The Government has formed various committees after the year 1947 onwards, including Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES). The SCES was reviewed, thereafter renamed as Standing committee on Statistics (SCoS) to advise on all surveys as and when required by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The Terms of Reference of the SCoS constituted vide MoSPI order dated 13.07.2023 are given at Annexure.

Annexure

The ToR of the Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS): Standing Committee shall deliberate and deliver various issues related to all surveys as and when required by MoSPI. Its Terms of Reference shall include:

1. To review the extant framework and to address the issues raised from time to time on the subject/results/methodology, etc. related to all surveys as brought before the SCoS by MoSPI.

2. To advise on survey methodology including sampling frame, sampling design, survey instruments, etc. and to finalize tabulation plan of surveys.

3. Finalization of survey results.

4. To provide guidance to conduct pilot surveys/pre-testing, if necessary, before finalizing schedules for data collection.

5. To provide guidance for study and exploring the availability of administrative statistics relating to surveys/statistics.

6. To provide guidance for study/identify data gaps/additional data requirements, if any, in respect of surveys/statistics and suggest appropriate strategy for improvement.

7. To provide technical guidance to the Central and State (wherever State participation is there) level agencies for the conduct of the surveys.

8. Any other matter relating to the surveys/survey results referred to SCoS by MoSPI from time to

This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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