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NSC agrees to amend GSDP methodology by Feb 2026: UP govt

According to the state government, the GSDP reached ₹29.6 lakh crore at the end of 2024-2025 and would be around ₹32 lakh crore, if a fair representation is given to various under-represented sectors. (Pic for representation)

Published on Oct 14, 2025 10:38 pm IST

National Statistical Commission to visit UP as Yogi govt requests it to consider change in GSDP methodology

National Statistical Commission led by chairman Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, along with its members, is scheduled to reach Lucknow on October 14. (FILE PHOTO)

Published on Oct 09, 2025 07:16 am IST

Labour bureau to release new working-class inflation index on October 21

Representational photo.

Updated on Oct 19, 2020 09:06 am IST

India’s unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017-18: Report

The assessment by the National Sample Survey Office conducted between July 2017-June 2018, showed the unemployment rate stood at 6.1 percent, the highest since 1972-73, Business Standard reported.

Updated on Jan 31, 2019 02:06 pm IST

Members never discussed concerns, says govt over National Statistical Commission resignations

Chairman PC Mohanan and external member J Meenakshi of the National Statistical Commission resigned, leaving it without any external member.

Published on Jan 30, 2019 11:00 pm IST

Whose data is it anyway?

Data which is unrepresentative of reality doesn’t just fool the public, but also misguides policy-makers

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 06:30 pm IST

After exits from statistics body, govt clarifies on job report, GDP data

Acting chairman PC Mohanan and external member J Meenakshi both had terms lasting until June 20 next year, according to the website of the NSC.

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 03:57 pm IST

‘One more institution died’: Chidambaram on statistics body resignations

P Chidambaram blamed the government’s “malicious negligence” for the resignations.

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 01:38 pm IST

‘Commission not very effective’: Statistics body chief, member quit

Acting chairman PC Mohanan and external member J Meenakshi both had terms lasting until June 20 next year, according to the website of the NSC.

Updated on Jan 30, 2019 10:46 am IST

Politicking over the NSC report won’t help

A relatively short GDP series is adversely affecting the quality of both economic forecasting and research in the country

Updated on Aug 21, 2018 07:53 pm IST

Back series GDP figures not official estimates, formal data to be released later: Statistics ministry

The National Statistical Commission (NSC) too said the methodology for back-casting GDP series is “work in progress” and yet to be finalised.

Updated on Aug 19, 2018 09:59 pm IST

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