Performance Review of National Statistical Commission

On 2nd December 2025, the Standing Committee on Finance presented its report on ‘Performance Review of National Statistical Commission (NSC)’.

Key Recommendations

Statutory Authority to NSC

  • The Committee recommended:
    1. Establish NSC as the nodal and autonomous body for all statistical activities with full statutory backing.
    2. Constitute a permanent technical committee to align definitions, methodologies, and data sources for socio-economic indicators, with representation from private statistical agencies, academia, and industry experts.
    3. Develop a national standards framework on data collection, sampling, and reporting protocols.

Auditing

  • Recommended establishing a statistical audit function and standardised audit guidelines which incorporate international standards.
  • To ensure transparency, it ....
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