{"id":251496,"date":"2023-07-10T20:48:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T15:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=251496"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:27:22","slug":"numbers-game-on-data-collection-methods-for-surveys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/numbers-game-on-data-collection-methods-for-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"Numbers Game \u2013 on data collection methods for surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cNumbers Game \u2013 on data collection methods for surveys\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d <\/strong>on 10th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Government policies and interventions<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– Issues related to data collection and statistics by government<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>In the last four months, three members of the PM\u2019s economic advisory council have independently expressed concern about the quality of official statistics.<\/p>\n

What are issues with government statistics and data collection?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The primary data generation process is hampered by the lack of adherence to set timelines. The census has been indefinitely postponed, creating a significant gap in the data system. In addition, surveys such as the consumer expenditure survey and the economic census are also experiencing delays.<\/p>\n

Users have raised concerns over the quality of the data<\/strong> generated.<\/p>\n

The National Statistical Commission (NSC), formed in 2006 to spearhead statistical activities and establish standards. It was intended to gain authority through legislation. However, even after seventeen years, the legislation has not been passed.<\/p>\n

What is the way forward to strengthen the statistical system of the Indian government?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The NSC membership selection process should involve a committee comprising parliamentarians. It is crucial for shielding the statistical system from allegations of political bias.<\/p>\n

A mechanism to ensure financial autonomy<\/strong> is necessary. An upgrade to the statistical system must be overseen by a technically equipped body<\/strong> that has statutory powers<\/strong>. Reliable data <\/strong>is an essential need.<\/strong><\/p>\n

India has built an impressive structure<\/strong> to capture administrative data<\/strong> by governments. However, this mode of data collection needs to be complemented by the official statistical system<\/strong> generating primary data through surveys<\/strong> to fill the gaps.<\/p>\n

While India has developed a robust structure for collecting administrative data by the government. However, this data collection method needs to be balanced with the official statistical system’s primary data generation through surveys to cover the existing gaps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cNumbers Game \u2013 on data collection methods for surveys\u201d published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d on 10th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Government policies and interventions Relevance– Issues related to data collection and statistics by government News- In the last four months, three members of the PM\u2019s economic… Continue reading Numbers Game \u2013 on data collection methods for surveys<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,8184,10496],"class_list":["post-251496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251496\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}