Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: News

12 Aug 2024

Ministry of Railways

Inaugural National Household Travel Survey to be conducted in 2025

The Indian government is preparing to conduct its inaugural National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) in 2025.

23 Jun 2024

Business

Over 450 infrastructure projects in India face massive cost overrun

In May, 458 infrastructure projects across India experienced a cummulative cost overrun of ₹5.71 lakh crore, as reported by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

08 Jun 2024

India

India's urban-rural consumption expenditure gap decreases, goes down to 75%

A new survey by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation reveals that rural monthly per capita consumption (MPCE) in India, has grown at a faster pace than its urban counterpart.

India's GDP exceeds expectations with 7.8% growth in Q4

India's gross domestic product (GDP) has surpassed analysts' predictions, registering a growth of 7.8% in the final quarter of FY24, as per data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI).

28 Apr 2024

Indian Government

Around 450 infrastructure projects encounter cost overruns of ₹5.55 trillion

An Indian government report has disclosed that 448 infrastructure projects, each with an investment of ₹150 crore or more, have experienced a cost overrun.

26 Feb 2021

India

India exits recession, GDP grows 0.4% for Q3 2020-21

India's economy grew by 0.4% in the third quarter of the financial year 2020-21, government data released on Friday showed.

07 Jan 2021

India

India's 2020-21 GDP to shrink 7.7%, biggest contraction since 1952

India's economy is estimated to contract 7.7% in the fiscal year 2020-21, according to the first advance estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

India's GDP contracts by 23.9%; first contraction in 40+ years

India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slipped by a sharp 23.9% in the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal year 2020-21, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). This marks the first contraction in more than 40 years.

22 May 2020

COVID-19

Lockdown prevented 20 lakh COVID-19 cases, 54,000 deaths: Government

India has managed to avert an estimated 20 lakh cases of COVID-19 and saved 54,000 lives due to the nationwide lockdown, the government said on Friday. The government said that the lockdown was timely, proactive, and pre-emptive.

13 Jan 2020

Reuters

Retail inflation recorded at 7.35% in December, highest in 5-years

India's retail inflation stood at 7.35% in December last year mainly due to the rise in vegetable prices, data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) revealed on Monday.

25 Aug 2018

India

1.2 crore jobs created in India in 10 months

Nearly 1.2 crore jobs were created in the country in the 10-month period till June this year, as per a Central Statistics Office (CSO) report.

13 Jun 2017

India

Government wants to know all about your online shopping spree

Every day more Indian consumers are moving from brick-and-mortar stores to e-commerce sites for their needs due to the ease of use, availability of options, larger inventory etc.

04 Apr 2017

India

India needs Rs. 43 lakh crore to meet infrastructural growth

Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that in the next five years, India would need an investment of Rs. 43 lakh crore to meet its infrastructural-needs.

26 Jan 2017

India

Upcoming budget could turn India's school education crisis into opportunity

Over 260 million children have enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in 2015-16.