The National Accounts Division, National Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, organizes Annual Joint Discussions on Comparable Estimates of State Domestic Product (SDP) Estimates every year between officials of the National Accounts Division (NAD) and the Directorates of Economics & Statistics (DESs) of States/UTs. The discussions aim to reconcile differences in SDP estimates compiled independently by the States/UTs and NAD, NSO.

This year, the joint discussions between officers of NAD and DESs of various States/UTs are scheduled from 20^th May,2026 to 19^th June, 2026 at Khurshid Lal Bhawan, MoSPI, New Delhi. This exercise will be conducted separately in four weeks covering a group of States/UTs in each week with three days duration.

The first round of discussions will be held from 20^th to 22^nd May, 2026, the second round from 03^rd to 05^th June, 2026, the third round from 10^th to 12^th June, 2026, and the last or fourth round from 17^th to 19^th June, 2026.

The discussions will focus on current price GSDP estimates for the years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 based on the revised base year 2022-23. Sectoral groups will deliberate on the revised methodologies and data sources adopted for compilation of GSDP estimates in close coordination with the concerned State/UT officials. Senior officers of the respective DESs will also participate during the concluding sessions for finalization of decisions on suggested revisions.

The comparable SDP estimates emerging from these discussions are important inputs for national fiscal planning and are extensively used by institutions such as the Finance Commission, Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and by other institutions respectively.

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