Union Minister has said that the reports about high unemployment rate in the country are misleading and asserted that employment generation is the priority of the government. This statement came after NSSO report showed that unemployment rate across the country stood at 6.1%,the highest since 1972-73.It also showed that joblessness was higher in urban India… Continue reading Unemployment reports are misleading:Union Minister
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Govt clears restructuring of statistical system, proposes NSSO, CSO merger
Central government has decided to merge the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The order states that the proposed National Statistical Office (NSO) would be headed by Secretary of Statistics and Programme Implementation. However,the order skips any mention of National Statistical… Continue reading Govt clears restructuring of statistical system, proposes NSSO, CSO merger
Govt:No impact of NSSO survey on GDP numbers
The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) has clarified that there will not be any impact of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report on gross domestic product (GDP) data. This clarification came after NSSO report had found that 36% of the companies in the MCA21 database maintained by the ministry of corporate affairs(MCA) could… Continue reading Govt:No impact of NSSO survey on GDP numbers
Unemployment data based on draft report: NITI Aayog
The government think tank,NITI Aayog dismissed the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report on unemployment as a draft and not a final report. The report showed that unemployment rate across the country stood at 6.1 per cent, the highest since 1972-73.It also showed that joblessness was higher in urban India (7.8%) than in rural India… Continue reading Unemployment data based on draft report: NITI Aayog
