MoSPI: Framework and monitoring of key economic and SDG indices and surveys
MoSPI’s role in GDP, CPI, IIP and Sustainable Development Goals monitoring
- MoSPI compiles Gross Domestic Product, Consumer Price Index, and Index of Industrial Production data for official use.
- MoSPI conducts regular household surveys on labour force, social consumption, health, and education.
- The National Indicator Framework is the official structure used by MoSPI to monitor Sustainable Development Goals in India.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is India’s main statistical agency for several core economic indicators and for monitoring Sustainable Development Goals. Its work matters for both macroeconomic assessment and social policy because official numbers guide planning, inflation analysis, industrial tracking, and development monitoring.
What MoSPI does
MoSPI compiles and disseminates official statistics on the Indian economy. The ministry prepares estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the monthly Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
UPSC can frame this as the institutional role of MoSPI in generating macroeconomic statistics, conducting official surveys, and monitoring Sustainable Development Goals through the National Indicator Framework. The topic connects data systems, policy design, and the quality of governance.
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