MoUs With Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and Lakshadweep Signed Under the Indian Statistical Strengthening Project
Four more States/UT viz. Jharkhand, Mizoram, Sikkim and Lakshadweep have signed MoU with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation under the Indian Statistical Strengthening Project (ISSP) for the States and Union Territories. The MoUs were signed on 16th March, 2012 in the presence Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Shri Srikant Kumar Jena.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, ISSP is a very important and a comprehensive project of Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, with an approved outlay of about Rs.650 Crore, out of which 80% has been funded through World Bank Loan and 20% is being borne by the Government of India. He said, ISSP is aimed to strengthen State Statistical Systems by way of providing adequate technical and financial support to improve their statistical capacity and infrastructure. This is necessary for collecting, compiling and disseminating reliable official statistics, efficiently and effectively, to serve the objective of meeting the increasing data requirements for policy planning, programme formulation and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, particularly at the State and Sub-State levels.
Shri Jena said, the ISSP basically aims and envisages to cover certain key areas of support to the States and Union Territories like
(i) Improving Management and Coordination Of Statistical Activities
(ii) Developing Statistical Skills and Capacity (Human Resource Development)
(iii) Developing Physical and Statistical Infrastructure, including Civil Works and ICT Facilities
(iv) Conducting Surveys And Studies, and
(v) Improving Statistical Operations (Data Collection, Processing, Management and Dissemination), Particularly For Identified 20 Key Statistical Activities.
He said, the ISSP is the first project of its kind to be launched in India in terms of its coverage, complexity, technical robustness and flexibility offered to State/UTs to take into account State-specific scenarios and heterogeneities. Keeping in view its importance, a budget of Rs 200 crore has been approved by the Planning Commission for the year 2012-13.
He said that the process involves a series of specified procedures and actions including preparation of State Strategic Statistical Plans outlining the Vision, Development Plan and Implementation Strategies for the respective State and Union Territories. After approval of State Strategic Statistical Plans by the Government of India, the MoU is signed between the Government of India and the concerned State or Union territory, which leads to release of first instalment of funds to commence implementation of the Project. The subsequent instalments are released in accordance with the provisions under MoU.
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