable Governor of Andhra Pradesh was appointed as the part-time Chairman of the Commission along with eleven eminent statisticians and economists as its part-time members.The Commission Submitted its Report in the year 2001.
The Report has been divided into two volumes. Volume I comprises three chapters, while Volume II has eleven chapters. All the chapters have been continuously numbered for easy identification. Annexes pertaining to the different chapters have been accommodated in the concerned volume for quick reference.
NSCs vide letter No.8(64)/2010-NSC dated 05.10.2016 constituted 5 professional committees to examine potential improvement in methodology and database related issues pertaining to estimation of GDP within the broad framework of SNA 2008. These committees are:
Four of the above committees submitted their reports (available at the links given below) in the 102nd Meeting of the National Statistical Commission held on 16-17th July, 2018 under the Chairmanship of Dr R B Barman, Chairperson, NSC at Sardar Patel Bhawan.The fifth committee viz Committee on Fiscal Statistics submitted report on 28.09.2018.
The report of the Committee on Fiscal Statistics Statistics along with earlier four reports, is also hereby placed in the public domain to facilitate wider public consultation. The NSC welcomes comments and suggestions on this report at the following address by 26th December, 2018:
National Statistical Commission
NSC Secretariat, Room No-305,
3rd Floor, C-Wing, Pushpa Bhawan, New Delhi – 110062
Email: nsc-secretariat@gov.in
It may be noted that the NSC does not necessarily agree with the views, data and other contents of the reports.
All correspondence to the NSC Secretariat may be addressed to the Deputy Director General
NSC Secretariat, 3rd Floor, C-Wing , Pushpa Bhawan, New Delhi-110062
nsc-secretariat@nic.in