{"id":234208,"date":"2025-02-07T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/statistics-ministry-should-focus-on-district-level-data-amitabh-kant-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T20:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:09:04","slug":"statistics-ministry-should-focus-on-district-level-data-amitabh-kant-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/07\/statistics-ministry-should-focus-on-district-level-data-amitabh-kant-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Statistics ministry should focus on district-level data: Amitabh Kant &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-118035115,imgsize-449677,width-400,resizemode-4\/118035115.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Statistics ministry should focus on district-level data: Amitabh Kant &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Statistics ministry should focus on district-level data: Amitabh Kant &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The statistics ministry must now shift focus to districts and unveil district-level <!-- -->socio-economic data<!-- -->, which can drive comprehensive improvements in outcomes, <!-- -->Amitabh Kant<!-- -->, India&#8217;s <!-- -->G20 Sherpa<!-- -->, said on Friday.<br \/>&#8220;Whether it is district-level GDP, or district-level socio-economic data, the time has come to generate district-wise data for better targeting and design of policies,&#8221; Kant said at an event organised by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (Mospi) to mark 75 years of the <!-- -->National Sample Survey<!-- --> (NSS). 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