DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : P. MADHAVI

Designation : Lecturer

Branch : CCP

Institute : Govt. Polytechnic, NELLORE

Year/Semester : III Semester

Subject : Quantitative Techniques-I

Sub. Code : CCP-303

Topic : Statistical Systems in India

Duration : 50 Mts.

Sub Topic : CSO & Problems of Survey Organizations

Teaching Aids : Animations

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Objectives :

On completion of this period, you would be

able to:

 Understand the Role of CSO

 Various problems faced by Survey Organizations in

data collection

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 Recap:

 In the last NSSO re-organized in 1970 deals with all

survey works, including survey design, field
operations, data processing and results

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CENTRAL STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION
(CSO)

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Establishment:

 The Central Statistical Organization(CSO) was

established in the Cabinet Secretariat in May
1951

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Management:
 The CSO headed by a Director General

 Headquarters at New Delhi

 Its Industrial Statistical Wing is at Kolkatta

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Organization:
CSO has three divisions:
 National Accounts

 Industrial Statistics and Plan Co-ordination

 Prices and Social Statistics and Training

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Chief Objective:

 To co-ordinate activities of Central and State

Governments in collection, analysis and
publication of Statistics

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ROLE OF CSO

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CSO’s Role:

 Co-ordinates statistical activities in the country

 Lays down and maintenance of statistical

standards

 Prepares National Income Accounts

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CSO’s Role contd:
 Processing and publication of industrial statistics

 Conduct of economic census and surveys

 Constructing consumer price index for non-urban

employees

 Organizing training programmes in official statistics

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 CSO’s Role contd:

 Plan work relating to development of statistics

 Sharing of statistical information from UN and

international agencies

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CSO - Publications:

 It brings out a number of publications.

 It supplies statistical data to UN publications, etc

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Problems faced by Statistical
Organizations

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Problems in Data Collection:

 covering wide geographical area

 Illiteracy while collecting data in rural areas

 Double counting while computing National Income

 Non-cooperation of respondents

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Problems in Data Collection:

 Incomplete information

 Errors in investigation in counting,

measurement etc.

 Lack of qualified & trained enumerators

 Reliability of data

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Summary

 CSO co-ordinates statistical activities in country. It maintains

statistical standards prepares National Income Accounts

 It shares Statistical info with UN & other agencies. Brings out

No. of publications. It faces no. of problems in data
collection

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Quiz
1. CSO was set up in:
(a) 1981

(b) 1947

(c) 1956

(d) 1951

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2. Coordinating the statistical activities in the
country is the task of:

(a) UNO

(b) NSSO

(c) CSO

(d) None of the above

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Frequently Asked Question

1. What are the problems faced by Statistical

organization in data collection?

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