INDIA STATISTICAL STRENGTHENING PROJECT:
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND WAY FORWARD
Project Support Group
Central Statistics Office
Ministry
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Implementation
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OBJECTIVE OF ISSP
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The objective
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of the ISSP is to strengthen
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the capacity and operations of the Indian
Statistical System in line with the NSC
(2001) recommendations,
recommendations by strengthening
the capacity of the State Statistical
Systems.
KEY AREAS OF FOCUS IN ISSP
Improving
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statistical activities in the States/UTs.
| Human Resource Development (HRD).
| Developing Statistical Infrastructure.
| Investing in Physical Infrastructure, including IT
and ,
| Improving statistical operations, especially those
supporting the cause of improvement in the
quality and dissemination of statistical data.
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ISUES INVOLVED IN
TRANSLATING SSSP INTO MOU
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Clear Identification of Strengths
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and weaknesses
of State Statistical System in each development
sector and identification of appropriate and devise
modalities for remedy.
remedy
Identification of implementation mechanism by
preparing the detailed activity list, alongwith cost
involved viz. budget lines and also time lines.
The activities may be distributed over the proposed
implementation period based on State priorities
and practicalities.
THE MOU
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The MOU has to flow/emanate from the SSSP and be
based on the activities mentioned in the SSSP.
Year-wise central and state share of the financial
resources required for the implementation of the
SSSP may be prepared and be included in the SSSP.
Cost estimates may be delineated clearly over each
year, alongwith the break-up requirement of funds
distributed from the Centre and the State.
Annual Activity Plan (AAP) may be prepared for the
implementation of the SSSP.
SSSP
ROAD MAP FOR THE MOU-CONTI
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The provision of the State Component of expenditure
including Land/or building cost should be clearly
mentioned in the SSSP. Recurring expenditure should be
met from the funds provided by the States.
Example A-Gujarat
MAIN COMPONENTS OF MOU
Primary
y intervention areas-Focus Areas
| Total Cost of the project alongwith the State and
Central Share.
| Example B : Table of Major Performance
Indicators/Activities and their details.
| EXAMPLE C: Table representing the phasing out
of the Project Cost according to Five Major Key
Areas of Interventions
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MOU PREPARATION,APPROVAL AND
SIGNING PROCESS
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MOU has a format which will be communicated
to the States who have completed their SSSP.
MOU will be first discussed with the Project
Support Group before putting it upto to the
SHLSC.
Once, the State SHLSC approves the MOU, it
will be put up to the Steering Committee on ISSP
in Government of India and after its approval
Centre and the State Government Sign on the
MoU.
REVIEW AND MONITORING MECHANISM
AT THE STATE LEVEL
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Project Management Team/Committee to meet regularly
and actively pursue and oversee the implementation.
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State High Level Steering Committee will review the
progress every six month and recommend for forwarding
the same to MoSPI.
Regular Monitoring at State Level may be done, preferably
using monthly monitoring formats.
M it i Frame
Monitoring
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prepared
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M SPI
with the assistance from the World Bank which can be
discussed.
Thank
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