(1)

Shri V. R. Rao, ex-Director, Centrai Statistical Organisation and UN Advisor

(2)

Shri S. M Vidwans, ex-Director (Economics & Statistics), Government of

Maharashtra and UN expert

(3)

Prof. J. Roy, Professor Emeritus at Indian Statistical Institute

(4)

Dr. Prem Narain, Emeritus Scientist, IARI and ex-Director, Indian Agricultural

Statistics Research Institute

- (5)

Dr. Rakesh Mohan, Director-General, NCAER

(6)

Dr V. R. Panchmukhi, Director-General, Research and Information System

for the Non-Aligned and other Developing Countries

(7)

Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

(8)

Dr. K. Srinivasan, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India and ex-

Director of International Institute of Population Studies

(9)

Prof. S. Tendulkar, Delhi School of Economics and Vice-Chairman, National

Advisory Board on Statistics

(10)

Dr. A. B. L. Srivastava, Chief Consultant, Educational Consultants India Ltd.,

& ex-Professor, NCERT

(11)

Dr. Fredie Ardeshir Mehta, Eminent private sector economist and Director,

M/s Tata Sons Ltd.

The terms of reference of the National Statistical Commission are as follows:

(i)

To examine critically the deficiencies of the present statistical

system in terms of timeliness, reliability and adequacy.

(ii)

To recommend measures to correct the deficiencies and

revamp the statistical system to generate timely and reliable

statistics for the purpose of policy and planning in Government

at different levels of administrative structure.

(Hi)

recommend

permanent

and

effective

coordinating

mechanism for ensuring integrated development of the

decentralised statistical system in the country;

(iv)

To review the existing legislation for the collection of statistical

information and to recommend amendments, where necessary,

to achieve the objective of collection and dissemination of

timely, reliable and adequate statistics;

(v)

To review the existing organisation of the Ministry of Statistics

& Programme Implementation (Statistics Wing) and other

statistical

units

the

Government

and

make

recommendations on their staffing and training requirements to

enable them to cope with the increase and development of

statistical services;

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[PART I—Si:c. 1]

(vi)

To examine the need for instituting statistical audit of the range

of services provided by the Government and local bodies and

make suitable recommendations thereof; and

(vii)

To recommend any other measures for improving the statistical

system in the country.

The Commission is assisted by a Secretariat headed by a full time Secretary

at the level of Additional Secretary

The Commission was set up for a term of 12 months from the date of

notification.

With the approval of the Cabinet it has, now, been decided to further extend the

tenure of the National Statistical Commission for a period of six months from 19^th

January, 2001 to 18^th July, 2001 along with all the posts sanctioned and occupied

for its secretariat including the post of Secretary, National Statistical Commission at

the level of Additional Secretary.

N, S. SASTRY, Director General and Chief Executive Officer

National Sample Survey Organisation

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