India has recently commenced its 4-year tenure as a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission, marking its return to the global statistics body after nearly two decades.
- This event coincides with India’s decisions on new norms for national accounts, influencing India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) calculations, which was last revised in 2008.
About the UN Statistical Commission:
- The UN Statistical Commission is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
- It was established in 1947.
Functions:
- It is responsible for setting global standards for statistical reporting.
- It promotes the development of national statistical systems.
Membership:
- It consists of 24 member countries.
- Members are elected by ECOSOC.
- Term of office is four years.
Impact of India in UN Statistical Commission:
- The 2023 UN Statistical Commission session witnessed a high-level forum on official statistics, emphasizing measures of well-being beyond GDP and introducing tools like the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to assess country vulnerability.
- India can impact the formulation of systems for environmental accounts and measures of well-being and sustainability, particularly aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Other key facts:
- The Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey (CAMS) covers various details, including mobile phone ownership, access to drinking water services, household computer or internet usage, and financial institution accessibility.
- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in India will develop a database of high-frequency socio-economic indicators.
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