India Elected to UN Statistical Commission
Recently, India was elected to the highest statistical body of the United Nations, the UN Statistical Commission, for a four-year term.
- India was a member of the Statistical Commission last in 2004 and the country is returning to the UN agency after a gap of two decades.
- India's election to the Commission comes with a significant responsibility, given the role of the Commission in setting international statistical standards and developing concepts and methods for their implementation at the national and international level.
- As a member, India will play a crucial role in shaping global policies related to statistics, which are increasingly important ....

