INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation tied up with CSC e-Governance Service for the CensusNew Delhi: The 7th Economic Census,
which is being conducted nationwide through common services centres (CSCs), is expected to be completed by March 2020, Central Statistics
Office Director General (Social Statistics) A.K
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has tied up with CSC e-Governance Service for the 7th Economic Census.The
survey was launched in Delhi on Friday."For the first time, the entire Census is being conducted on a digital platform with the use of an
survey around 45 lakh establishments and households," Sadhu said, after flagging off the survey for Delhi.Sadhu said Delhi is the 26th state
where the survey has been launched, while the process is already on in 20 states and five union territories (UTs).Started in 1977, only six
economic censuses have been done so far due to massive work involving in-depth survey and data compilation.This is the first time that the
trained enumerators have been deployed for the nationwide survey
