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Report of High Level Expert Committee
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Basic Statistics for Local Level Development
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Social Statistics Division
Central Statistical Organisation
July 2006
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Annexure
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Executive Summary_______________________________
Background to the Constitution of the Committee on Basic
Statistics for Local Level Development
Pilot Studies
Data Requirements and Frequency of Data Collection
1-3
4-7
Institutional Mechanism for Collection and Maintenance of
Data
Conclusions and Recommendations
20-29
Constitution of Committee on Basic Statistics for Local Level
Development under chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta
Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics for
Local Level Development up to June 2004
Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics for
Local Level Development up to June 2005
Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics for
Local Level Development up to December 2005
Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics for
Local Level Development up to June 2006
Constitution of the Sub-group I on Basic Statistics for Local
Level Development
Constitution of the Sub-group II on Basic Statistics for Local
Level Development
Report of Sub-group I
Report of Sub-group II
Comments on revised schedule on local level development
statistics
Revised village schedule
A1-A3
8-17
18-19
30-31
A4-A6
A7-A9
A 10-Al 3
A 14-Al 6
A 17-Al 8
A19-A20
A21-A24
A25-A36
A37-A42
A43-A55
List of Acronyms
TTP
OMR
ANM
DES
NIC
DISNIC
COCSSO
CSO
NSSO
MTP
PHC
ICDS
C.D.Block
CDPO
JPHN
SHGs
CHC
CEO
DRDA
BDO
ESA
MPLAD
DDPO
Local Level Development
Optical Marker Recognition
Auxiliary Nurse Midwives
Directorate of Economics and Statistics
National Informatics Centre
District National Informatics Centre
Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisation
Central Statistical Organisation
National Sample Survey Organisation
Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Primary Health Centre
Integrated Child Development Scheme
Community Development Block
Child Development Project Officer
Junior Public Health Nurse
Self Help Groups
Community Health Centre
Chief Executive Officer
District Rural Development Authority
Block Development Officer
Economic and Statistical Adviser
Member of Parliament Local Area Development
District Development Panchayat Officer
1
Executive Summary
The decentralisation initiated by the 73 rd and 74th amendments of the Indian Constitution
1.
has given greater responsibilities and powers to the Panchayats and Nagar Palikas as the third
tier of governance offering a new era of opportunity for local planning, effective implementation
and monitoring of various social and economic development programmes in the country. The
National Statistical System should assist the various developmental agencies in this challenging
endeavour.
2.
A High Power Expert Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta, Member
Planning Commission was constituted on 20 th December 2002 to look into all aspects related
to development of basic statistics for local level development. Subsequently Prof. Abhijit
Sen, Member, Planning Commission was appointed as Chairman of the committee. A number
of meetings of these committees were held to deliberate upon various issues at different
stages. In order to conduct the pilot studies, a Schedule of Enquiry as well as an Instruction
Manual for the field staff was finalized after discussions in the meetings of the said
Committee. The Committee originally decided to conduct the pilot studies in six states viz.,
Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya and West Bengal. However, in the later
stage three more states viz. Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Tripura were also included for the study.
Thus in all, the pilot studies were organized in nine states.
3.
Two sub-groups of the Expert Committee looked into data requirements, frequency of
collection of data and redesigning of village schedule, institutional mechanism aspects i.e.
linkages between different levels of Government with close interaction of States.
4.
Based on the experiences of the pilot studies, the reports of the two sub-groups and
the final meeting of the committee, the following recommendations are made for
implementation:
(i)
The Gram Panchayat should consolidate, maintain and own village level data.
(ii)
The village level information may be collected uniformly by using the Village
Schedule (Annexure XI). The following sets of data can be collected using this schedule:
(a) Availability of basic facilities in the village.Information on Assets available in the
village viz. number of factories, business establishments, bridges, declared forest area,
orchards, roads etc.
(b) Distance of the village from nearest facilities.
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(c) Demographic status of villagers, including population, births, deaths, morbidity,
migration, marriages etc.
(d) Educational status of the villagers.
(e) Land utilisation statistics.
(f) Data on livestock and poultry.
(g) Number of market outlets.
(h) Employment status of the villagers.
(iii)
There will be periodic datasets which may be collected once in a year (may be in the
month of April). These include data on population (both for age group and social group), total
number of households, number of households headed by women, number of households
below poverty line, data on morbidity and disability, number of literate persons, data on
enrolment and drop out, land utilisation in the village, number of market outlets etc.
(iv)
Some datasets will be dynamic in nature and may be collected every month of the
year. These include number of live births, still births and deaths, number of deaths of women,
number of pregnant women, data on migration, total number of outdoor and indoor patients
and there details, total number of marriages, number of street children, sex workers, beggars’,
incidence of violence against women, number of small-scale enterprises and workers therein
etc.
(v)
The District Census Handbook contains almost all-basic indicators at village level,
which can be used for local level planning. Since the Census data is available on decennial
basis, there is a need to update the village level data on regular intervals. The State
governments have to update the census information on annual basis so that year-wise
information on all the basic parameters of village is available for local level planning. It is
required to expedite availability of data at district and sub-district levels so that their validity
does not diminish over time and they can be used for analysis and local level planning.
(vi)
The village level data compilation will commence from the first year of the Eleventh
Five Year Plan and the same will be firmed up after validation from the concerned source
agencies.
(vii) The village level registers should also be developed and maintained through
compilation of village level statistics to have a continuous flow of data.
(viii) The village panchayat will take the basic responsibility of maintaining proper
registers at their level.
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(ix)
With regard to upward movement of village level data for aggregation and
computerisation, there is no need to move all village level data upward at various levels like
panchayat, block, district etc. Only those data will be moved upward which are required for
planning at different levels .
(x)
At present Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) do not have any involvement
in local level statistics. Directorate of Economics and Statistics in respective states should
play an important role in ensuring statistical quality and standards by providing the necessary
guidelines and training to Panchayat staff in the consolidation and maintenance of local level
statistics. This work has to be done by the District Statistical Offices which should be
strengthened and empowered.
(xi)
The Central Statistical Organisation, being an apex body should impart necessary
trainings to DES and DES should arrange random checking of the quality of statistics
maintained by Gram Panchayats.
(xii) The compilation of village level statistics at the Gram Panchayat level being an
annual work, no additional staff would be employed for this purpose. The existing staff,
particularly the Panchayat Secretary in coordination with Anganwari Workers, ANMs and
Revenue Officials will take up this work. A sum of Rs 2000/ - per Gram Panchayat would be
required for compilation of village level statistics which include Rs 1500/ - as honorarium and
Rs 500/- for cost of training, quality checking and computerisation. As there are 2.35 lakhs
Gram Panchayats, the estimated annual budget requirement would be around Rs 50 crores.
Efforts may be made to get adequate funds for compilation of village level statistics.
(xiii) A steering Committee be set up under the chairmanship of DG (CSO) involving
Ministry of Panchayti Raj, Health, Education, and Registrar General of India at the Centre
and corresponding Ministries/Departments of the State Governments to look into the
operation of compilation of village level statistics and data contents. There is need to set data
priorities. The Steering Committee may look into this after the data collection in the first
year.
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Chapter One
Background to the Constitution of the Committee on Basic Statistics
for
Local Level Development
1.1
The on going decentralisation process initiated by the 73 rd and 74th amendments of the
Indian Constitution which gives greater responsibilities and powers to the Panchayats and Nagar
Palikas as the third tier of governance offers a new era of opportunity for local planning,
effective implementation and monitoring of various social and economic development
programmes in the country. This will in turn help the weaker sect ion of the society to share the
responsibility of governance at least at the lower level. The National Statistical System should
assist the various developmental agencies in this challenging endeavour. The recent advances in
communication technology in compilation, storage, transmission and analysis of statistical data
should be fully exploited in the proper understanding of the conditions at local level and
programmes for social upliftment, health care facilities, educational opportunity and general
development should be appropriately designed, implemented and monitored.
1.2
The data requirements for planning, monitoring and evaluation of social and economic
development programmes could be categorised into two broad groups. First category consists of
those variables on which data are to be collected and compiled with a specified periodicity (viz.,
monthly, quarterly or annually) from every individual or from each household or from an area
on a cent percent basis. Compilation of data on births, deaths, marriages, epidemic diseases, etc.
falls in this category. Second category consists of the set of data on variables on which more
detailed information is required at relatively macro level, which could be obtained through well planned sample surveys. Statistical System from the block level and upwards should be
developed for the first category of data collection, compilation and analysis.
1.3
The efforts to develop databases required for planning and decision-making at lower
than the State level, were initiated quite some time back with the Planning Commission
setting up a “Working Group on Districts planning” under the Chairmanship of Prof. C.H.
Hanumantha Rao, the then Member, Planning Commission in September, 1982. The
Working Group in its report highlighted the need to identify the minimum information and
data required for planning and decision-making at the district level and also provided an
illustrative list of data/information useful for district planning. However, it was found that
though a lot of data are collected, processed and published for the country as a whole or for
individual states, not much disaggregation of the data for sub-state level is done. In this
context, the Planning Commission had convened a meeting of State Planning Secretaries in
1988 to discuss this and other issues connected with district planning. After discussions, it
was decided to set up a Study Group on Information Gap, which would identify the
information gap and recommend suitable procedures for collection, compilation, processing,
storage, retrieval etc. of the required information including its periodic updating. As per the
recommendations of the Study Group on Information Gap, the Planning Commission set up a
committee under the Chairmanship of Shri S. Sundarajan, Development Commissioner and
Special Secretary Planning, Government of Orissa in 1998 to examine in depth the
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information required for planning purposes at different levels, status of availability of
requisite information, identification of information gap and the information format that can
be developed. In pursuance of the recommendations of the Working Group on preparation of
a manual on regional level statistics constituted by the Department of Statistics in 1977, many
state Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DES) have been collecting village level
statistics under ’village Index Card Scheme’. In 1986, the Planning Commission had issued
certain guidelines to the state Governments for collection of information on village level
development indicators in a particular format. The National Informatic Centre (NIC) which
was a part of the Planning Commission, had been making efforts to have an integrated
information system required for district level planning and monitoring of plan programmes
through their computer network under the DISNIC-DISPLAN. The Planning Commission
issued a format “Database on Village Level Indicators” in February 1987. In September 1989,
Planning Commission requested the State Governments to collect data at the village, block
and district levels in prescribed, pre-coded schedule covering a very wide range of items.
These data were to be fed into the NICNET (DISNIC) for storage and retrieval on a regular
basis. Unfortunately, there were problems in collecting information on certain items of
information provided in the DISNIC schedule. The whole exercise did not also consider in
detail the organisational framework and training facilities for local level statistical
functionaries, who would coordinate and maintain this data system. Based on the replies
received from a number of states, specific items of information in the three proformae,
collection of which was posing difficulties, were identified. A meeting of the officers of the
then Department of Statistics, Planning Commission, National Informatics Centre and some
State DES was held in 1991. After detailed discussions, it was decided that a small group
headed by Secretary, Department of Statistics may go into the details of the contents,
coverage, definitions and concepts of various it em of DISNIC proformae. Afterwards it was
felt by the group that there would be divergence between the requirements of information and
its availability with reasonable assurance of quality. It was felt that if no change is possible in
the profroma steps should be taken to undertake systematic surveys over a period of time to
acquire reliable data in respect of some of the items identified.
1.4
The issue of development of local level databases was also discussed in the
Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisations (COCSSO) and the States pointed
out the difficulties in the collection of the information in these prescribed proformae due to
lack of proper guidelines and explanatory notes regarding concepts and definitions. Based on
discussions in the COCSSO, CSO took up the matter with the Planning Commission and a
small group headed by Secretary, Department of Statistics was asked to go into the details of
the contents, coverage, definitions and concepts of various items in the DISNIC proforma e.
This Group made recommendations on the conceptual and organisational tasks involved in
the construction of small area statistics as well as the currently feasible scope of information
coverage under this system. The then Department of Statistics constit uted again an Expert
Committee on Small Area Statistics in 1996 to analyse the data implications of 73rd and 74th
Amendments and capability of the existing system to cope with the emerging requirements.
The Committee submitted its report in April 1997 and made useful suggestions on the
collection and compilation of village level/urban municipality’s level information, which
could be computerised by National Informatics Centre (NIC) and transmitted from districts to
State and National levels. The committee ©commended the use of both the techniques complete enumeration as well as large-scale sample surveys supplemented by additional
information for generation of small area statistics. It was also recommended that a permanent
database should be maintained for some data set, which would be updated annually. The CSO
should in consultation with all the states prepare a core list of indicators and the State
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Statistical Directorates may similarly prepare a core list at the state level. The committee
strongly recommended that the Ministry of Statistics should immediately sponsor a study on
a national scale involving National Sample Survey Organisation, a few selected State
Statistical Directorates, research institutes and universities to study the techniques for
obtaining the small area statistics form large-scale sample surveys combined with
supplementary information from other sources.
1.5
Taking into consideration the importance of "small area" statistics, the National
Statistical Commission sponsored a study to ecamine the feasibility of using small area
estimation techniques for estimating socio -economic variables at the district levels conducted
by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata in collaboration with National Sample Survey
Organisation. The study used the data collected through the population census and that of
51st-54th Rounds of NSSO’s large-scale sample surveys. The study conducted in a limited
period has suggested the usefulness of such methods in developing small area estimates of
socio-economic variables. The study has also suggested establishment of a permanent
research cell within the Ministry of Statistics to carry out research in exploration of
appropriate procedures for ‘small area’ estimation.
1.6
It is felt that various Working Groups, Study Groups and Committees constituted on
the subject have already done a large amount of work in the past two decades. However,
implementation of these recommendations has not been taken seriously as a result of which
even today no standardised system exists for development of local level databases in the
country and their aggregation at the Block/District/State/National levels. These studies have
in the past gone into the details of data items to be collected at the local levels. A set of core
variables/indicators on which statistical data should be compiled and aggregated at
appropriate levels, analysed and published at regular intervals of time, needs to be identified
at the outset. It is also felt that in order to develop a system of collection and compilation of
data on core variables/indicators and their aggregation at appropriate levels, combined efforts
of the agencies in the Central Government (Planning Commission, Home Affairs, Health &
Family Welfare, Rural Development, Urban Development and Statistic s), State Governments
(Administrative Wings, Planning Departments and Directorates of Economics and Statistics,
Local Affairs Departments) and Local Bodies are needed. In this context, the National
Statistical Commission had recommended that a Committee of Experts comprising
representatives from the concerned agencies might be constituted to review the efforts
already made in the past by various Groups and Committees and suggest a minimum list of
variables on which data need to be collected at the local level for rural and urban areas. The
Committee should suggest a comprehensive scheme for collection of data in pre -designed
formats, with periodic updation, aggregation at higher administrative level
(Block/District/State/National) for each variable, agencies responsible for collection,
compilation and aggregation, and transmission of information from Blocks downwards to
Panchayats/Local bodies and upwards to District/State/ National levels.
1.7
In keeping with the recommendation of the Rangarajan Commission, the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation constituted a committee on ‘Basic Statistics for Local
Level Development’ under the chairmanship of Dr. S.P.Gupta, Member, Planning Commission.
The committee constituted on 20th December 2002 had members representing various
Ministries/Departments/Organisations of the government of India, State Governments and
Divisions.
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1.8
With the reconstitution of planning commission in June 2004, the committee was headed
by the present chairman Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission. Three non-official
members representing social workers, youth leaders and journalists had also been included in the
committee.
1.9
In pursuance of the recommendations of the re-constituted committee, two sub-groups,
one headed by Dr.(Mrs.) Rohini Nayyar, the then Senior Consultant, Planning Commission and
the other headed by Dr, G.Raveendran, the then Additional Director General, Central Statistical
Organisation, had been constituted mainly to look into the data requirement, frequency of
collection of data, redesigning of village schedule, institutional mechanism and related aspects
including the linkages between different levels of governments in the state.
1.10 The constitution of the High Level Expert Committee, the Sub-groups and the reports of
the subgroups are annexed.
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Chapter Two
Pilot Studies
2.1
A pilot study was conducted in rural areas of some selected states, to test a format
containing a minimum number of selected variables on which the data would be collected,
compiled, aggregated, and transmitted from Blocks downwards to Panchayats/Local bodies and
upwards to District/State/ National levels. In order to conduct the pilot studies, a Schedule of
Enquiry as well as an Instruction Manual for the field staff was finalized after discussions in
the meetings of the committee. In all, the pilot studies were organized in eight states. The
High Power Expert Committee originally decided to conduct the pilot studies in six states
viz., Haryana, Gujrat, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya and West Bengal. However, later on
two more states, namely, Bihar and Tamilnadu were also included for the study. Finally
Tripura was included in the month of October, 2004
Methodology, Scope and Coverage
2.2
For the pilot study, from selected states two districts were chosen. Within each of the
selected districts, two blocks / taluks were selected. In all the selected states except for West
Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, ten villages / gram panchayats from each selected block /
taluk were selected for the study. So the pilot study in these states was conducted in 40
village / gram panchayats. However, in West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, slightly
different methodologies were used. The districts were purposively selected in such a way that
they represented both relatively technologically advanced districts and those that were not so
advanced. Same criteria had been applied for selection of blocks as well.
2.3
In West Bengal, from each of the two selected blocks in each of the two selected
districts, four gram panchayats were selected and three villages were taken from each
selected gram panchayat. Thus, in West Bengal, 24 villages, taking 12 from each selected
block, were selected in each of the two districts, resulting in 48 villages in all covered for the
pilot study.
2.4
For the pilot study in Kerala, two panchayats were chosen in each of the two selected
districts. Within each selected panchayats, all the wards were covered for the study, resulting
in selection of 47 wards in all for the study.
2.5
In Tamil Nadu, two districts were chosen and one block was selected randomly from
each of the two districts. All the gram panchayats and their villages within each selected
block were covered for the pilot study.
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2.6
In a nutshell, the following table gives the coverage of the pilot study in all the states
along with the duration of the survey:
Table 2.1: Coverage and duration of the pilot study in all the states
District
Block/Taluk
Villages
Duration of
the survey
Karnataka
2
4
40
6 months
2
Gujarat
2
4
40
6 months
3
Haryana
2
4
40
6 months
4
Meghalaya
4
4
40
6 months
5
West Bengal
2
4
48
6 months
6
Kerala
2
4
(Panchayaths)
7
Tamilnadu
2
2
8
Bihar
2
4
9
Tripura
2
4
Sl.No
States
1
47 Wards
5 months
(All wards of selected
Panchayaths)
(All villages in selected
3 months
______ blocks)_______
40
3 months
40
3 months
2.7
To look at the financial aspect, the following table gives the state-wise expenditure
incurred to conduct the pilot studies:
Table 2.2: Expenditure incurred to conduct the pilot studies by states
SI No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
State______
Gujarat
Karnataka
West Bengal
Meghalaya
Haryana
Kerala_____
Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Total
Amount
200000
220000
213400
235400
220000
180000
127000
151000
195000
1741800
Training and Field Operation
Training:
2.8
In order to familiarize the concerned State Government Department about the
importance and objectives of the study, the Schedule of Enquiry prepared for data collection
and the Instruction Manual, elaborate training programmes were organized for the officers
involved in the pilot study as well as the field staff entrusted with the responsibility of actual
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field work in different concerned states. A brief statement about various training progra mmes
organized is given in the following table:
Table 2.3: Training programmes organised in States
Duration of the Training Programme
States
Classroom Session
Field Testing
Karnataka
13.2.2003
14.2.2003
Gujarat
20.2.2003
21.2.2003
West Bengal
9.4.2003
10.4.2003
Meghalaya
25.7.03
26.7.03
Haryana
6.8.2003
7.8.2003
Kerala
1.9.2003
2.9.2003
Bihar
5.11.2003
6.11.2003
Tamilnadu
5.12.2003
6.12.2003
Tripura
18.09.04
18.09.04
2.9
In all the training programmes, (except Tripura where training programmes had to be
reduced to one day due to very bad weather) on the first day, a detailed classroom session
was organized in which the officers from CSO explained the objectives and purpose of the
study. Afterward, various items of the Schedule were explained in detail, one-by-one,
elaborating on the concepts and definition and possible sources of information. On the second
day of the training, a field visit was organized to pre-test the Schedule. For this purpose,
separate groups of participants were formed which were entrusted the responsibility of
collecting information on different blocks of the schedule. Afterwards, back in the training
hall, all the filled-in schedules were examined and the discrepancies/ errors were explained to
the concerned group. Moreover, the doubts and queries raised by the field staff on the basis of
their experiences were also discussed and clarified. Overall, the approach of the field staff
towards this pilot study was found to be extremely positive and they showed a great deal of
understanding on the importance of this study and expressed interest and enthusiasm towards
its successful completion.
Field Operation
2.10 The Primary Investigators of the State Directorates of Economic and Statistics were
engaged in the data collection. Further, in each block, the field operations were supervised by
the Block Statistical Officers and at the district level; the respective District Statistical
Officers were actively involved for the supervision.
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Fieldwork had been started in different phases and for different periods. The following table
gives the state-wise duration of the fieldwork:
Table 2.4: Duration of filed work in each studied States
States
Duration of the Field Work
Karnataka
July - December, 2003
Gujarat
July - December, 2003
West Bengal
July - December, 2003
Meghalaya
July - December, 2003
Haryana
August - December, 2003
Kerala
September - November, 2003
Bihar
December, 2003 - February, 2004
Tamilnadu
January - March, 2004
Tripura
November, 04- January, 2005
2.11
The actual survey started after the field training in the concerned state. Data were
collected for the previous month of the actual field visit and the annual data were collected in
the first month itself. For example, in Haryana, the data had been colie cted for six months
from July - December 2003, the data for July 2003 collected in August 2003. Similarly, in
Kerala, the monthly data on items concerned for the months of July and August and annual
data as on July, was collected in the month of September 2003.
State-wise Experiences on Collection of Data
Karnataka
2.12 During the training programme organized here, it was found that a lot of information
was available from the registers of the Gram Panchayat, Anganwadi worker, ANM etc. On
the whole, it was found to be practicable and implementable to collect the data on the
indicators included in the schedule. It was also found that the information on the workers in
unorganised sector could only be collected from the knowledgeable persons in the village,
since there is no regular register for maintaining such information and as such one cannot
ascertain about the accuracy of this dataset. However, through collection of such data over
months, it may be possible to validate it. For this particular indicator, the instruction was
given that the number of small-scale enterprises and workers therein is to be given for the
specific category of enterprises after personally visiting each and every enterprise.
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Gujarat
2.13
The following observations about the type of data availability were made:
monthly population data was not available but annual data would be available
with high precision from Anganwadi record. They had household data as on
January of the year. Special compilation was required for generating agespecific data.
In respect of primary school data, Gujarat has different system. Primary stands
for 1 -7th class and secondary stands for 8- 10th class.
It would be difficult to get annual live stock population since there was no
such system to provide this information
Regarding ‘infrastructure facilities”, Rural Development and Panchayat
Department has already compiled this information for all the villages in the
state. However, it is not being updated on a regular basis.
2.14 The following observations have been made in the state-specific report about the data
availability:
the village level records are not being updated regularly
age-group wise distribution of village population is not available
distribution of village population by social groups other than SC and ST is not
available
the cases of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) are not reported
officially. Hence, month wise data are not available
literate population (7 years and above) by social groups is not available
the distribution of migrated population by age-group and sex is not available
the cross check of the information made available through a knowledgeable
person is not possible. Hence, the reliability of the information can not be
assured. This mainly include the information on sex workers, drug addicts,
marriages below 15 years and between 15 to 18 years.
Kerala
2.15 Anganwadi workers in Kerala do maintain a complete record of the households within
their jurisdiction including household size, births and deaths etc. Each Anganwadi worker has
to cover about 100 households and they are expected to visit each household at least once in
three months. Thus information being maintained by these workers is highly reliable.
2.16 Information on health and family welfare have been drawn out from the public health
centres and sub centers existing in the village. As a result, the data do not reflect the
morbidity of the people living in the village as many of them do not go the PHC and Sub Centers and get treated from hospitals. Similar is the case in Karnataka as well. For
marriages, the information is not available by age group and it may not be necessary to
collect this data by age groups.
2.17 Regarding information on education, the source of information was village schools.
Thus if there is no school in the village, there is no data for enrollment / dropouts. The
information would be useful only if the same is collected on the basis of household approach.
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It is possible in the case of Kerala as the Anganwadi workers are maintaining the information.
Information on land utilization is difficult to get here as there is no system of girdawari in the
state.
Haryana
2.18 It was noteworthy regarding training programme in Haryana that Anganwadi workers
maintained very detailed information on all social events of the village, including migration,
and also maintained monthly population of the village according to sex but not according to
social groups or age groups.
West Bengal
2.19 From the ICDS Mother and Child Nutrition Registers maintained there, a good
amount of information on Demographic and Health & Family Welfare indicators could be
gathered. It was felt by the group that the Anganwadi workers could be a potential source of a
great deal of information as they have frequent access to each and every household.
2.20 In the interim report on pilot study on Basic Statistics on LED in Udaynarayan Block
and Sankrail Block of Howrah district it is observed the response pattern for all the resources
are not satisfactory. It is to be mentioned that the item wise information cannot be collected
from Patwari (land records). The standard of Maintenance of records, figures etc, in the Gram
Panchayats are very poor. The data are not preserved maintaining the statistical system. Same
observation is for industry and business records
Meghalaya
2.21 Following are some of the important comments made in the report of the pilot study
of Meghalaya:
a. The village durbar should perhaps be encouraged, empowered and entrusted
with the records and maintenance of the demographic particulars pertaining to
their respective villages.
b. The information collected from the Aganwadi workers/centres is reliable.
However, the same cannot be said on those villages where no such centres or
workers exist.
c.
No death in the village will go without the knowledge of the local headman/
durbar. Therefore, such information particularly in Meghalaya may perhaps be
entrusted with the local headman to maintain proper records and data of which
later collected by the health assistants.
d. Migration being an important indicator, steps should be taken to evolve a
system to record and maintain such information at all the village level
regularly. The village dorbar perhaps be a better institute for maintenance of
such information.
e. Regarding disabled persons, no records have been maintained at the village
level.
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f.
Similarly for information on family planning methods, there are no proper
records being maintained at the village level for this.
g. The information pertaining to different aspects of education have to be
properly set up at village level so that the vital records and information
pertaining to education could be easily accessible. In most of the villages
where schools are not available the responsibility could be given to the
Headman to maintain such v ital information.
h. Local village authorities should perhaps be entrusted with the proper
collection of records of data and information pertaining to infrastructure
facilities in the village and other village amenities.
i.
Village institutions should be entrusted to collect information on Industries/
business and Marketing Outlets etc.
j.
Most of the demographic information and specially information pertaining to
women and children are available mainly through the Aganwadi centres. Thus,
such centres should be actively involved for the transmission of certain vital
information.
L The health centres and health workers in the state should also be actively
involved in the regular collection, compilation and transmission of key
information relating to various health indicators from different village
spreading across the state.
1.
In the state of Meghalaya where local traditional bodies enjoys respect and
important role, the government should particularly involve the local bodies for
the collection and maintenance of various information pertaining to the village
such as, village amenities, infrastructure facilities etc.
m. No cadastral survey has been taken up in the state so far. The state government
should be impressed upon the requirements and importance of such survey and
should also be actively involved in evolving the system of Basic Statistics in
Land records at the micro level i.e. village level.
n. The information on small-scale enterprises during the survey was obtained by
the investigators on the spot directly from the source/ establishment and the
data can be most reliable. But for a regular collection of such information, it is
perhaps more convenient and suitable for the local village institutions to
collect, maintain and disseminate such information.
o. Though the g-ound preparation of the website prepared by the National
Informatics Centres (NIC) may still pose some problems, errors and
difficulties, yet the experience that we will get from our state would perhaps
pave way towards achieving the goal of setting up a National system of
regular flow of information on Basic Statistics for local level development. By
virtue of having the Basic infrastructure facilities, the pilot study in the state of
Meghalaya could perhaps be continued for some time to come and explore the
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possibilities to overcome certain technical problems arising from the present
software systems.
Bihar
2.22 While imparting training to the filed staff in Bihar, it was pointed out that the
schedule might be divided into 2 parts: first part to contain the information that would remain
fixed for all the months of the survey and annual information while second part to have
variable information pertaining to the months of the survey. It was also suggested to include
the information on number of teachers, number of doctors, nurses (midwives), and
cooperative movement, availability of loans with rates of interest as indicators of local
development. It was also emphasized that common software for data entry might be got
developed which might be used by all the states. It was also suggested to avoid manual data
entry by scanning the schedules and transferring the data in dbf files.
2.23 In the interim report on pilot study on Basic Statistics on LLD in Patna and Katihar
districts it was commented that the figures relating to demographic information were mostly
reliable as the Anganwadi workers regularly visit villages to collect demographic and health
and family welfare data. They also suggested that government could utilize these data if
regular system of data transmission from below to the national level was established. For data
on education local schools were better sources. Data on infrastructure facilities were not
readily available and not reliable. Data on land were well maintained in the circle offices.
Data on livestock and poultry might be collected from the block animal husbandry office.
However the data on industry and business were not reliable.
Tamil Nadu
2.24 During the training programme organized at Chennai, it was observed that a lot of
information was available from the registers available at the village level namely, Land
Records, Anganwadi Records, ANM Records, records of Sarva Shiksha Aayog and PHC
Records. A lot of information could also be collected from the knowledgeable persons like
Panchayat Pradhan.
Tripura
2.25 During the training programme organized at Agartala the participants informed that
lot of information are available from the registers available at the village level namely, Land
Records, Anganwadi Records, ANM Records, records of Sarva Shiksha Aayog and PHC
Records. The information had been confirmed when field visit was conducted. Further,
information could also be collected from the knowledgeable persons like Panchayat Pradhan,
School teachers etc.
Data Availability and Quality of data
2.26 A detailed Plan of Scrutiny for generating the tables on the basis of the data collected
in the pilot study was also prepared and given to all the participating states. On the basis of
the state specific tables so generated, statements have been prepared showing state-wise list
of indicators on which data with more or less satisfactory quality is available and State -wise
detailed status of data availability and quality of data, which are annexed.
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Data Transmission
2.27 Overall, the online transmission of data from state to central level appear to be more
or less satisfactory as the data in the form of tables could be sent through emails without any
difficulty. Similar was the situation in respect of data transmission below state le vel up to
block level wherever the facility is available.
2.28 In Haryana, the state DES prepared data entry software. All the village level
individual records were entered through this software and could be viewed and modified
using this software. However, this software was reported to be incomplete and was not
working satisfactorily, in the sense that requisite tables could neither be generated nor got
printed using this software, which had to be done manually in the end.
2.29 In Meghalaya, it was expressed that though the ground preparation of the online site
prepared by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) might still pose some problems, errors and
difficulties, yet the experience from this state would perhaps pave way towards achieving the
goal of setting up a National system of regular flow of information on Basic Statistics for
local level development. It was further highlighted by the state DES that by virtue of having
the Basic infrastructure facilities, the pilot study in the state of Meghalaya could perhaps be
continued for some time to come and explore the possibilities to overcome certain technical
problems arising from the present software systems.
Report on Validation Check of Village Schedule data with Census data
2.30 An attempt has been made to make a validation check of data collected through pilot
studies vis-a-vis 2001 census village directory data. The validation check has been made for
two states namely Karnataka and Haryana from where filled-in village level schedules were
received. The following parameters of the village schedule are checked for consistency with
village level data provided by RGI office corresponding to census 2001.
1 Population Total
2. Male Population, Female Population, Total Population Social group wise
3. Total Number of Households
4. Number of School:- Primary (class I-V) and Middle (class VI -VIII)
5. Adult Education Centre
6. .Availability of Drinking Water Facility
7. Availability of Electricity
8.. Availability of Bank
9. Availability of Telephone Facility
10 Availability of Post Office (Including Sub-Post Office)
11. Availability of Bus Stand
12 Availability of Railway Station
13. Total Geographical Area
14. Reporting Area for land utilisation
15. Area under forest
2.31 The pilot studies were conducted h nine States in the year 2002-03 and 2003-04
whereas data collected through census belongs to year 2001 .Therefore the data collected
through pilot studies do not match exactly with census 2001 data. It is found that the data
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collected through pilot studies are mostly on higher side as compared to corresponding
figures of census data. However there are some exception e.g population figures of Karnataka
State villages are less than Census 2001 data. With regard to population data the States were
asked to use Census 2001 figures in pilot study schedule. In case of Karnataka, it appears
they have not used 2001 figures which may be the reason for discrepancies. In a very few
cases, number of households, number of schools, Geographical area for some of the villages
do not match with Census data. Nevertheless, it is found that most of pilot data are more or
less consistent with the Census data.
Conclusions from the Pilot Studies
2.32 The overall experience/ views of participating states show that such a system of data
collection / updation, compilation and transmission from local level upwards to block,
district, state and national level is feasible. Following specific conclusions can be made:
> The ‘Village Schedule’ in its present form needs substantial refinement and clarity on
the basis of the experience gained through pilot studies regarding data availability.
Schedule can also incorporate certain state-specific indicators as well.
> For the purpose of easy, time saving and error free data collection/ updat ion and
transmission, the use of new technologies like Optical Marker Recognition (OMR)
needs to be encouraged. Accordingly, the schedule of enquiry has to be made OMR
compliant.
> A great amount of information is available from the records of Anganwadi Wo rkers,
Health / ANM Workers and Land Record Registers. Efforts should be made to ensure
coordination of activities among all these potential sources of regular information at
Panchayat level ensuring that quality of data so gathered is maintained.
> In states where system of regular data collection at local level is either not in place or
is not working satisfactorily, especially the North Eastern States, the government
should particularly involve the local bodies for the collection and maintenance of
various information pertaining to the village.
> There is an urgent need for re-engineering of state statistical system to enhance the
regular flow of information from local level to upwards on important indicators of
development for which respective states should take initiatives to establish a
mechanism for such information flow. For this purpose, intensive state-specific
studies need to be undertaken.
> State-specific reports of the pilot study need to be examined carefully by the
concerned state governments while developing regular system of data collection.
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Chapter Three
Data Requirements and Frequency of Data Collection
3.1
A number of Committees in the past had suggested the compilation of regular
information from village and block levels. As the constitution has given powers to the local
bodies for preparation of local level plans and their implementation, it is becoming
increasingly necessary to have decentralised databases on population size and its
characteristics for micro level planning of various development programmes. This has
necessitated development of databases systematically from grass root level. Based on list of
variables on which data needed to be collected at the local level for rural and urban areas.
3.2
The District Census Handbook contains the following indicators at village level.
a. Identification of village particulars i.e. State, District, Tehsil/Taluka,C.D. Block,
Village, Area of village
b. Population Data: Gender-wise population, Scheduled Caste and scheduled Tribe,
number of households
c. Amenities Data:
Educational facilities - Number of primary, middle, secondary, senior secondary schools,
colleges, industrial school, training school, adult literacy class/centre, other educational
facilities
Medical Facilities - Number of allopathic, aruvedicl, unani, homeopathic hospitals and
dispensaries, number of maternity and child welfare centre, health centre, primary health
centre, family welfare centre, T.B. clinic, nursing home, registered private medical
practitioners, subsidised medical practitioners, community health workers, other medical
facility
Drinking Water- Tap water, well water, tank water, tubewell water, hand pump, river water,
canal, lake, spring, other drinking water sources, source of drinking water during summer
Post, Telegraph and Telephone facilities - Number of post office, Telegraph office, number of
telephone connections.
Communication- Bus services, Railway services, Navigable water way including river,
Canal etc.
Credit Facility- Number of commercial banks, co-operative commercial bank, credit
societies, agricultural credit societies, other credit societies
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Recreation and Cultural Facilities- Number of cinema/video-hall, sports club, stadium /
auditorium etc
Approach to Village: Paved Road, Mud Road, Footpath, Navigable Water, Navigable
Canal, Navigable Water way other than river or canal, Nearest Town.
Power Supply: Electricity for Domestic use, Electricity for Agriculture use, Electricity for
other purposes, Electricity for all purposes.
News and Magazines: Information on arrival of newspapers and magazines in village.
d.
Land use: Area under different categories of forest, area irrigated by source,
government canal, private canal, well without electricity, well with electricity, tube well with
or without electricity, tank, river, lake, waterfall, total irrigated area, un-irrigated area,
culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), area not available for cultivation.
3.3
The village directory information is collected by Census Officers from the records of
the villages maintained by the various village functionaries e.g. Health worker, ANM,
Anganwari, Chowkidar, Village Pradhan, Patwari etc. The village-wise information available
in District Census Handbook contains most of the critical indicators required for local level
planning. Since the Census data is available after a gap of 10 years, there is need to update
the village directoiy on annual basis.
3.4
Some of the States are maintaining block/district level information in their district
statistical handbook though items of information vary from state to state. Most of States have
expressed their inability to collect village level information on regular basis due to inadequate
staff/vacant posts, financial constraints, etc. The Committee is of the opinion that it is not
desirable also to collect such huge information for all the villages in the country. It will be
appropriate to have such information at district level, which may be used for local level
planning. For this purpose, information collected by Census in the form of village directory
can be used for local level planning. The State governments have to update the census
information on annual basis so that year-wise information on all the basic parameters of
village is available for local level planning. However, data from Census on Amenities and
Land Use is not available for many years after the Census e.g. the 2001 District Census
reports are still not available. It is required to expedite availability of data at district and subdistrict levels so that their validity does not diminish over time and they can be used for
analysis and local level planning.
3.5
Keeping in view its practicability and utility, a village schedule for collection of Basic
Statistics for Local Level Development has been suggested (annexure). The committee is of
the opinion that State Governments should maintain these data at district level for all the
districts. If the State Governments desires they can conduct pilot studies in one or two
villages in a district on sample basis to examine the feasibility/quality of village level data
with existing resources.
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Chapter Four
Institutional Mechanism for Collection and Maintenance of Data
State Practices on Data Collection
Kerala
4.1
Kerala is administratively divided into 14 districts and 63 Taluks. Though there are
1452 villages in the state, the local administrative unit is the Gram Panchayat. Each Gram
Panchayat has a geographical area of not exceeding 10 sq. kms with 10 to 20 Panchayat
wards. Each Panchayat ward would have approximately 500 households or about 2500
persons. A group of Panchayats constitute a block. There are 152 blocks and on an average 6
to 7 Panchayats are included in a block.
Panchayat level workers and the reporting mechanism
4.2
There is an Anganwadi worker for a population of about 200 households in every
Panchayat ward. There could be one or more Anganwadi workers in a Panchayat ward
depending on the population of the ward. The Anganwadi workers have to maintain several
registers on their day-to-day activities. Some of the important registers are the following:
Survey Register
Birth Register
Pregnant Women Register
Lactating Mother Register
Mother and Child Care Card
Immunization Register
4.3
Anganwadi workers on an on-going basis are maintaining details of population,
immunization of children, birth and death, pregnant women etc. The Anganwadi workers
send regular reports to ICDS supervisors belonging to Social Development Department at the
Panchayat level. The data thus received are consolidated and sent to Child Development
Project Officer (CDPO) at Block level and District Social Welfare Officer at the District
level.
4.4
Though there is a Research Assistant from the Planning and Statistics De partment at
the Block level, he acts as an extension officer for planning and monitoring and does not have
any control on ICDS data. There is, however, a junior statistical investigator at the District
Social Welfare Office who consolidates the data receiv ed from the block development offices
in each district.
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4.5
The other functionary at the Gram Panchayat level is the Junior Public Health Nurse
(JPHN). Each Panchayat has a Primary Health Center (PHC) and each of them may have 3 to
5 sub centers. The JPHN are attached to the sub centers and on an average there is one JPHN
for a population of 5000. These workers also maintain a number of registers and some of the
important registers are the following:
Register of Pre-natal Cases
Child Health Register
Sterilization Register
Immunization Register
Z
Eligible Couple Register
Mother and Child Care Record
4.6
The JPHN and Anganwadi workers have regular interactions and data sharing
amongst them. The JPHN send regular reports to the medical officer in the Primary Health
Centre. The District Medical Officer receives report from the Primary Health Centres and
those are consolidated and send to the Director of Health Services at the State Capital. It is
mandatory to verify each reported case of maternal death by the District Medical Officer.
There is, therefore, an apprehension that the report sent by the District Medical Officer to the
Director Health Services may include only those cases which have been verified.
4.7
The other functionaries working at the Panchayat level are the Panchayat Secretary,
Village Officer of the Revenue Department and the extension workers in the Block
Development Office. In addition, there is an elected representative for each Ward of every
Panchayat. These Ward members keep complete account of the population and infrastructure
facilities in each Ward. The Government of Kerala is now considering a scheme to constitute
Panchayat Level Statistics Committees and Block Level Statistics Committees with officials
of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics as the Member Secretaries.
Reports by Anganwadi Workers
4.8
The Anganwadi workers send a number of reports every month to the ICDS
supervisors. These include the following:
S Anganwadi Monthly Progress Report
S Anganwadi Level Monthly Report
S Monthly Progress Report of Self Help Groups (SHGs)
Reports by the JPHN
4.9
Each JPHN prepares and submits a monthly report relating to the sub-centre. It
contains detailed information on various aspects of health care including antenatal cases,
number of pregnant women, number of deliveries, pregnancy outcomes, maternal deaths, still
births, etc.
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Karnataka
4.10 The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES) is a part of Planning and Statistics
Department headed by the Additional Chief Secretary and Planning Secretary. There is a
separate State Planning Board, which advises the Chief Minister on planning issues. The
Directorate of Economics and Statistics is having seven Technical Divisions each headed by
a Joint Director and one Administrative and Accounts Division headed by an Administrative
Officer. The specific Divisions are the following:
S Civil Registration, National Sample Survey and Local Body Statistics
S State Income, Industries and Prices
S Agricultural Census, Rainfall and Computer
S Agricultural Statistics
S Crop Insurance Scheme
S Publication
Economic Census
S Administrative and Accounts
4.11 Deputy Director/ Assistant Director/ Assistant Statistical Officers, Statistical
inspectors and Enumerators look after the Technical Divisions. There is a District Statistical
Office in each of the 27 districts in the state and a District Statistical Officer at the level of a
Deputy Director heads these offices. Assistant Director, Assistant Statistical Officers,
Statistical inspectors and Enumerators assist the District Statistical Officers. However, the
number of supporting staff in each of the District Statistical Offices varies according to the
size of the district. At the Taluk (Tehsil) level, at least one Statistical Inspector and an
enumerator are posted in the office of the Tehsildar for the purpose of statistical work in each
of the 175 Taluks. The statistical staff in the Office of the Tehsildar is responsible for all
statistics emanating from the Revenue Department like rainfall statistics, weather and crop
reports, birth and death reports, price data collection, etc. District Statistical Officer supervise
and check the statistical reports sent to the Head Office.
Panchayat System and Functionaries
4.12 The state of Karnataka has 27 districts, 175 Taluks and 29483 villages. For
development purposes the villages have been grouped into 5659 Gram Panchayats, 175 Taluk
Panchayats and 27 Zilla Panchayats. The Zilla Panchayat is headed by a Chief Executive
Officer and assisted by the following officers and other subordinate staff.
Deputy Secretary (Administration)
Deputy Secretary (Development)
S Chief Account Officer
J Chief Planning Officer
Project Director
4.13 The Chief Planning Officer is largely on deputation from the Directorate of
Economics and he is assisted by an Evaluation Officer and an Assistant Statistical Officer
who are responsible for the compilation of district level performance indicators and
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development statistics. The Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat also coordinate
the district level activities of various development departments like Animal husbandry and
veterinary, Social forestry, Water development, Education, Backward classes and minorities,
Agriculture, Horticulture, Social welfare, Indian system of medicine, Health and fonily
welfare and Women and child development. The next lower level of Panchayat system is
Taluk Panchayat. The number of Taluks in each district varies from 3 to 11 with an average
of about 6.5 Taluks per district. Each Taluk Panchayat is headed by an Exe cutive Officer
assisted by technical and administrative staff including a Statistical Inspector. The Statistical
Officer is responsible for collecting a variety of development statistics relating to Panchayat.
4.14 At the lowest level is the Gram Panchayat for a group of about 5 villages. A
Panchayat Secretary, who maintains various administrative records relating to the Panchayat,
assists the Panchayat President. There is also a village accountant for a group of 2-3 villages
who maintains all revenue records including tax collections. The jurisdiction of village
accountant sometimes cut across Panchayat boundaries. It would be useful, if this anomaly is
rectified by suitable re-allocation of villages for obtaining consistent set of data including
land utilization statistics in respect of each Panchayat. There are a number of grass root level
workers in each Gram Panchayat. These include Watermen, Bill collectors, Anganwadi
workers and ANMs. In each Panchayat, there are Community Health Centres (CHC), Primary
Health Centres and sub-Centres. There is one ANM in each sub-Centre and 4-5 sub-Centres
constitute a Primary Health Centre.
4.15 As in other states, the jurisdiction of each Anganwadi worker consists of a population
of about 200 households in each village. There could also be more than one Anganwadi
worker for a village depending on the population of the village. The jurisdiction of an ANM
is the sub-Centre and consists of about 1000 households. The registers and records being
maintained by the Anganwadi workers and ANMs are almost the same in each state. Details
of population, birth and death, pregnant women, migration, immunization of children etc. is
available from the records maintained by these workers. Details of land use, tax collection,
livestock, houses, projects implemented etc are available from the Panchayat Secretary and
village accountants. These functionaries send periodical reports to the respective controlling
agencies. There is also a system of sending statistical report on general particulars about
village. This is being consolidated at Taluk and Zilla Panchayat level and sent to Government
in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Consolidation and Data Sharing
4.16 Consolidation and sharing of data between various development agencies take place
at the district level. On eleventh of every month, there is Karnataka Development Programme
(KDP) meeting at the district level and representatives of all the developmental agencies
participate in the meeting. Once in a quarter, the Minister in charge of the district chairs the
KDP meeting. The data sets available with different agencies are shared in these meetings.
The Chief Planning Officer of the Zilla Panchayat is vested with the responsibility of
compiling and maintaining local level statistics on various aspects. The items of information
thus being collected include population, infrastructure, education and literacy, area and land
utilization, crop production, live stock, industrial units, cooperatives, credit and loans, health
and family welfare, etc. The compilation and consolidation of local level statistics is,
however, being undertaken as a one-time operation rather than as a continuous regular
operation. There is also no direct involvement of DES in the compilation and cons olidation of
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these statistics though the officers and staff involved in the exercise in Zilla and Taluk
Panchayats are taken from DES.
Maharashtra
4.17 The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), headed by the Director, has six
Technical Divisions, consisting of Evaluation, Co-ordination, State income, Training,
Electronic data processing and Economic census. An Additional Director, except the State
Income and Training Divisions, which are headed by Joint Directors, heads the Divisions.
These Divisions have other officers and staff including Deputy Directors, Research Officers,
Statistical Officers, Research Assistants, etc.
4.18 The state is administratively divided into 6 regions, 35 districts, 353 Tehsils and
41095 inhabited villages. Within each district, there are Sub-divisions consisting of a group
of Tehsils and circles consisting of a group of villages in each Tehsil depending on area and
population. The field formation of the DES consists of six Regional Offices and 31 District
Statistical Offices. Each Regional Office is headed by a Joint Director and assisted by 25 to
30 other technical officers and staff including about 10 Statistical Assistants and 15
Investigators. The district Statistical Office is headed by the District Statistical Officer and
assisted by about six other technical staff including four statistical assistants. The DES has no
office or staff at Tehsil or lower levels.
The Panchayat System and Functionaries
4.19 The Panchayat system in the State consists of 33 District Panchayats, 349
Intermediate Panchayats or Blocks and 28553 Gram Panchayats. Thus, each Gram Panchayat
consists of one or two villages, on an average, and each Block consists of about 82 Gram
Panchayats. The District Panchayat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
assisted by a few technical and administrative officers and staff including the Project Officer,
DRDA. The district Panchayat coordinates various developmental activities and execute
projects up to specified size limit.
4.20 The Planning Officer is not with the District Panchayat, but with District collector
under the Revenue Department. There are about six to seven statistical staffs including a
Planning Officer in the office of the District collector for planning work. These persons are
on deputation from the DES. The arrangement for District Planning is different from that in
Karnataka where the District Panchayat performs it. The intermediate level Panchayat is at
the Tehsil level and is headed by the Block Development Officer (BDO). He is assisted by a
group of engineers, Block Education Officer, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO)
and others including a Block Statistical Assistant of the Rural Development Department.
4.21 At the level of Gram Panchayat, the only official available is the Gram Sevak. He
maintains a number of records/ registers including the Income and Expenditure Register,
Birth and Death Register, Asset Register and House Tax Assessment Register. These records
contain useful data on various village assets/ hfrastructure, private houses, etc. Talati or
village officer is the village level revenue official who maintains revenue records including
land use statistics. His jurisdiction often consists of more than one Gram Panchayat.
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4.22 As in other states, the two important village level workers are Anganwadi worker and
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM). There is an Anganwadi worker for a population of about
200 households and there could be more than one worker in a village. In the case of
Phalegaon Panchayat there are three Anganwadi workers. The jurisdiction of an ANM is the
sub-centre that caters to a population of about 5000 persons. The registers and records being
maintained by the Anganwadi workers and ANMs contain details of population, birth and
death, pregnant women, immunization of children, etc. These functionaries send periodical
reports to their respective controlling officers and there is no formal arrangement for sharing
the information with the Panchayat and it has no role in monitoring the activities of these
functionaries. Though the jurisdiction of the Block Development Office is the same as Tehsil,
both the Block Development Officer and the Tehsildar have two different Offices. The Tehsil
officers are computerized and land records are maintained in computers.
Data Sharing
4.23 There is no formal data sharing mechanisms between different agencies working at
Gram Panchayat, Tehsil or District levels. In fact there are multiple lines of control and
reporting mechanisms. In the case of revenue officials, the line of reporting is from village
officer (Talati) to the Circle Officer, Tehsildar and District Collector. The channels of
reporting in the case of different functionaries at Gram Panchayat, Block Development Office
and District Panchayat Office are through the respective line of control of the respective
departments. The reports being received by different departments are generally not being
integrated at any stage. The Directorate of Economics and Statistics is not involved in the
preparation of statistical reports based on administrative and other reports of the functionaries
at the Panchayat level. However, the DES collected village wise detailed information on
various aspects including education, health, water facilities, village amenities, etc for the
development of a GIS by the Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre. The data were
collected and validated over a period of about two years and no attempt could be made to
update the data. The information Technology Department of the State Government has also
developed a database of voters and ration cardholders in the state.
Haryana
4.24 In Haryana, the planning and statistical activities are placed under an Economic and
Statistical Adviser (ESA). Two Additional Economic and Statistical Advisers, one each for
Planning and Statistics, assist the ESA. One Joint ESA and five Deputy ESAs for various
statistical functions assist Additional ESA (Statistics). The Additional ESA (Planning) is
assisted by two Deputy ESAs, one for plan formulation, decentralized planning and
monitoring and the other for plan evaluation and twenty point programmes.
4.25 At the district level, each of the districts has a District Statistical Office headed by a
District Statistical Officer and assisted by a few statistical staff. These officers prepare
District Statistical Abstracts, Municipal Year Book and District Socio Economic Review. The
District Statistical Officers are also responsible for the compilation of various socio
economic data, particularly relating to prices, market arrivals, local body budget, capital
formulation, state income, etc. In each district, the Additional Deputy Commissioner is the
Chief Planning and Development Officer, supported by a Planning Officer. The district
Planning Officer is responsible for preparation and implementation of annual action plan
under decentralized planning, implementation of Member of Parliament Local Area
Development (MPLAD) scheme and monitoring of implementation of projects under
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decentralized planning. The annual plans under decentralized planning are prepared on the
basis of inputs received from various developmental agencies and elected representatives of
people and not based on any objective assessment of local situation.
Panchayat System and Functionaries
4.26 Haryana has a three-tier Panchayat system with 19 Zilla Parishads at the district level,
119 Panchayat Samities at the block level and 6194 Gram Panchayats covering all the 6988
villages. The Zilla Parishad is headed by the president, an Additional Distric t Commissioner
of the District, who is assisted by a group of support staff consisting of Accounts Officers,
Superintendents, Accountants, Assistants, Clerks, Stenographers, etc. There is also a District
Development Panchayat Officer (DDPO) under the District Commissioner who is involved in
district level decentralized planning.
4.27 The Chairman, who is the block Development Officer, heads the Panchayat Samiti.
There are engineers and a few technical officers assisting the Block Development Officer on
various activities at the Block level. At the Gram Panchayat level, Sirpanch is the head that is
assisted by the Gram Sachiv, the only official reporting to the Sirpanch. The village level
officials of various Departments like the Anganwadi worker, Auxiliary Nurse Midwife
(ANM), revenue officials, etc do not report to the Gram Panchayat.
4.28 The Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 came into effect in Haryana on April 22, 1994. Under
the legislation, Panchayats at all three levels have been entrusted with the duties and
functions with regard to 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh schedule of the constitution.
However, the necessary funds and functionaries have not been transferred to the Panchayati
Raj Institutions so far. The process of strengthening the three tiers of Panchayats in the state
has now been initiated as per the decisions taken by the Union Minister for Panchayati Raj
and the Chief Minister of Haryana on 22nd August 2005. An exercise of activity mapping to
ascertain as to what funds, functions and functionaries of various departments could be
assigned to the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions is presently under progress.
Data Sharing
4.29 There is no data sharing between various agencies functioning at the Gram Panchayat,
Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishads. The functionaries of different departments do have
vertical system of reporting and at no stage the data get integrated to have a holistic view of
any geographical region in all the dimensions of development. The Panchayati Raj
Institutions do not have any access to such data sets and recently an exercise has been
initiated to collect comprehensive data on village characteristics and infrastructure in respect
of each village through a pre-designed schedule. The effort is still continuing with some
success.
Tamil Nadu
4.30 There are 30 districts, 385 blocks and 17,244 revenue villages in Tamil Nadu. The
Directorate of Economics and Statistics has its officers posted at the District, Divisional and
Block levels. At the District level, there are District Statistical Officers headed by Assistant
Directors, Divisional Statistical Officers are posted at the Divisional level that supervise the
work of Block Statistical Inspectors at the Block level. Each Block consists of about 60
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villages and as such, it will be difficult for the Block Statistical Inspector to visit all the
villages within the Block frequently.
4.31 The State has a three-tier Panchayat system as in most other states. There are 12618
village Panchayats, 385 Block level Panchayats and 30 District Panchayats. The Village
Panchayats are headed by Village President, Block Panchayats by Union Chairman and
District Panchayats by District Secretary. The DES is not presently collecting basic statistics
for local level development planning.
Other States
4.32 The state of Orissa has a system of collection of data on village level through
investigators of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics on a regular basis. DES has
evolved appropriate schedules and guidelines for the purpose.
4.33 The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Sikkim does not have any office
at the sub-district level or block level. At the moment, the Department through District
offices collects data.
4.34 In Himachal Pradesh, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES) does not
have any statistical staff at the Block level and there is acute shortage of manpower.
4.35 Andhra Pradesh has a system of collecting statistics for local level planning once in a
year through Mandals, which are being published in the name of Mahal Ganaka Darshini
(MGD).
4.36 In Uttar Pradesh, village level statistics are being collected once in a year through
“Gram Vikas Adhikari/ Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari” and published in the form of
District Statistical Bulletins.
4.37 The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Bihar has statistical officers at the
level of “Pramandal (Division)” District and “Praghand”. It does not have any statistical staff
at the level of Panchayat and village. Thus the DES is not able to comp ile quality statistics at
Panchayat level.
Implementation of Panchayat Raj System
4.38 The Panchayati Raj System is under different stages of implementation in different
states. While the system has become fully functional and local level planning as well as
developmental activities have become its rightful functions in some of the states, in other
states the Panchayati Raj Institutions have not been given the requisite powers, funds and
functionaries. Though decentralized planning has become an important subject of
Government activity, it is managed by different agencies in different states. The Panchayati
Raj Institutions are responsible for decentralized planning only in some of the states.
Geographical Coverage of Panchayats
4.39 In Kerala, each Gram Panchayat has about 10 to 20 Panchayat wards within an area of
about 10 sq.kms. Karnataka has 5659 Gram Panchayats covering 29,483 villages. Thus each
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Gram Panchayat has about 5.2 villages. In Maharashtra and Haryana, the number of villages
per Gram Panchayat is 1.4 and 1.1 respectively. The state wise details are given in Table 4.1.
Table 4.1: Number of villages per Gram Panchayat
State
Kerala
Number of Gram
Panchayats
991
Number of Villages
5659
28553
6194
29483
41095
6988
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Haryana
Number of Villages per
Gram Panchayat
10-20
Panchayat wards
5?2
1.4
1.1
4.40 There are also considerable variations in the average number of Gram Panchayats per
Intermediate and Distrct Panchayats across the States. While the average number of Gram
Panchayats per Intermediate Panchayat varied from 6.5 in Kerala to 114.7 in Maharashtra,
the number of Gram Panchayats per District Panchayat varied from 70.8 in Kerala to 865 in
Maharashtra. The situation in the four States is given in Table 4.2. The variations in the
Geographical coverage of intermediate and district panchayats have significant bearings on
district level planning and data management.
Table 4.2: Number of Gram Panchayats per Intermediate and District Panchayat
State
Kerala
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Haryana
District
Panchayat
(D.P)
14
27
33
19
Intermediate
Panchayat
(I-P)
152
175
249
119
Gram
Panchayat
(G.P)
991
5659
28553
6194
G.P per
I.P.
G.P. per
D.P.
6.5
32.3
114.7
52
70.8
209.6
865
326
Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Local Level Statistics.
4.41
In general, the Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DES) do not have any
involvement in local level statistics. Though, many of them bring out district statistical
handbooks, the data content of them are generally aggregates and averages and are not useful
for Panchayat level assessment and planning. The village wise details as reported to the
concerned line departments by the village level functionaries are not shared with the
Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the respective state Governments.
Existence of Local Level Statistics
4.42 The functionaries at the village level particularly the Anganwadi workers, ANMs,
Panchayat Secretaries and Revenue officials maintain a large number of registers, records
and reports containing up to date data on every aspect of each village. There is, however, no
mechanism to check the reliability of such statistics and to consolidate them at the Gram
Panchayat level.
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Ownership of the Data
4.43 The concerned line Departments presently maintains the collected data only and
Panchayats are generally not consolidating and maintaining such data. The situation needs to
be changed and the Gram Panchayats should consolidate, maintain and own village level
data. All the functionaries at the village level including the Anganwadi worker, ANM, and
revenue official should share the data possessed by them with the respective Gram
Panchayats. Such data should be verified, consolidated and maintained by the Panchayats in
pre-designed formats. The Panchayats should also own such data.
Ensuring Statistical Quality and Standards
4.44 It is necessary that the Directorate of Economics and Statistics in respective states
play an important role in ensuring statistical quality and standards by providing the necessary
guidelines and training to Panchayat staff in the consolidation and maintenance of local level
statistics. The DES through the District Statistical Offices or Block Statistical Offices should
also arrange random checking of the quality of statistics maintained by Gram Panchayats.
Upward Transmission and Integration
4.45 The Gram Panchayats may compile the statistics in the prescribed formats by
consolidating the data sets maintained by different village level functionaries as on 31st
March of every year in triplicate. This work may be completed during the month of April.
One copy of the report may be sent to the Block Statistical Office/ District Statistical Office
as per the availability of statistical staff and another copy to the Intermediate Panchayat/
District Panchayat again as per the decision of the State Government. Considering the fact
that the Panchayati Raj Institutions are still at various stages of formation, the District
Statistical Office/Block Statistical Office should take up the computerization and aggregation
of local level statistics and share the same with the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
Estimation of Cost for Collection of data at Local Level
4.46 The Subgroup II also looks into the matter of cost involvement for collection of data
at local level. The compilation of village level statistics at the Gram Panchayat level being an
annual work, no additional staff could be employed for the purpose. The existing staff,
particularly the Panchayat Secretary in coordination with the Anganwadi workers, ANMs,
and revenue officials should take up this work. An honorarium of Rs 1500/ (Rupees one
thousand and five hundred only) may be paid to these workers for the compilation of village
level statistics for each of the Gram Panchayats. The cost of training, quality checking,
computerization and aggregation of village level statistics for each Panchayat by the District
Statistical Office staff would be of the order of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) per
Panchayat. Thus a sum of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) per Gram Panchayat would
be required for the compilation of annual village level statistics. Since, there is a total of
around Rs.2.35 lakhs Gram Panchayats, the annual average expenditure would be about
Rs.47 crores (Rupees forty seven crores only). Taking into account cost of the printing forms
and other miscellaneous expenditures, the estimated annual budget requirement would be
about Rs.50.00 crores.
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Chapter Five
Conclusions and Recommendations
The overall understanding is that a system of data collection, updation, compilation
and transmission from local level upwards to block, district, state and national level is
feasible. Based on the experiences of the pilot studies and the reports of the two sub-groups,
the following recommendations are made for implementation:
(i)
The Panchayati Raj System should be implemented in full functional form in all
states. The full financial and administrative power must be given to all panchayats uniformly
all over the country. The variations in the Geographical coverage of intermediate and district
panchayats have significant bearings on district level planning and data management. This
coverage should be uniform. The Gram Panchayat should consolidate, maintain and own
village level data.
(ii)
The village level information may be collected uniformly by using the Village
Schedule (Annexure XI). The following sets of data can be collected using this schedule:
(a) Availability of basic facilities in the village.
(b) Information on Assets available in the village viz. number of factories, business
establishments, bridges, declared forest area, orchards, roads etc.
(c) Distance of the village from nearest facilities.
(d) Demographic status of villagers, including population, births, deaths, morbidity,
migration, marriages etc.
(e) Educational status of the villagers.
(f) Land utilisation statistics.
(g) Data on livestock and poultry.
(h) Number of market outlets.
(i) Employment status of the villagers.
(iii) There will be periodic datasets which may be collected o nee in a year (may be in the
month of April). These include data on population (both for age group and social group), total
number of households, number of households headed by women, number of households
below poverty line, data on morbidity and disability, number of literate persons, data on
enrolment and drop out, land utilisation in the village, number of market outlets etc.
(iv)
Some datasets will be dynamic in nature and may be collected every month of the
year. These include number of live births, still births and deaths, number of deaths of women,
number of pregnant women, data on migration, total number of outdoor and indoor patients
and there details, total number of marriages, number of street children, sex workers, beggars’,
incidence of violence against women, number of small-scale enterprises and workers therein
etc.
(v)
The village level data compilation will commence from the first year of the Eleventh
Five Year Plan and the same will be firmed up after validation from the concerned source
agencies.
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(vi)
The village level registers should also be developed and maintained through
compilation of village level statistics to have a continuous flow of data.
(vii) The village panchayat will take the basic responsibility of maintaining proper
registers at their level.
(viii) With regard to upward movement of village level data for aggregation and
computerisation, there is no need to move all village level data upward at various levels like
panchayat, block, district etc. Only those data will be moved upward which are required for
planning at different levels .
(ix)
At present Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) do not have any involvement
in local level statistics. Directorate of Economics and Statistics in respective states should
play an important role in ensuring statistical quality and standards by providing the necessary
guidelines and training to Panchayat staff in the consolidation and maintenance of local level
statistics. This work has to be done by the District Statistical Offices which should be
strengthened and empowered.
(x)
The Central Statistical Organisation, being an apex body should impart necessary
trainings to DES and DES should arrange random checking of the quality of statistics
maintained by Gram Panchayats.
(xi)
The compilation of village level statistics at the Gram Panchayat level being an
annual work, no additional staff would be employed for this purpose. The existing staff,
particularly the Panchayat Secretary in coordination with Anganwari Workers, ANMs and
Revenue Officials will take up this work. A sum of Rs 2000/ - per Gram Panchayat would be
required for compilation of village level statistics which include Rs 1500/ - as honorarium and
Rs 500/- for cost of training, quality checking and computerisation. As there are 2.35 lakhs
Gram Panchayats, the estimated annual budget requirement would be around Rs 50 crores.
The implementation of the scheme and maintenance of database will have financial
implications. The Planning Commission will provide the necessary bud getary allocations.
(xii) A steering Committee be set up under the chairmanship of DG (CSO) involving
Ministry of Panchayti Raj, Health, Education, and Registrar General of India at the Centre
and corresponding Ministries/Departments of the State Governments for a regular review and
monitoring of the data contents, data collection and all the related aspects. There is need to
set data priorities. The Steering Committee may look into this after the data collection in the
first year.
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Annexure I
No. M.12012/7/2002-SSD
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-1100 01
Dated: 20th December, 2002
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Constitution of Committee on Basic Statistics for Local Level
Development
The National Statistical Commission (NSC) under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Dr.
C. Rangarajan had recommended the development of a system of regular collection of data
on a set of core variables/indicators, which should be compiled and aggregated at local levels
for use in micro-level planning of various developmental programmes. NSC had further
recommended for setting up of a committee of experts to look into all aspects related to
development of local level indicators. Accordingly, it has been decided to set up a high power
Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta, Member, Planning
Commission, New Delhi. The composition of the Committee will be as follows:
Chairman:
1. Dr. S.P. Gupta
Member,
Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi- 110001
Members:
2. Dr. S. Ray
Director General & Chief Executive Officer,
National Sample Survey Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & PI,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
3. Shri J.K. Banthia
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
Mansingh Road,
New Delhi-110011
4. Dr. Rohini Nayyar
Adviser (Rural Development),
Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
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5. Dr. N. Vijayaditya
Director General,
National Informatics Centre,
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology,
‘A’ Block, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi- 110003.
6. Shri P.K. Pradhan
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development,
Nirman Bhawan,
New Delhi-110011
7. Shri C. Balakrishnan
Joint Secretary (Planning),
Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resources Development,
Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi-110001
8. Dr. Vaskar Saha
Addl. Director General,
Central Statistical Organisation
Ministry of Statistics & PI,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
9. Dr. R.C. Kalra
Director, CBHI, DGHS,
Department of Health,
Nirman Bhawan.
New Delhi-110011
10. Dr.K.V. Rao
Chief Director (Statistics)
Department of Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan.
New Delhi-110011
11. Shri P.V. Thomas
Adviser (Monitoring),
Ministry of Rural Development,
Krishi Bhawan,
New Delhi- 110001
12. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Karnataka
13. Secretary (Planning), Government of Kerala
14. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Madhya Pradesh
15. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Gujarat
16. Secretary (Planning), Government of Punjab
17. Secretary (Planning), Government of Meghalaya
18. Secretary (Planning), Government of West Bengal
19. Dr. Muneesh Kumar
Dean, Faculty of Commerce & Business,
University of Delhi, South Campus
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110019
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20. Dr. K.P. Chinda
Principal, Keshav Mahavidyalaya
University of Delhi,
New Delhi - 110035.
21. Shri K.P. Nigam
Income Tax Officer,
E-36, Income Tax Officers Flats,
7, Peddar Road,
Mumbai - 400026.
22. Shri S.K. Nath
Deputy Director General, Member Secretary
Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & PI,
Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
The Terms of Reference of the Committee will be as follows:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
To review the work done by other Committees on the subject.
Finalisation of indicators, the information on which data are to be collected,
collated and aggregated at Panchayat/Block/District levels along with their
periodicity.
To examine the availability of facilities for onward transmission of data from
various levels.
To suggest improvements in the existing statistical system and infrastructure at
all levels.
Any other issue of relevance to the subject.
3.
The Committee would be required to submit its report to the Ministry within a period
of one year from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum. The Committee may co-opt
any other expert to assist in its functioning, whenever required. The non -official members
would be entitled for TA/DA as per existing rules of the Government of India.
(Dr. Ravendra Singh)
Director
Chairman and All Members of the Committee
Copy to:
(1) Chief Secretaries of the States of Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Punjab and West Bengal with the request to allow the participation of the
concerned Secretary in the meetings of the Committee. The name, addresses and
contact telephone/fax numbers may kindly be intimated.
(2) AS &FA, Ministry of Statistics & PI
(3) Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics & PI
(4) Director (Admin.), Ministry of Statistics & PI
(5) PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & PI
(Dr. Ravendra Singh)
Director
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Annexure II
No. M.12012/2/2003-SSD
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
(Social Statistics Division)
Wing No. 6, West Block -VIII, R.K. Puram,
New Delhi-110066
Dated: 17.11.2003
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics
for
Local Level Development
A High Power Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta, the then
Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi was constituted vide OM no. M-12012/7/2002SSD dated the 20th December, 2002 to look into all aspects related to development of local
level indicators as per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission. The
report of the Committee was to be submitted within a period of one year.
2.
It has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to extend the tenure
of the Committee for another six months, i.e. upto June 2004, with the same terms of
reference as in OM dated 20th December,2002.
The composition of the Committee will be as follows:
Chairman:
1. Dr. S.P. Gupta,
Member,
Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. 23096622
Members:
2. Director General & Chief Executive Officer,
National Sample Survey Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
3. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
Mansingh Road,
New Delhi -110011
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4. Adviser (Rural Development),
Planning Commission, Yojana Bhawan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
5. Director General,
National Informatics Centre,
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology,
‘A’ Block, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110003.
6. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development,
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi -110011
7. Joint Secretary (Planning),
Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resources Development,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
8. Addl. Director General (NABS), Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001
9. Director, CBHI, DGHS,
Department of Health,
Nirman Bhawan.
New Delhi - 110011
10. Chief Director (Statistics)
Department of Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi - 110011
11. Adviser (Monitoring),
Ministry of Rural Development,
Krishi Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110001
12. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Karnataka
13. Secretary (Planning), Government of Kerala
14. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Madhya Pradesh
15. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Gujarat
16. Secretary (Planning), Government of Punjab
17. Secretary (Planning), Government of Haryana
18. Secretary (Planning), Government of Meghalaya
19. Secretary (Planning), Government of West Bengal
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20. Secretary (Planning), Government of Tamil Nadu
21. Secretary ( Planning), Government of Bihar
22. Dr. Muneesh Kumar
Dean, Faculty of Commerce & Business
University of Delhi, South Campus,
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110019
Non-Official Member
23. Dr. K.P. Chinda
Principal, Keshav Mahavidyalaya
University of Delhi,
Delhi-110035
Non-Official Member
24. Shri K.P. Nigam,
Income Tax Officer,
E-76, Income Tax Officers Flats, 7,
Peddar Road Mumbai-400026
Non-Official Member
25. Deputy Director General,
Social Statistics Division,
Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Wing 6, West Block-Vin,
R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110066
Member Secretary
3.
The Committee would be required to submit its report to the Ministry by June 2004.
The Committee may co-opt any other expert to assist in its functioning, whenever required.
The non-official members would be entitled to TA/DA as per existing rules of the
Government of India.
(S.K. Gupta)
Director
The Chairman and All Members of the Committee
Copy to:
1. Chief Secretaries of the States of Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu with the
request to allow the participation of the concerned Secretary in the meetings of the
Committee.
2. AS &FA, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
3. Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
4. Director (Admn.), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
5 PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
(S.K. Gupta)
Director
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Annexure-III
No. M.12012/2/2003-SSD
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
(Social Statistics Divi sion)
Wing No. 6, West Block -VIII
R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110066
Dated: 18.11.2004
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics
for Local Level Development
A High Power Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta, the then
Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi was constituted vide OM no. M-12012/7/2002SSD dated the 20th December 2002 to look into all aspects related to development of local
level indicators as per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission. The
report of the Committee was to be submitted within a period of one year.
2.
The tenure of the committee was extended up to June 2004 vide OM no.
M-12012/7/2002-SSD dated 17.11.2003. Moreover, the Planning Commission has been
reconstituted in June 2004. It has now been decided with the approval of the competent
authority to extend the tenure of the committee for another one year i.e. up to June, 2005
under the Chairmanship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Hon’ble Member, Planning Commission. The
terms of reference of the committee will remain same.
The composition of the Committee will be as follows:
Chairman:
1. Prof. Abhijit Sen,
Member,
Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110001
Tel. 23096622
Members:
2. Director General & Chief Executive Officer,
National Sample Survey Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad M arg,
New Delhi - 110001
3. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
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Mansingh Road,
New Delhi -110011
4. Adviser (Rural Development),
Planning Commission, Yojana Bhawan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
5. Director General,
National Informatics Centre,
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology,
‘A’ Block, C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110003.
6. Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development,
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110011
7. Joint Secretary (Planning),
Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resources Development,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001
8. Addl. Director General (NABS), Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001
9. Director, CBHI, DGHS,
Department of Health,
Nirman Bhawan.
New Delhi - 110011
10. Chief Director (Statistics)
Department of Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi - 110011
11. Adviser (Monitoring),
Ministry of Rural Development,
Krishi Bhawan,
New Delhi - 110001
24. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Karnataka
25. Secretary (Planning), Government of Kerala
26. Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Madhya Pradesh
27. Secretaiy (Rural Development), Government of Gujarat
28. Secretary (Planning), Government of Punjab
29. Secretary (Planning), Government of Haryana
30. Secretary (Planning), Government of Meghalaya
31. Secretaiy (Planning), Government of West Bengal
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32. Secretary (Planning), Government of Tamil Nadu
33. Secretary ( Planning), Government of Bihar
34. Shri Ranji Thomas
Non-Official Member
Advocate and Social Worker
72-B, Pocket - K, Phase - n,
Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi - 110017
35. Shri Arun Jain
Non-Official Member
Youth Leader and Social Worker
BJ-105, Shalimar Bagh (West)
Delhi- 110088.
36. Shri Srinath Mishra
Non-Official Member
Journalist, Economist and Youth Leader
Champamadai
P.O. - Debidwar
District - Jajpur
Orissa
37. Deputy Director General, Member Secretary
Social Statistics Division,
Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation,
Wing 6, West Block - VIII,
R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110066
3.
The Committee would be required to submit its report to the Ministry by June 2005.
The non-official members would be entitled for TA/DA as per existing rules of the
Government of India.
(A.K. Saxena)
Joint Secretary
The Chairman and All Members of the Committee
Copy to:
1. Secretary, Planning Commission, Govt, of India. This has a reference to his DO
letter No. F 6(1908)/2004-Adm.I dated 19th August,2004.
2. Chief Secretaries of the States of Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Punjab, Haiyana, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil Nadu with the
request to allow the participation of the concerned Secretary in the meetings of the
Committee.
3. AS &FA, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
4. Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
5. Director (Admn.), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
6 Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
(A.K. Saxena)
Joint Secretary
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Annexure IV
No. M-12012/2/2003-SSD
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
(Social Statistics Division)
Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi, Dated 4,h August, 2005.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics for Local Level
Development.
A High Power Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta, the then
Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi was constituted vide OM No. M-12012/7/2002SSD dated the 20th December, 2002 to look into all aspects related to development of local
level indicators as per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission and the
tenure of the Committee was fixed up to December 2003.
2.
The tenure of the committee was extended up to June 2004 vide OM No. M12012/7/2002-SSD dated 17.11.2003. As the Planning Commission was reconstituted in
June 2004, the Committee was also reconstituted on 18 th November, 2004 under the
Chairmanship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission keeping the same terms
of reference. The tenure of the reconstituted Committee was up to June, 2005.
3.
It has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to extend the tenure
of the Committee for another six months i.e. up to December, 2005 with the same terms of
reference and compositions as contained in OM dated 18 th November, 2004.
4.
The composition of the Committee will be as follows:
Chairman:
Prof. Abhijit Sen,
Member,
Planning Commission,
Government o f India,
Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001.
Tel: 23096622
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1.
Director General and Chief Executive Officer,
National Sample Survey Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,
Government of India,
Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi- 110 001.
2.
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
Mansingh Road,
New Delhi-110 011.
3.
Adviser (Rural Development),
Planning Commission, Yojana Bhavan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
4.
Director General,
National Informatics Centre,
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology,
‘A’ Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi - 110 003.
5.
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development,
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 011.
6.
Joint Secretary (Planning),
Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resources Development,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.
6.
Addl. Director General (NABS), Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Impleme ntation,
Sardar Patel Bhavan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi- 110 001.
8.
Director, CBHI, DGHS,
Department of Health,
Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi-110 011.
9.
Chief Director (Statistics),
Department of Family Welfare,
Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 Oil.
10.
Adviser (Monitoring),
Ministry of Rural Development,
Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.
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11. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Karnataka
12. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Kerala
13. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Madhya Pradesh
14. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Gujarat
15. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Punjab
16. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Haryana
17. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Megyalaya
18. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of West Bengal
19. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Tamil Nadu
20. Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Bihar
21. Shri Ranji Thomas,
Advocate and Social Worker,
72-B, Pocket-K, Phase-II,
Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi - 110 017.
Non-Official
Member
22.
Shri Arun Jain
Youth Leader and Social Worker,
BJ-105, Shalimar Bagh (West),
Delhi - 110 088.
Non-Official
Member
23.
Shri Srinath Mishra
Journalist, Economist and Youth Leader,
Champamadai,
PO- Deb idwar,
District Jajpur,
Orissa.
Non-Official
Member
24.
Dr. G. Raveendran,
Retired Additional Director General,
CSO (NABS),
6/37, Type-V,
Lodhi Road,
New Delhi- 110 003.
Non-Official
Member
25.
Deputy Director General,
Member
Secretary
Social Statistics Division,
Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation,
Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001.
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5.
The Committee is required to submit its report to the Ministry by 31st December,
2005. The non-offic ial members would be entitled for TA and DA as per existing rules of the
Government of India.
6.
This issues with the approval of IFD vide Diary No. 1398/B&F dated 1st August,
2005.
(A.K. Saxena)
Joint Secretary
The Chairman and All Members of the Committee
Copy to:
1. Secretary, Planning Commission, Govt, of India
2. Chief Secretaries of the State Governments of Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil
Nadu with the request to allow the partic ipation of the concerned Secretary in
the meetings of the Committee.
3. Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation.
4. Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
5. Director (Admn.), Min istry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
6. Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
7. ADG(NABS)/ADG(NAD) CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation, New Delhi.
(A.K. Saxena)
Joint Secretary
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Annexure V
No. M-12012/2/2003-SSD
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
(Social Statistics Division)
Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.
Dated 17th February, 2006.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Extension of the tenure of Committee on Basic Statistics for Local Level
Development.
A High Power Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta, the then
Member, Planning Commission, New Delhi was constituted vide OM No. M-12012/7/2002SSD dated the 20th December, 2002 to look into all aspects related to development of local
level indicators as per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission and the
tenure of the Committee was fixed up to Decemb er 2003.
2.
The tenure of the committee was extended up to June 2004 vide OM No. M12012/7/2002-SSD dated 17.11.2003. As the Planning Commission was reconstituted in
June 2004, the Committee was also reconstituted on 18 th November, 2004 under the
Chairmanship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission keeping the same terms
of reference. The tenure of the reconstituted Committee was extended up to 31st December,
2005 vide OM No. M-12012/2/2003-SSD dated 4th August, 2005.
3.
It has been decided with the approval of the Competent Authority to extend the tenure
of the Committee for another six months i.e. up to June 2006 with the same terms of
reference and compositions as contained in OM dated 4 th August, 2005.
4.
The Committee is required to submit its report to the Ministry by 30th June 2006. The
non-official members would be entitled for TA and DA as per existing rules of the
Government of India.
5.
This issues with the approval of IFD vide Diary No. 242 dated 16 th February, 2006.
(A.K. Saxena)
Joint Secretary
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The Chairman and All Members of the Committee
Copy to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Secretary, Planning Commission, Govt, of India
Chief Secretaries of the State Governments of Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Haiyana, West Bengal, Bihar and Tamil
Nadu with the request to allow the participation of the concerned Secretary in
the meetings of the Committee.
Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation.
Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Director (Admn.), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
ADG(NABS)/ADG(NAD) CSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation, New Delhi.
(A.K. Saxena)
Joint Secretary
1.
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
Mansingh Road,
New Delhi -110 011.
2.
Adviser (Rural Development),
Planning Commission, Yojana Bhavan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110 001.
3.
Director General,
National Informatics Centre,
Ministry of Communication & Information Technology,
‘A’ Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi- 110 003.
4.
Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development,
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 011.
5.
Joint Secretary (Planning),
Department of Secondary Education & Higher Education,
Ministry of Human Resources Development,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.
6.
Addl. Director General (NABS), Central Statistical Organisation,
Ministry of Statistics and Pro gramme Implementation,
Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi- 110 001.
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7.
Director, CBHI, DGHS,
Department of Health,
Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi- 110 011.
8.
Chief Director (Statistics),
Department of Family Welfare,
Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi- 110011.
9.
Adviser (Monitoring),
Ministry of Rural Development,
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi- 110 001.
10.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Karnataka
11.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Kerala
12.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Madhya Pradesh
13.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Gujarat
14.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Punjab
15.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Haryana
16.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Megyalaya
17.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of West Bengal
18.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Tamil Nadu
19.
Secretary (Rural Development), Govt, of Bihar
20.
Shri Ranji Thomas,
Advocate and Social Worker,
72-B, Pocket-K, Phase-U,
Sheikh Sarai, New Delhi - 110 017.
Non-Official Member,
21.
Shri Arun Jain
Youth Leader and Social Worker,
BJ-105, Shalimar Bagh (West),
Delhi- 110 088.
Non-Official Member,
22.
Shri Srinath Mishra
Journalist, Economist and Youth Leader,
Champamadai, PO: Debidwar,
District Jajpur, Orissa.
Non-Official Member,
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Annexure-VI
No. M-12012/2/2003-SSD
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
(Social Statistics Division)
Wing 6, West Block 8,
R.K. Puram, New Delhi- 110 066
Dated: 21st February 2005
OFFICE
Subject:
MEMORANDUM
Constitution of the Sub-Group I on Basic Statistics for Local Level
Development
In pursuance of the recommendations of the Reconstituted High Level Expert
Committee on Basic Statistics for Local Level Development, it has been decided with the
approval of the competent authority to set up a Sub-Group to look into data requirements,
frequency of collection of data and redesigning of the village schedule. It would also examine
the feasibility of disaggregation of population census, economic census, election commission
data, etc. in respect of the 18 districts in which the pilot studies were undertaken to ensure
consistency.
The Sub-Group will also examine the need for fresh District/Block intensive pilot
studies in the same states or new states along with the financial requirements.
The composition of the sub-group will be as follows:
Chairman:
Dr. (Ms) Rohini Nayyar
Senior Consultant
Planning Commission
Yojana Bhawan
New Delhi
The members of the sub-group would consist of representatives of the following:
Registrar General of India
National Informatics Centre
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Rural Development
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Ministry of Agriculture
NSSO, SDRD
DES, Maharashtra
DDG (SSD) would be the convenor of the sub-group.
The Group would be required to submit its report to the High Level Expert
Committee within a period of three months from the date of issue of this Office
Memorandum. The Group may co-opt any other expert to assist in its functioning, whenever
required.
(S.K. Gupta)
Director
To
The Chairman and All Members of the Sub-Group
Copy to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
AS & FA, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Director (Admn), Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
PS to ADG (GR)/ DDG (SSD)
(S.K. Gupta)
Director
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Annexure-VH
No. M-12012/2/2003-SSD
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Central Statistical Organisation
(Social Statistics Division)
Wing 6, West Block 8
R.K. Puram, New Delhi -110 066
Dated: 21st February 2005
OFFICE
Subject:
MEMORANDUM
Constitution of the Sub-Group II cn Basic Statistics for Local Level
Development
In pursuance of the recommendations of the Reconstituted High Level Expert
Committee on Basic Statistics for Local Level Development, it has been decided with the
approval of the competent authority to set up a Sub-Group to look into the institutional
mechanism and related aspects including the linkages between different levels of
Government in the States.
The Sub-Group will also examine identification of the agency and the nodal officer
for collection and aggregation of data at different levels. It will also decide the authority of
ownership of data involving panchayats, which can be assigned the work of maintaining the
datasets.
The composition of the sub-group will be as follows:
Chairman:
Dr. G. Raveendran
ADG (NABS), CSO
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Sardar Patel Bhawan
Sansad Marg
New Delhi
The members of the sub-group would consist of representatives of the following:
•
•
•
•
Registrar General of India
National Informatics Centre
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Ministry of Rural Development
•
Ministry of Urban Development
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•
•
•
•
DES, Meghalaya
DES, Kerala
DES, Punjab
DES, Gujarat
Director (SSD) would be the convenor of the sub-group.
The Group would be required to submit its report to the High Level Expert
Committee within a period of three months from the date of issue of this Office
Memorandum. The Group may co-opt any other expert to assist in its functioning, whenever
required.
(S.K. Gupta)
Director
To
The Chairman and All Members of the Sub-Group
Copy to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Sr. PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
AS & FA, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Director (IFD), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Director (Admn), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
PS to ADG (GR)/ DDG (SSD)
(S.K. Gupta)
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Annexure VIII
Report of Sub-Group-I on Basic Statistics for Local Level Development constituted
under the chairpersonship of Dr. (Mrs.) Rohini Nayyar, Senior Consultant, Planning
Commission
The decentralisation initiated by the 73 rd and 74th amendments of the Indian Constitution
has given greater responsibilities and powers to the Panchayats and Nagar Palikas as the third
tier of governance offering a new era of opportunity for local planning, effective implementation
and monitoring of various social and economic development programmes in the country. In this
contest there is a need for the National Statistical System to assist the various agencies in this
challenging endeavour.
2.
A number of Committees in the past had suggested the compilation of regular
information from village and block levels. As the constitution has given powers to the local
bodies for preparation of local level plans and their implementation, it is becoming
increasingly necessary to have decentralised databases on population size and its
characteristics for micro level planning of various development programmes. This has
necessitated development of databases systematically from grass root level. In this context,
the National Statistical Commission had recommended that a Committee of Experts
comprising representatives from the concerned agencies might be constituted to review the
efforts already made in the past by various Groups and Committees and suggest a minimum
list of variables on which data needed to be collected at the local level for rural and urban
areas. The Committee should suggest a comprehensive scheme for collection of data in pre designed formats, with periodic updation, aggregation at higher administrative level
(Block/District/State/National) for each variable, agencies responsible for collection,
compilation and aggregation, and transmission of information from Blocks downwards to
Panchayats/Local bodies and upwards to District/State/National levels.
3.
A High Power Expert Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. S.P. Gupta , the then
Member Planning Commission was constituted to look into all aspects related to development
of basic statistics for local level development. The Committee proposed that a pilot study
might be conducted in rural areas of some selected states, to test a format containing a minimum
number of selected variables on which the data would be collected, compiled, aggregated, and
transmitted from Blocks downwards to Panchayats / Local bodies and upwards to District/State/
National levels. In all, the pilot studies were organized in eight states. The High Power Expert
Committee originally decided to conduct the pilot studies in six states viz., Haryana, Gujrat,
Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya and West Bengal. However, later on two more states, namely,
Bihar and Tamilnadu were also included for the study. Finally Tripura was also included for
the same. In order to conduct the pilot studies, a Schedule of Enquiry as well as an
Instruction Manual for the field staff was finalized after discussions in the meetings of the
said committee.
4.
After dissolution of Planning Commission, a new committee has been reconstit uted
under the Chairmanship of Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member Planning Commission. The first
meeting of reconstituted Committee was held on 18 th January 2005 wherein the participants
were apprised about the experiences gained in the pilot studies conducted in n ine states. The
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revised village level schedule incorporating the changes made on the basis of feedback of
pilot studies was also discussed.
5.
After detailed discussions, the High Level Expert Committee decided to constitute
two sub-groups. The terms of reference of Sub-group-I were to look into data requirements,
frequency of collection of data and redesigning of village schedule. It would also examine the
feasibility of disaggregation of population census, economic census, election commission
data, etc. Accordingly, the first Sub-group-I was constituted on 21st Feburary, 2005 under the
chairpersonship of Dr.(Mrs) Rohini Nayyar, Senior Consultant, Planning commission. The
other members of the Committee are representatives of Registrar General of India, Na tional
Informatics centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Human resource
Development, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of
Agriculture, NS SO, SDRD and DES Maharashtra. Committee was required to submit its
report within three months time. However, the tenure of the Sub -group has been extended
upto 31st December, 2005.
6.
The first meeting of sub-group-I was held on 14th March 2005 to discuss, inter-alia,
data requirements at village for local level planning. In the meeting it was decided to examine
the availability of data of population census at village level in reference to pilot studies done
for 18 districts and also to seek comments of the Members and all States Directorate of
Economics and Statistics on revised schedule.
7.
Findings and Recommendations of the Sub-Group-I
In so far as data of population census is concerned, it is not comparable with the data
contained in the reports of pilot studies got done by the CSO in 9 States. On examination it
was found that the reports contained blocks level data which could not be segregated upto
village and as such it could not be compared with village level data provided by RGI Office.
(ii)
The District Census Handbook contains the following indie ators at village level.
a. Identification of village particulars i.e. State, District, Tehsil/Taluka,C.D. Block,
Village, Area of village
b. Population data Gender-wise population, Scheduled Caste and scheduled Tribe,
number of households
c. Amenities Data:
Educational facilities - Number of primary, middle, secondary, senior secondary schools,
colleges, industrial school, training school, adult literacy class/centre, other educational
facilities
Medical Facilities - Number of allopathic, aruvedicl, unani, homeopathic hospitals and
dispensaries, number of maternity and child welfare centre, health centre, primary health
centre, family welfare centre, T.B. clinic, nursing home, registered private medical
practitioners, subsidised medical practitioners, community health workers, other medical
facility
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Drinking Water- Tap water, well water, tank water, tubewell water, hand pump, river
water, canal, lake, spring, other drinking water sources, source of drinking water during
summer
Post, Telegraph and Telephone facilities- Number of post office, Telegraph office, number
of telephone connections,
Communication- Bus services, Railway services, Navigable water way including river,
Canal etc.
Credit Facility- Number of commercial banks, co-operative commercial bank, credit
societies, agricultural credit societies, other credit societies
Recreation and Cultural Facilities- Number of cinema/video-hall, sports club,
auditorium etc
stadium /
Approach to Village- Paved road, mud road, foot path, navigable water, navigable canal,
navigable water way other than river or canal, nearest town
Power Supply- Electricity for domestic use. Electricity for agriculture use, Electricity for
other purposes, Electricity for all purposes
News and Magazines- If news papers and magazines arrived in village
d. Land Use- Area under different types, Forest, Area Irrigated by source, government canal,
private canal, well without electricity, well with electricity, tube well with or without
electricity, tank, river, lake, waterfall, others, total irrigated area, un -irrigated area, culturable
waste (including gauchar and groves), area not available for cultivation
(iii)
The village directory information is collected by Census Officers from the records of
the villages maintained by the various village functionaries e.g. Health worker, ANM,
Anganwari, Chowkidar, village Pradhan, patwari etc. The village-wise information available
in District Census Handbook contains most of the critical indicators required for local level
planning. Since the Census data is available after a gap of 10 years, there is need to update
the village directory on annual basis.
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(iv)
The Central Ministries, which are member of the Committee as well as all State
Governments, were requested to s end their comments on revised schedule as well as system
of collection of village level statistics. Some of the States are maintaining block/district level
information in their district statistical handbook though items of information vary from state
to state. Most of States have expressed their inability to collect village level information on
regular basis due to inadequate staff/vacant posts, financial constraints, etc. The Committee is
of the opinion that it is not desirable also to collect such huge in formation for all the villages
in the country. It will be appropriate to have such information at district level, which may be
used for local level planning. For this purpose, information collected by Census in the form
of village directory can be used for local level planning. However, a system could be evolved
by the State governments to update the census information on annual basis so that year-wise
information on all the basic parameters of village are available for local level planning.
However, data from Census on Amenities and Land Use is not available for many years after
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the Census e.g. the 2001 District Census reports are still not available. It is required to
expedite availability of data at district and sub-district levels so that their validity does not
diminish over time and they can be used for analysis and local level planning.
(v)
On the basis of feedback/suggestions received from some of the Central/State
Governments Offices, the schedule has been further modified by incorporating the
suggestions keeping in view its practicality and utility. The committee is of the opinion that
State Governments should maintain these data at district level for all the districts. If the State
Governments desires they can conduct pilot studies in one or two villages in a district on
sample basis to examine the feasibility/quality of village level data with existing resources.
(vi)
With regard to institutional mechanism for reporting/updating the village level data,
the Sub-group II has been constituted under the chairmanship of Additional Director General,
CSO which will submit its report separately.
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Annexure IX
Report of the Sub-Group II on Basic Statistics for Local Level Development
1. Introduction
The Sub-Group II was constituted vide OM No. M-12012/2/2003-SSD dated February,
2005 as per the recommendations of the Reconstituted High Level Expert Committee on
Basic Statistics for Local Level Development to look into the institutional mechanism and
related aspects including the linkages between different levels of Government in the States.
The Sub-Group was required to identify the agencies and nodal officers at different levels
for collection and aggregation of data and recommend measures to make Panchayats to
own and maintain the datasets.
The Sub-Group was headed by Dr.G.Raveendran, Additional Director General, and
Central Statistical Organization. He continued as the Chairman of the Committee after his
retirement in June, 2005. The other members of the Sub-Group included representatives
from some of the Central Government Departments and State Directorates of Economics
and Statistics.
The Sub-Group had its first meeting on April 19, 2005. The Group noted that most of the
data for local level development are availa ble with the functionaries of different
development agencies at the local level. However, the major issues which need to be
addressed to establish a regular mechanism for reporting of reliable statistics on local area
development are those of coordination, validation, aggregation and transmission of data. It
would involve the ownership of data by the Panchayati Raj institutions and positive
contribution of statistical agencies for coordination and ensuring statistical quality and
standards.
The Directorates of Economics and Statistics of all the states were requested by the Central
Statistical Organization vide letter no: M-12012/2/2003-SSD dated March 30. 2005 to
provide the details of existing institutional mechanism for the collection of village/ district
level statistics. In addition, the Chairman of the Sub-Group visited Kerala (June 18-20,
2005), Karnataka (October 6-8, 2005), Maharashtra (December 15-17, 2005) and Haryana
(January 12-14, 2006) to familiarize with the systems prevailing in these states. The
chairman also had detailed discussions with Shri.Gharola, Director in the Department of
Women and Child Development. The draft report has been prepared on the basis of the
above interactions and inputs received from some of the states in writing.
2. State Practices
The practices prevailing in different states as assessed through the field visits and inputs
received in writing are given in the following paragraphs.
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2.1 Kerala
Kerala is administratively divided into 14 districts and 63 Taluks. Though there are 1452
villages in the state, the local administrative unit is the Gram Panchayat. Each Gram
Panchayat has a geographical area of not exceeding 10 sq. kms with 10 to 20 Panchayat
wards. Each Panchayat ward would have approximately 500 households or about 2500
persons.
A group of Panchayats constitute a block. There are 152 blocks and on an average 6 to 7
Panchayats are included in a block.
2.1.1. Panchayat level workers and the reporting mechanism
There is an Anganwadi woiker for a population of about 200 households in eveiy Panchayat ward. There could be one
or more Anganwadi workers in a Panchayat ward depending on the population of the ward. The Anganwadi workers
have to maintain several registers on their day to day activities. Some ofthe important re gisters are the following:
survey register
birth register
pregnant women register
Z lactating mother register
mother and child care card and
immunization register
Details of population, immunization of children, birth and death, pregnant women, etc.
are being maintained by the Anganwadi workers on an on-going basis. The Anganwadi
workers send regular reports to ICDS supervisors belonging to Social Development
Department at the Panchayat level. The data thus received are consolidated and sent to
Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) at Block level and District Social Welfare
Officer at the district level.
Though there is a Research Assistant from the Planning and Statistics Department, at the
block level, he acts as an extension officer for planning and monitoring and does not
have any control on ICDS data. There is, however, a junior statistical investigator at the
District Social Welfare Office who consolidates the data received from the block
development officers in each district.
The other functionary at the Gram Panchayat level is the Junior Public Health Nurse
(JPHN). Each Panchayat has a primary health center (PHC) and each of them may have 3 to
5 sub centers. The JPHN are attached to the sub centers and on an average there is one
JPHN for a population of 5000. These workers also maintain a number of registers and
some of the important registers are the following:
Z register of pre-natal cases
child health register
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sterilization register
S immunization register,
S eligible couple register, and
S Mother and Child Care Record
The JPHN and Anganwadi workers have regular inter-actions and data sharing amongst
them. The JPHN send regular reports to the medical officer in the Primary Health Centre.
The District Medical Officer receives report from the Primary Health Centres and those are
consolidated and send to the Director of Health Services at the State Capital. It is
mandatory to verify each reported case of maternal death by the District Medical Officer.
There is, therefore, an apprehension that the report sent by the District Medical Officer to
the Director Health Services may include only those cases which have been verified.
The other functionaries working at the Panchayat level are the Panchayat Secretary,
Village Officer of the Revenue Department and the extension workers in the Block
Development office. In addition, there is an elected representative for each Ward of every
Panchayat. These Ward members keep complete account of the population and
infrastructural facilities in each Ward.
The Government of Kerala is now considering a scheme to constitute Panchayat level
Statistics Committees and Block Level Statistics Committees with officials of the
Directorate of Economics and Statistics as the Member Secretaries.
2.1.2
Reports by Anganwadi Workers
The Anganwadi workers send a number of reports every month to the ICDS supervisors.
These include the following:
Anganwadi Monthly Progress Report
Anganwadi level monthly report
Monthly progress report of Self Help Groups (SHP).
2.1.3 Reports by the JPHN
Each JPHN prepares and submits a monthly report relating to the sub-centre. It contains
detailed information on various aspects of health care including antenatal cases, no. of
pregnant women, number of deliveries, pregnancy outcomes, maternal deaths, still births, etc.
2.2 Karnataka
2.2.1
The Organizational Structure of DES
The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES) is a part of Planning and Statistics
Department headed by the Additional Chief Secretary and Planning Secretary. There is a
separate State Planning Board which advises the Chief Minister on planning issues.
The Directorate of Economics and Statistics is having seven Technical Divisions each
headed by a Joint Director and one Administrative and Accounts Division headed by an
Administrative Officer. The specific Divisions are the following:
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Z Civil Registration, National Sample Survey and Local Body Statistics
State Income, Industries and Prices
Agricultural Census, Rainfall and Computer
Agricultural Statistics
Crop insurance Scheme
Publication
Economic Census
Administrative and Accounts
The Technical Divisions are manned by Deputy Director/ Assistant Director/ Assistant
Statistical Officers, Statistical inspectors and Enumerators.
There is a District Statistical Office in each of the 27 districts in the state and these offices
are headed by a District Statistical Officer at the level of a Deputy Director. Assistant
Director, Assistant Statistical Officers, Statistical inspectors and Enumerators assist the
District Statistical Officers. However, the number of supporting staff in each of the District
Statistical Offices varies according to the size of the district.
At the Taluk (Tehsil) level, atleast one Statistical Inspector and an enumerator are posted
in the office of the Tehsildar for the purpose of statistical work in each of the 175 Taluks.
The statistical staff in the Office of the Tehsildar is responsible for all statistics emanating
from the Revenue Department like rainfall statistics, weather and crop reports, birth and
death reports, price data collection, etc. District Statistical Officer supervise and check the
statistical reports sent to the Head Office.
2.2.3
Panchayat System and Functionaries
The state of Karnataka has 27 districts, 175 Taluks and 29483 villages. For development
purposes the villages have been grouped into 5659 Gram Panchayats, 175 Taluk Panchayats
and 27 Zilla Panchayats.
The Zilla Panchayat is headed by a chief Executive Officer and assisted by the following
officers and other subordinate staff.
'Z
Z
Z
'Z
Deputy Secretary (Administration)
Deputy Secretary (Development)
Chief Account Officer
Chief Planning Officer and
Project Director
The Chief Planning Officer is largely on deputation from the Directorate of Economics and
he is assisted by an Evaluation officer and an Assistant Statistical Officer who are
responsible for the compilation of district level performance indicators and development
statistics.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat also coordinate the district level
activities of various development departments like Animal husbandry and veterinary,
Social forestry, Water development, Education, Backward classes and minorities,
Agriculture, Horticulture, Social welfare, Indian system of medicine, Health and family
welfare and Women and child development.
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The next lower level of Panchayat system is Taluk Panchayat. The number of Taluks in
each district varies from 3 to 11 with an average of about 6.5 Taluks per district. Each
Taluk Panchayat is headed by an Executive Officer assisted by technical and
administrative staff including a statistical Inspector. The Statistical Officer is responsible
for collecting a variety of development statistics relating to Panchayat.
At the lowest level is the Gram Panchayat for a group of about 5 villages. A Panchayat
Secretary, who maintains various administrative records relating to the Panchayat, assists
the Panchayat President. There is also a village accountant for a group of 2-3 villages who
maintains all revenue records including tax collections. The jurisdiction of vi llage
accountant is not co-terminus with the boundaries of the respective Gram Panchayat in
some cases. In other words, the jurisdiction of village accountants sometimes cut across
Panchayat boundaries. It would be useful, if this anomaly is rectified by suitable re
allocation of villages for obtaining consistent set of data including land utilization statistics
in respect of each Panchayat. There are a number of grass root level workers in each Gram
Panchayat. These include Watermen, bill collectors, Anganwadi workers and ANMs. In
each Panchayat, there are Community Health Centres (CHC), Primary Health Centres and
sub-Centres. There is one ANM in each sub-Centre and 45 sub-Centres constitute a
Primary Health Centre.
As in other states, the jurisdiction of each Anganwadi worker consists of a population of
about 200 households in each village. There could also be more than one Anganwadi
worker for a village depending on the population of the village. The jurisdiction of an
ANM is the sub-Centre and consists of about 1000 households. The registers and records
being maintained by the Anganwadi workers and ANMs are almost the same in each state.
Details of population, birth and death, pregnant women, migration, immunization of
children etc. are available from the records maintained by these workers. Details of land
use, tax collection, livestock, houses, projects implemented, etc are available from the
Panchayat Secretary and village accountants. These functionaries send periodical reports to
the respective controlling agencies. There is also a system of sending statistical report on
general particulars about village. This is being consolidated at Taluk and Zilla Panchayat
level and sent to Government in Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
Consolidation and Data sharing
Consolidation and sharing of data between various development agencies take place at the
district level. On eleventh of every month, there is Karnataka Development Programme
(KDP) meeting at the district level and representatives of all the development agencies
participate in the meeting. Once in a quarter, the Minister in charge of the district chairs
the KDP meeting. The data sets available with different agencies are shared in these
meetings. The Chief Planning Officer of the Zilla Panchayat is vested with the
responsibility of compiling and maintaining local level statistics on various aspects. The
items of information thus being collected include population, infrastructure, education and
literacy, area and land utilization, crop production, live stock, industrial units,
cooperatives, credit and loans, health and family welfare, etc.
The compilation and consolidation of local level statistics is, however, being undertaken as
a one-time operation rather than as a continuous regular operation. There is also no direct
involvement of DES in the compilation and consolidation of these statistics though the
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officers and staff involved in the exercise in Zilla and Taluk Panchayats are taken from
DES.
Some Suggestions
It may not be very difficult for the Government of Karnataka to introduce a regular
reporting and data sharing mechanism for local level statistics by strengthening the
statistical coordination mechanisms at the Taluk and District levels. Some of the
suggestions in this regard are the following:
'Z The jurisdiction of village accountants may be rationalized so as to ensure that
these do not cut across Gram Panchayat boundaries
The statistical reports being sent by the village level workers may be shared and
consolidated at the Taluk and Zilla Panchayat level
The District Statistical Officers and the Statistical staff at the Taluk level may
exercise the necessary quality check and supervision of the entire system
■Z The information technology resources at the Taluk and District levels may be
strengthened to facilitate web enabled data transmission and consolidation.
2.3 Maharashtra
2.3.1
The Organizational Structure of DES
The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), headed by the Director, has six
Technical Divisions, consisting of Evaluation, Co-ordination, State income, Training,
Electronic data processing and Economic census. The Divisions are headed by an
Additional Director, except the State Income and Training Divisions which are headed by
Joint Directors. These Divisions have other officers and staff including Deputy Directors,
Research Officers, Statistical Officers, Research Assistants, etc.
The state is administratively divided into 6 regions, 35 districts, 353 Tehsils and
41095 inhabited villages. Within each district, there are Sub-Divisions consisting of a group
of Tehsils and circles consisting of a group of villages in each Tehsil depending on area and
population. The field formation of the DES consists of six Regional Offices and 31 District
Statistical Offices. Each Regional Office is headed by a Joint Director and assisted by 25 to
30 other technical officers and staff including about 10 Statistical Assistants and 15
Investigators.
The district Statistical Office is headed by the District Statistical Officer and assisted
by about six other technical staff including four statistical assistants. The DES has no office
or staff at Tehsil or lower levels.
2.3.2
The Panchayat System and Functionaries
The Panchayat system in the State consists of 33 District Panchayats, 349 Intermediate
Panchayats or Blocks and 28553 Gram Panchayats. Thus, each Gram Panchayat consists of
one or two villages, on an average, and each Block consists of about 82 Gram Panchayats.
The District Panchayat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and assisted by a few
technical and administrative officers and staff including the Project Officer, DRDA. The
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district Panchayat coordinates various developmental activities and execute projects upto
specified size limit.
The Planning Officer is not with the District Panchayat, but with District collector under the
Revenue Department. There are about six to seven statistical staff including a Planning
Officer in the office of the District collector for planning work. These persons are on
deputation from the DES. The arrangement for District Planning is different from that in
Karnataka where it is performed by the District Panchayat.
The intermediate level Panchayat is at the Tehsil level and is headed by the Block
Development Officer (BDO). He is assisted by a group of engineers, Block Education
Officer, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) and others including a Block Statistical
Assistant of the Rural Development Department.
At the level of Gram Panchayat, the only official available is the Gram Sevak. He maintains a
number of records/ registers including the Income and Expenditure Register, Birth and Death
Register, Asset Register and House Tax Assessment Register. These records contain useful
data on various village assets/ infrastructure, private houses, etc. Talati or village officer is
the village level revenue official who maintains revenue records including land use statistics.
His jurisdiction often consists of more than one Gram Panchayat.
As in other states, the two important village level workers are Anganwadi worker and
Auxiliary Nurse/ Midwife (ANM). There is an Anganwadi worker for a population of about
200 households and there could be more than one worker in a village. In the case of
Phalegaon Panchayat there are three Anganwadi workers. The jurisdiction of an ANM is the
sub-centre which caters to a population of about 5000 persons. The registers and records
being maintained by the Anganwadi workers and ANMs contain details of population, birth
and death, pregnant women, immunization of children, etc. These functionaries send
periodical reports to their respective controlling officers and there is no formal arrangement
for sharing the information with the Panchayat and it has no role in monitoring the activities
of these functionaries.
Though the jurisdiction of the Block Development Office is the same as Tehsil, both the
Block Development Officer and the Tehsildar have two different Offices. The Tehsil officers
are computerized and land records are maintained in computers.
2.3.3
Data Sharing
There is no formal data sharing mechanisms between different agencies working at Gram
Panchayat, Tehsil or District levels. In fact there are multiple lines of control and reporting
mechanisms. In the case of revenue officials, the line of reporting is from village officer
(Talati) to the Circle Officer, Tehsildar and District Collector. The channels of reporting in
the case of different functionaries at Gram Panchayat, block Development Office and District
Panchayat Office are through the respective line of control of the respective Departments.
The reports being received by different Departments are generally not being integrated at any
stage.
The Directorate of Economics and Statistics is not involved in the preparation of statistical
reports based on administrative and other reports of the functionaries at the Panchayat level.
However, the DES collected village wise detailed information on various aspects including
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education, health, water facilities, village amenities, etc for the development of a GIS by the
Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre. The data were collected and validated over
a period of about two years and no attempt could be made to update the data. The information
Technology Department of the State Government has also developed a d atabase of voters and
ration card holders in the state.
2.4 Haryana
2.4.1
The Organizational Structure of DES
In Haryana, the planning and statistical activities are placed under an Economic and
Statistical Adviser (ESA). The ESA is assisted by two Additional Economic and Statistical
Advisers - one each for Planning and Statistics. The Additional ESA (Statistics) is supported
by a Joint ESA and five Deputy ESAs for various statistical functions. The Additional ESA
(Planning) is assisted by two Deputy ESAs - one for plan formulation, decentralized planning
and monitoring and the other for plan evaluation and twenty point programmes.
At the district level, each of the districts has a District Statistical Office headed by a District
Statistical Officer and assisted by a few statistical staff. These officers prepare District
Statistical Abstracts, Municipal Year Book and District Socio Economic Review. The District
Statistical Officers are also responsible for the compilation of various socio -economic data,
particularly relating to prices, market arrivals, local body budget, capital formulation, state
income, etc.
In each district, the Additional Deputy Commissioner is the Chief Planning and Development
Officer, supported by a Planning Officer. The district Planning Officer is responsible for
preparation and implementation of annual action plan under decentralized planning,
implementation of Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme and
monitoring of implementation of projects under decentralized planning. The annual plans
under decentralized planning are prepared on the basis of inputs received from various
development agencies and elected representatives of people and not based on any objective
assessment of local situation.
2.4.2
Panchayat System and Functionaries
Haryana has a three-tier Panchayat system with 19 Zilla Parishads at the district level, 119
Panchayat Samities at the block level and 6194 Gram Panchayats covering all the 6988
villages. The Zilla Parishad is headed by the president, an Additional District Commissioner
of the District, who is assisted by a group of support staff consisting of Accounts Officers,
Superintendents, Accountants, Assistants, Clerks, Stenographers, etc. There is also a District
Development Panchayat Officer (DDPO) under the District Commissioner, who is involved
in district level decentralized planning.
The Panchayat Samiti is headed by the Chairman, who is the Block Development Officer.
There are engineers and a few technical officers assisting the Block Development Of ficer on
various activities at the Block level.
At the Gram Panchayat level, Sirpanch is the head who is assisted by the Gram Sachiv, the
only official reporting to the Sirpanch. The village level officials of various Departments like
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the Anganwadi worker, Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), revenue officials, etc do not report
to the Gram Panchayat.
The Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 came into effect in Haryana on April 22, 1994. Under the
legislation, Panchayats at all three levels have been entrusted with the duties and functions
with regard to 29 subjects listed in the Eleventh schedule of the constitution. However, the
necessary funds and functionaries have not been transferred to the Panchayati Raj Institutions
so far. The process of strengthening the three tiers of Panchayats in the state has now been
initiated as per the decisions taken by the Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and the Chief
Minister of Haryana on 22nd August, 2005. An exercise of activity mapping to ascertain as to
what funds, functions and functionaries of various departments could be assigned to the three
tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions is presently under progress.
2.4.3
Data Sharing
There is no data sharing between various agencies functioning at the Gram Panchayat,
Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishads. The functionaries of different departments do have
vertical system of reporting and at no stage the data sets get integrated to have a holistic view
of any geographical region in all the dimensions of development. The Panchayati Raj
Institutions do not have any access to such data sets and recently an exercise has been
initiated to collect comprehensive data on village characteristics and infrastructure in respect
of each village through a pre-designed schedule. The effort is still continuing with some
success.
2.5 Tamil Nadu
There are 30 districts, 385 blocks and 17,244 revenue villages in Tamil Nadu. The
Directorate of Economics and Statistics has its officers posted at the District, Divisional and
Block levels. At the District level, there are District Statistical Officers headed by Assistant
Directors, Divisional Statistical Officers are posted at the Divisional level who supervise the
work of Block Statistical Inspectors at the Block level. Each Block consists of about 60
villages and as such, it will be difficult for the Block Statistical Inspector to visit all the
villages within the Block frequently.
The State has a three tier Panchayat system as in most other states. There are 12618 village
Panchayats, 385 Block level Panchayats and 30 Dis trict Panchayats. The Village Panchayats
are headed by Village President, Block Panchayats by Union Chairman and District
Panchayats by District Secretary.
Basic statistics for local level development planning are not presently being collected by the
DES.
2.6
Other States
The state of Orissa has a system of collection of data on village level through investigators of
the Directorate of Economics and Statistics on a regular basis. DES has evolved appropriate
schedules and guidelines for the purpose.
The DES, Sikkim does not have any office at the sub-district level or block level. At the
moment, data are collected by the Department through District offices.
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In Himachal Pradesh, the DES does not have nay statistical staff at the Block level and there
is acute shortage of manpower.
Andhra Pradesh has a system of collecting statistics for local level planning once in a year
through Mandals which are being published in the name of Mahal Ganaka Darshini (MGD).
In Uttar Pradesh, village level statistics are being collected once in a year through “Gram
Vikas Adhikari/ Gram Panchayat Vikas Adhikari” and published in the form of District
Statistical Bulletins.
The DES Bihar has statistical officers at the level of “Pramandal (Division)” District and
“Praghand”. It does not have any statistical staff at the level of Panchayat and village. Thus
the DES is not able to compile quality statistics at Panchayat level.
3. Findings and Recommendations
The major findings of the field visits and reports received from some of the states are
summarized in the following paragraphs.
3.1 Implementation of Panchayat Raj System
The Panchayati Raj System is under different stages of implementation in different states.
While the system has become fully functional and local level planning as well as
developmental activities have become its rightful functions in some of the states, in other
states the Panchayati Raj Institutions have not been given the requisite powers, funds and
functionaries. Though decentralized planning has become an important subject of
Government activity, it is managed by different agencies in different states. The Panchayati
Raj institutions are responsible for decentralized planning only in some of the states.
3.2
Geographical coverage of Panchayats
In Kerala, each Gram Panchayat has about 10 to 20 Panchayat wards within an area of about
10 sq.kms. Karnataka has 5659 Gram Panchayats covering 29,483 villages. Thus each Gram
Panchayat has about 5.2 villages. In Maharashtra and Haryana, the number of villages per
Gram Panchayat is 1.4 and 1.1 respectively. The state wise details are given in Table I.
Table I: Number ofvillages per Gram Panchayat
Number of
Villages
Number of Villages
per Gram Panchayat
Kerala
Number of
Gram
Panchayats
991
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Haryana
5659
28553
6194
29483
41095
6988
10-20
Panchayat
wards
5.2
1.4
1.1
State
There are also considerable variations in the average number of Gram Panchayats per
Intermediate and District Panchayats across the States. While the average number of Gram
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Panchayats per Intermediate Panchayat varied from 6.5 in Kerala to 114.7 in Maharashtra,
the number of Gram Panchayats per District Panchayat varied from 70.8 in Kerala to 865 in
Maharashtra. The situation in the four States is given in Table 2.
Table 2: Number of Gram Panchayats per Intermediate and District
Panchayat_____________________________
State
District
Intermediate Gram
G.P per G.P. per
Panchayat Panchayat
Panchayat I.P.
D.P.
(D.P)
(G.P)
(IP)
14______ 152_______ 991
Kerala_____
6.5__
70.8
Karnataka
27______ 175_______ 5659
32.3
209.6
Maharashtra
33______ 249_______ 28553
114.7
865
Haryana
19
119
6194
52
326
The variations in the Geographical coverage of intermediate and district Panchayats have
significant bearings on district level planning and data management.
3.3
Directorate of Economics and Statistics and Loc al Level Statistics.
In general, the Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DES) do not have any involvement
in local level statistics. Though, many of them bring out district statistical handbooks, the
data content of them are generally aggregates and averages and are not useful for Panchayat
level assessment and planning. The village wise details as reported to the concerned line
departments by the village level functionaries are not shared with the Directorate of
Economics and Statistics of the respective state Governments.
3.4
Existence of Local Level Statistics
The functionaries at the village level particularly the Anganwadi workers, ANMs, Panchayat
Secretaries and revenue officials maintain a large number of registers, records and reports
containing upto date data sets on every aspect of each village. There is, however, no
mechanism to check the reliability of such statistics and to consolidate them at the Gram
Panchayat level.
3.5
Ownership of the Data
The ownership of the data being maintained by different functionaries is presently that of the
concerned line Departments only and Panchayats are generally not consolidating and
maintaining such data. The situation needs to be changed and the Gram Panchayats should
consolidate, maintain and own village level data. All the functionaries at the village level
including the Anganwadi worker, ANM, and revenue official should share the data possessed
by them with the respective Gram Panchayats. Such data should be verified, consolidated and
maintained by the Panchayats in pre-designed formats. The Panchayats should also own such
data.
3.6
Ensuring Statistical Quality and Standards
It is necessary that the Directorate of Economics and Statistics in respective states play an
important role in ensuring statistical quality and standards by providing the necessary
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guidelines and training to Panchayat staff in the consolidation and maintenance of local level
statistics. The DES through the District Statistical Offices or Block Statistical Offices should
also arrange random checking of the quality of statistics maintained by Gram Panchayats.
3.7
Upward Transmission and Integration
The Gram Panchayats may compile the statistics in the prescribed formats by consolidating
the data sets maintained by different village level fu nctionaries as on 31st March of every year
in triplicate. This work may be completed during the month of April. One copy of the report
may be sent to the Block Statistical Office/ District Statistical Office as per the availability of
statistical staff and another copy to the Intermediate Panchayat/ District Panchayat again as
per the decision of the State Government. Considering the fact that the Panchayati Raj
institutions are still at various stages of formation, the District Statistical Office/ Block
Statistical Office should take up the computerization and aggregation of local level statistics
and share the same with the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
4. Cost Estimates
The compilation of village level statistics at the Gram Panchayat level being an annual work,
no additional staff could be employed for the purpose. The existing staff, particularly the
Panchayat Secretary in coordination with the Anganwadi workers, ANMs, and revenue
officials should take up this work. An honorarium of Rs 1500/ (Rupees one thousand and five
hundred only) may be paid to these workers for the compilation of village level statistics for
each of the Gram Panchayats. The cost of training, quality checking, computerization and
aggregation of village level statistics for each Panch ayat by the District Statistical Office staff
would be of the order of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) per Panchayat. Thus a sum of
Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) per Gram Panchayat would be required for the
compilation of annual village level statistics. Since, there is a total of around Rs.2.35 Lakhs
Gram Panchayats, the annual average expenditure would be about Rs.47 crores (Rupees forty
seven crores only). Taking into account cost of the printing forms and other miscellaneous
expenditures, the estimated annual budget requirement would be about Rs.50.00 crores.
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Annexure X
Comments on Revised Schedule on Local Level Development Statistics
Sl.No.
1.
Name of Organisation
Department of
Agriculture &
Cooperation
Block/Sub-head
Bolck 4.4, Sub
head 4.4.1
Block 4.7, Sub
head 4.7.3
Block 4.4, Sub
head 4.42
2.
Ministry of Human
Resource Development,
Department of
Secondary and Higher
Education
Para 4.3.1 (a) &
(b)
Item no. 4.3.2 to
4.3.8
Suggestion________________________
Land utilisation statistics is being
collected needs to be further expanded to
include such categories as “ Land Under
Still Water”, ‘Social forestry’, and
‘Marshy land’_____________________
Employed as regular wage /salaried
employed category need to be further
classified both (i) employment as regular
wage/ salaried employee in the
agriculture sector as well as in non
agriculture sector. Similarly, Sub
heading 4.7.4 (rural labour) has to be
further divided into two categories viz.
labourer
and
nonagricultural
agricultural labourer.________________
The information on area irrigated by
source needs to be further disaggregated
as (i) canal (both Government and
Private), Wells, Tube wells, Tanks,
Micro- irrigation including sprinkler and
drip irrigation, and other source._______
Since in the revised schedule only area
irrigated is envisaged, it has to be further
expanded to include both area and
number of operational holdings by size
classes.___________________________
The major size classes of operational
holdings to be considered are marginal
(below 1 hects), small (l-2hects), Semi
medium (2-4 hects), medium (4-10
hects) and large (10 hects. And above).
It is understood that the information in
respect of this para for literate
population will be collected from census
data or by a household approach_______
The information will be collected from
schools. While collecting educational
data 30th September of the year may be
taken as reference as is being currently
done by the Ministry.
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Name of Organisation
3.
Government of Sikkim,
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Monitoring and
Evaluation Planning and
Development
Department
4.
Department of
Economics & Statistics,
Chennai
Block/Sub-head
Block 3
Suggestion________________________
Since the data are being collected for
local level development planning, it
would be appropriate if an item in
respect of “Reasons for Drop Outs in
Schools’ be included in the schedule.
They do not have any offices at the subdistrict level or block level. In order to
collect data from village level it would
be necessary to have a functionary at the
district level and could be given the
responsibility for collecting the data on
regular basis. It is suggested that a
functionary connected to village
panchayat be given the task of collecting
data by paying him an honorarium for
this duty. The other method would be to
engage an educated unemployed person
and engage him on a fix payment basis.
Their Department may be given the
responsibility for collecting the data
from the village level and compiling
them for village level reports._________
It is suggested to include the following
items in the block 3(a) (distance from the
nearest village)
Sub-centre/ PHC (Nos.)
i.
ii.
Police Station (including out
post)
iii.
Anganwadi-Noon
meal
centre
iv.
Cooperative Society
Community centre with or
v.
without radio
vi.
Internet facility
vii.
Cable TV
viii.
Recreational area (Club,
Park, Garden etc.)
ix.
Percentage of house having
electric ity
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Sl.No.
Name of Organisation
5.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Government of
Maharashtra
6.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Block/Sub-head
Suggestion________________________
Regarding Institutional Mechanism
available in the State, the three tier
system is functioning at village level by
village president, block level by Union
chairman, and District level by District
Secretary. At the village level, nearly 27
Departments are functioning dealing
with Health, Revenue, Public Works,
Highways, etc. At the district level, the
Assistant Director (Statistics) is the head
of the district. At division level,
Divisional statistical Officers are
supervisory officers to oversee the work
of Block Statistical Inspectors. The
Block Statistical Inspectors in the block
are primary data collectors. For
collecting village level data, Block
Statistical Inspectors may be engaged.
The study can be taking up on annual
basis with the existing mechanism. The
need financial assistance from CSO for
printing blank forms and honorarium.
The blank schedule for collecting
Village level data on health, education,
water facilities and certain amenities
alongwith other details such as land
utilisation, irrigation potential, trade &
Cooperative societies, etc is enclosed.
The information was collected for use of
GIS by the Maharashtra Remote Sensing
Application
Centre,
(Nagpur
Government
Undertaking).
The
information was collected with the help
of staff of concerned departments.
However it took more than two years to
collect, compile and validate the
information. It is suggested that these
formats
with
suitable
modifications/additions may be adopted
for collection of basic statistics for local
level planning.
Due to vacant posts, it will not be
possible for DES to collect the village
level information independently. The
existing institutional infrastructure of
concerned department will have to be
used to collect the required information.
Directorate of Economics & Statistics in
UP also collects information on village
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Name of Organisation
Government of Uttar
Pradesh
7.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Govt of Bihar
Block/Sub-head
Suggestion________________________
level statistics annually. A copy of
village schedule in use by UP Govt, is
enclosed. Most of the information
contained in our village schedule is
being collected by village level workers
(Village development officers/Gram
panchayat development officers)._______
At present Directorate of Economics &
Statistics is not involved in collection of
village/panchayat level basic statistics. It
is very essential to have primary worker
at village/panchayat level. The system
followed in Bihar is as follows:Directorate of Eco. & Statistics (at State
level)
Pramandaliya Statistics Office( at
Pramandal level)
District Statistics Office ( At District
Level)
Block Statistics Supervisor(Block level)
3(a)
Below block level, ie Panchayat/ Village
level DES has no control. Therefore,
there is a doubt of reliability of
village/panchayat level data. It is very
essential involve Statistical personnel for
collecting data on regular basis.________
The following items should be included
in the schedule: (i) Regular Market (ii)
College of Technical Education (iii)
Paramedical Institute (iv) School of
teachers training (v) Cold Storage (vi)
Godown Warehousing facility.
4.2.2
Mental Disability
4.3
(a)No. of drop outs at secondarty
level(9-10)
(b) No. of students passed secondary
level 9-10
(Preceding educational year)
Middle class 6-9
(>)
Secondary stage 9-10
(H)
6.3
Mental disability
8
(i) Electronic and Electrical Shop
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Name of Organisation
8.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Govt, of Andhra
Pradesh____________
Economics & Statistical
Adviser, Haryana
9.
Block/Sub-head
The blank schedule of village-wise and
district-wise information collected by
DES once a year is enclosed.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 3 a.
10.
Economics & Statistics
Department,Government
of Himachal Pradesh,
Shimla
11.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics
Orissa, Bhubaneshwar
12.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Suggestion______
(ii) Hardware Shop
In this schedule, the information
regarding availability of some basic
facilities in the village is to be recorded.
It is suggested that information regarding
Street light and pucca streets may also be
asked for.
In this item of assets acquisition, the
information regarding owning a personal
telephone, T.V. Refrigerator, Scooter/
Motorcycle/Car can also be collected to
judge the standard of living of the people
of a particular area.
Information regarding creche’ and
frequency of roadways buses to the
nearest city may also be asked for.
Collection of village level data requires
lot of efforts and manpower and due to
acute shortage of staff at Directorate as
well as District level, the collection of
data could not be done at regular basis.
The proposed list of indicators for data
collection at village/Local Level is
enclosed._________________________
The village schedule on basic data on
demographic particulars, Education,
Health, Village facilities, infrastructure
etc. are required to be compiled and
scrutinised on a regular basis in district
level for proper functioning of grass -root
level planning and proper collection of
grass-root level data.
The issues relating to institutional
mechanism for identifying nodal
agencies for collection and District level.
District Statistical Officer should be the
nodal Officer of the district. The blank
Village Schedule (Village Index Card
Scheme) is enclosed ,________________
The Directorate is not collecting village
level data directly from any functionary.
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Name of Organisation
Karnataka
13.
Directorate of
Economics & Statistics,
Assam
14.
Department of Statistics
and Economics, Govt,
of Kerala
Block/Sub-head
Suggestion________________________
But, the same is maintained by the
Department of Rural Development and
Panchayat Raj(RDPR). The RDPR
format and the items similar to the items
of the revised schedule are appended.
The coverage in the revised village
schedule has been found to be quite
comprehensive and exhaustive. At
present collecting the entire information
as per Village schedule may not be
possible due to various limitations like
non-availability of up to-date data
records at village level, non-updating of
Chitha book for Land Utilization
Statistics, lack of manpower, inadequate
machinery for collection of information
at lower level etc. Another important
reason is the lack of statistical awareness
with regard to maintaining data and
records on the part of concerned
Department/Organization etc. at grass
root level.
DES
maintains
District/Subdivision/Circle wise data through the
District Statistical Handbook., District at
a Glance and District Socio-economic
review periodically. A specimen of
Block quarterly and annual progress
report proformae is enclosed.__________
DES maintains panchayat-wise data on
varies socio-economic indicators. The
District handbook of Kollam District for
the year 2003 is enclosed.
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Annexure-XI
Revised Schedule
STATE/ DISTRICT INTENSIVE STUDY
ON
BASIC STATISTICS FOR LOCAL LEVEL DEVELOPMENT
VILLAGE SCHEDULE
[0] descriptive identification of sample village
Item
Name
Code
State/UT
District
Tehsil
Village
Panchayat
Reference Month
Reference Year
2
0
2
0
0
5
0
4
0
5
[1] particulars of field operation
Sr. No. Item
(1)
1.1.
1.3.
1.4.
1.5.
(2)
Name (block letters)
Date(s) of________
(i) Survey/Inspection
(ii) Receipt
(iii) Scrutiny
Investigator
Block Statistical
Officer
(3)
DD
MM
YY
(4)
1.2, Sex (F/M)
DD
MM YY
District Statistical
Officer
(5)
DD
MM
YY
(iv) Despatch_____
Total time taken to
canvass Schedule
(in minutes)______
Signature
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[2] availability of some basic facilities in the village
SI. No
2.1
22
23
2.7
"is"
"19"
zlo
zIT
zTT
2A2
2A3
code
(2)
Household electricity connection (Yes - 1, No- 2)
"pF
Use ofNon-conventional Energy (Yes-1, No- 2)
At least one Cable connection within the village (Yes -1, No- 2)
Major source ofdrinking water
2.4
2.5
16
item
(tap-1, tube well/hand pump -2, well-3, reserved tank for drin king water-4,any other source-9)
Drainage system passes through the village (Yes -1, No- 2)
Benefit is being received from Government controlled irrigation system by at least one villager
(Yes- l,No-2)
_______________
Whether any cooperative society is in function within the village (Yes -1, No - 2)
Whether any selfhelp group is in function within the village (Yes -1, No - 2)
Any adult education course is in operation within the village (Yes -1, No- 2)
If there is any credit society/ cooperative credit society (Yes—1, No -2)
Whether there is any commercial bank or agricultural bank (yes -1, No -2)
Whether there is street light / pucca street (yes -1, No -2)
Frequency ofroadways buses to nearest city
Whether there is any creche facility
——
[3] assets acquisition
SI. No.
Facilities
3.1.1
No. of factories set up within vicinity (5 kms radius) of the
village
__________
No. of new bridges constructed within vicinity (5 kms radius)
of the village
No. of business establishment with large tumover(more than
one crore annually) set up within vicinity( 5 kms radius) of
the village ______________________
Orchard planted within the village (Yes-1, No-2)_________
Forest area declared within vicinity (5 kms radius) of the
village (Yes-l,No-2)
Percentage of households having access to safe drinking water
Percentage of houses according to structure______________
(a)
Kachcha
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
3.1.7
3.1.8
Last Year
Source
(b)
Semi Pucca________
(c)
Pucca ____________
Percentage ofhouses with latrine
(a)
Individual_________
(b)
Shared
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[3a] distance from the nearest facility (distance in km to the nearest integer may be given. If the facility is available
within the village ‘00’ may be ghen. Distance more than 99 kms may also be given as 99).
SI.
item
Code
SI.
item
Code
No
No
(in two digit)
(in two digit)
(1)
(2)
©
(1)
(2)
P)
3.1
PanchayatHQS
3.20
Fairpriceshop
32
33
Tehsil HQS
Bus stop
3.21
322
Fertilizer/pesticide shop
3.4
Metalled road
323
e-mail facility
3.5
All weather road
3.24
PCO
3.6*
Pre -primaiy school
3.25
Special school for blind
3.7*
Primaiy school
3.26
Special school for mentally retarded
3.8*
Middle School
3.27
Vocational training school/centre
3^*
Secondary School
3.28
Institution / organization for
rehabilitation ofdisabled persons
3.10* Higher secondary school
"3.11 College with degree course
Type
Facilities
Weekly market
3.29 Railway station
330 Airport
33? District HQS
~3A2
College with master degree
course/ university
3.13
Industrial training
Institute.(m)
3.32
State Capital
3.14
Non formal education centre
(NFEC)
3.33
Police station
3.15
Veterinary Sub-centre/
dispensary
3.34
Anganwari-noon meal centre
3.16
3.35
Cooperative Society
3.17
Community health center/
Government hospital
Medicine shop
3.36
Community centre with / without TV
3.18
Post office
3.37
Recreational area (Club, Park, Garden)
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3.19
3.38
Bank
Public library
* Type Govemment/ZSerm^ovenunent/Pn^te Code^
FacffitoAfflWithseperatetoilet^esWWiftcom.non^^
B (i) With drinking water facilities ©Without drinking water facilities
(iii) widl0uttotality
<
PERIODIC DATASETS
(To be collected in tire first month only)
^Anhie infnrmationtottobe cofiected by household approa^
[4.1] demi
------- —;----------- r-^----------------- Age Group
Data item
SL No.
50-59 60 & above
15-49
5-14
0-4
4.1.1 Population (to be
copied from
population Census
2001) (Decennial)
Female____________
Male______________
Social Group
General T
4.1.2. Population (to be
OBC
ST
SC
copied from
population census
2001) (Decennial)
Female
Male
50-59 60&above
15-49
5-14
0-4
4.1.3. Population
(During 2004-05)
Female___________
Male___________ _
General
4.1.4. Households_______ _
OBC
ST
SC
4.1.4.1 Total number of
households
(2004-05)
4.1.412? Total No. of
Households headed
by women
(2004-05)
Source Code
Total
XXX
Source Code
Total
Total
XXX
Source Code
Total
Source Code
Source Code
Source Code
4.1.4.3. No. ofhouseholds
living below poverty
line (BPL)
(2004-05)
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[4.2] morbidity
Source Code
Name three (3) common diseases in the village
Chronic__________________________________
Seasonal_________________________________
4.2.2 Number of disabled persons by type of disability
Male
Type of disability
Female
Visual________
Hearing_______
Speech________
Locomotor
4.2.1
Source Code
[4.2.1] health manpower
4.2.1.1 Number of health officials
Type of systems
Allopathic_______
Ayurvedic_______
Unani__________
Siddha_________
Homeopathic
Other Naturopathy
Type of systems
Allopathic______
Ayurvedic______
Unani__________
Siddha_________
Homeopathic
Other Naturopathy
_____ government facilities
Female
Male
Source Code
non- government facilities
Female
Male
Source Code
[4.3] ed ucation (not to be collected by household approac h)
4.3.1. Literate Population
(a) (aged 7 years & above)
(Annual)
Female____________
Male_____________
4.3.1. Literate Population
(b) (aged 15 -24 years)
(Annual)__________
Female____________
Male
SC
ST
OBC
GENERAL
Total
Source Code
SC
ST
OBC
GENERAL
Total
Source Code
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4.3.2. No. of students presently attending school
(Annual)
(a) up to 5th class
(b) 6-8^ class
(c) 9-10th class
(d) 11-12th class
43.3. No. of fresh entry into school at primary level
(Class 1 to 5)
(Annual)
4.3.4. No. of dropouts at primary level
(Class 1 to 5)
(Annual)
4.3.4 Reasons for drop-outs (i) Economic
A
(ii) Non-economic
___________________ (iiO others_________
4.3.5. No. of students passed primary level
(Class 1 to 5)
(Preceding educational year)
4.3.6. No. of drop outs at middle level
(Class 6-8)
(Preceding educational year)
4.3.6 A Reasons for drop-outs (i) Economic
(ii) Non-economic
__________________ (iiO others________
4.3.7. No. ofstudents passed middle level
(Class 6-8)
(Preceding educational year)
4.3.8. Number ofchildren (age 6-14) never enrolled in
(a) school (Annual)
4.3.8 Attended school but left in
(b)
(i) Primary Stage (class I- V)
Female
Male
Female
Male
Source Code
Female
Male
Source Code
Female
Male
Source Code
Female
Male
Source Code
Female
Male
Source Code
Female
Male
Source Code
Female
Male
Source Code
Source Code
(ii) Upper Primary Stage (class VI-VH)
4.3.9 Number ofstudents passed secondary level ( class 910)
4.3.10 Number ofdropouts at secondary level
4.3.11 Reasons for drop-outs (i) Economic
(ii) Non-economic
(iiO others
( for items 4.3.2 to 4.3.8, the reference date may be taken as 30th September of the year)
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[4.4] land (not to be collected by household approach) (annual)
Source Code
Subject
St No.
4.4.1
Area by land utilization
4.4.1.1
Geographical Area of the revenue village
4.4.12
Reporting Area for land utilization
4.4.13.
Area under forest
4.4.I.4.
Barren and unculturable land
4.4.15.
Area under non-agricultural uses
4.4.I.6.
Area not available for cultivation
(In Hectare)
(up to 2
decimal)
(4.4.1.4.+4.4.1.5.)
4.4.I.7.
Land under miscellaneous trees
4.4.I.8.
Permanent pasture and other grazing land
4.4.1S.
Cultivable Waste Land
4.4.1.10.
Current Fallow
4.4.1.11.
Fallow lands other than current fallows
4.4.1.12
Net Area sown
4.4.1.13.
Area sown more tlian once
4.4.1.14.
Total cropped area (gross area)
4.41.15
Land under still water
4.41.16
Social forestry
4.14.17
Marshy land________________________
Area Irrigated by source (in Hectare)
______ Government canals_____________
______ Wells Tubewells_______________
______ Tanks______________________
_____ Micro irrigation________________
_____ Other source__________________
Total irrigated land (4.42.1. to 4.42.4.)_____
Number of operational holdings by size and
classes
Marginal.
. (below 1 hectare)
Small....
..(1-2 hectare)
Medium.
..(4-10 hectare)
Large....
.(10 hectare and above)
4.42
4.421.
4.4.22.
4.42.3.
4..424
4.42.4.
4.42.5.
4.43
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4.44.
4.4.4.1.
44.4.2.
4.44.3.
Natural Resources (Annual)___________
River Length (Km.)__________________
Area ofwater bodies (other than river) (Hect)
Mines (Number)
[4.5] livestock and poultry (annual) (not to be collected by household approach)
SI. No
Livestock/ poultry
(1)
(2)
4,5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3.
4.5.4.
4.5.5.
4.5.6.
4.5.7.
4.5.8.
4.5.9.
4.5.10.
4.5.11.
4.5.12.
4.5.13
4.5.14
Number
Source Code
(3)
(4)
Number
Source Code
(3)
(4)
Cattle (including Yak, Mithun, etc)
Buffaloes__________________
Sheep____________________
Goats_____________________
Horses and Ponies____________
Mules_____________________
Donkeys___________________
Camels____________________
Pigs______________________
Dog______________________
Hens_____________________
Ducks_____________________
Cats______________________
Any other livestock and poultry
[4.6] number of marketing outlets (annual)
SI. No.
Marketing Outlets
ZmZ
4.6.1.
Fair Price shops
4.6.2.
T64
4.6.5.
(2)
Mandis / Regular market
Cold storages
Godown warehousing facility
Others shops.
[4.7] percent-wise population: usual status (employment - unemployment) of the
villagers (not to be collected by household approach)
SI. No
(1)
4,7.1
4.7.2
4.7.3
_________________ Sectors____________
(2)______________
________________
Self employed in Agriculture sector_________
Self employed in Non- Agriculture sector
Employed as Regular wage / Salaried Employee
(i)
In Agriculture sector
Male
(3)
Female
(4)
Total
(5)
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(ii)
4.7.4
4.7.5
4.7.6
4.7.7
Non-Agriculture sector
Rural labourer_____________
Unemployed______________
Unemployed between age 15-24
Not in the labour force
DATASETS (DYNAMIC INFORMATION)
(To be collected every month of the survey period)
[ 5] demographic information (not to be collected by household approach) (monthly)
SI. No
Birtlis
5.1
Live Birth___________
5.2
Still Birth___________
Deaths
5.3
Deaths (below age 1 year)
Female________
Male__________
5.4
Other Deaths (after
1-4
completion of first
birthday)
5.5
Giris
Source Code
Boys
Source Code
5-14
15-49
50-59
60
&
above
Total
Female__________________________________________
Male
|_____ ________
No. of Deaths of Women (Age groups: 15-49 years) at the time
of Child Birth
Source Code
Source Code
5.6.
No. ofpregnant women (Including pregnancy during part ofthe
month)
Source Code
5.7.
Number of MTP cases
Source Code
5.8.
5.8.1.
Out-migration
0-4
5-14
15-49
Migration
50-59
Female_____
Male______
5.8.2. In-migration
0-4
5-14
15-49
50-59
60 &
above
Total
60 &
above
Total
Source Code
Female
Male
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[6] morbidity (monthly data)
(If PHE/ hospitals are situated within the village, these data should be collected from the
PHE/hospital register; otherwise from other sources within the villages. If no reliable source is
available, NA may be reported.)
6.1
Total no. of outdoor patients
Disease
P.H.C.
Female
6.2
Male
Source Code
Sub - Centre
Female
Male
Hospital/ Nursing
Home
Female
Male
(a) Acute
(b) Chronic
(c) Otheis
Total no. of indoor patients
Diseases
Source Code
_____ P.H.C.
Sub - Centre
Hospital/ Nursing
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female Male
____________________________
6.3.
(a) Acute
(b) Chronic
(c) Others
Number of disabled persons above age 60 by type of disability
6.4
Type of
disability
Visual
Hearing
Speech
Locomotor
Mental
disability
Marriage
6.4.1.
Female
Source Code
Male
Source Code
Total No. of Marriages
Age-Groups
Less than 15 15 years to less 18 years
years
than 18 years
to less
than 21
years
21 years and above
Female
Male
6.4.2
Percentage of couples using any type of family planning method
Source Code
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[7] other social indicators (not to be collected by household approach)
SI. No.
Is there any
Was there any Source Code
during previous an year back
month
(Yes/No)
Other selected social indicators
(Yes/No)
Item
Female
7.1
72
Street children
Sex-worker
73
Beggars
7.4
75
Juvenile Delinquent
Drug addict
75
Child worker (Aged 14 years and
less)
7.7
Incidence of violence against women
(only cognizable reported cases)
Male Female
Male
[8] industries and business (number of small scale enterprises and workers therein) (not to be
collected by household approach)
Other Enterprises
(with at least one paid worker)
Only Self Employed
Enterprises (Own Account
Enterprises)
Enterprises
No. of
No. of SelF
No, of
No. of Self
Units
Employed
Units
Employed
Workers
Female
8.. 1. Black smith shop
8.. 2. Shops selling
agricultural equipments
8.. 3. Manufacturing of
fishing nets
8.4. Processing of fish
Male
No. of Paid
Workers
Source
Code
Workers
Female
Male
Female
Male
Spot
Enquiry
8.5. Mining and
Quarrying______
8.6. Well/tube-well
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8.7. Flourmills
8.8. Saw mills
8.9. Sugar cane
8.10. Weaving mills
8.11. Ghee making
8.12. Tailoring
8.13. Car/Scooter/
Cycle repair shop
8.14. Tea stall
8.15. Sweetshop
8.16. Pan/ bidi/ cigarette
8.17 Meat Shop
8.18. Tyre Repair Shop
8.19. Gold Smith
8.20. Shoe repair shop
8.21. Brick/kiln making
8.22. Food processing
8.23. Dispensary and
medicine shop_______
(a) Allopathic
(b) Homeopathic
(c) Ayurvedic
824. Carpentry
8.25.Restaurants
(other than tea stall)
8.26 Mason / Helpers
8.27. Rickshaw-pullers
8.28 Auto/Taxi drivers
8.29. Tutorial Home
8.30. STD booths
8.31. Fish Shop
8.32. Fruits and
Vegitables Shops/
8.33, Stationary Shops
8.34, Beauty Parlour
8.35, Massage Parlour
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8.36 Any other
enterprise not
8.37 Milk Processing
8.38 Electronic &
Electric Equipment
8.39 Hardware shop
Note: Source-Codes (Source of information)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
Panchayat -1
DSO/DES -2
Health investigator (ANM/ FHW/ MHW/ etc.) -3
Patwari (Land Records) -4
PHE-5
Local School -6
Local Doctor - 7
PHC/Sub-Centre/Hospital-8
Knowledgeable Person / Others (Female - 9, Male -10)
Distance code for Block 3a:
Within village:
00
Outside village: less than 2 kms -01
■02
2 to 5 km
5 to 10 kms
-03
10 to 99 kms -04
-99
>99kms
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