CENTRAL STATISTICAL

ORGANIZATION

PRESENTATION BY –
MEENU PAL
DEFINITION

 THE CENTRAL STATISTICS ORGANIZATION IS A

GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY IN INDIA UNDER THE
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBLE FOR
COORDINATION OF STSTISTICAL ACTIVITIES IN
INDIA, AND EVOLVING AND MAINTAINING
STATISTICAL STANDARDS…..
ORGANISATION

 THE CSO IS HEADED BY THE DIRECTOR-

GENERAL WHO IS ASSISTED BY FIVE
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR- GENERAL AND FOUR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL , SIX JOINT
DIRECTOR , SEVEN SPECIAL TASK
OFFICERS ,THORTY OFFICERS , THIRT DEPUTY
DIRECTORS , 48 ASSISTANT DIRECTORS AND
OTHER SUPPORTING STAFF…THE CSO IS
LOCATED IN DELHI…
FUNCTION OF CSO

 PREPARING MATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS…

 CONSTRUCTION OF CONSUMER PRICE INDICES…
 ORGANISING AND CONDUCTING TRAINING
COURSES IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS…
 PREPARING ESTIMATES OF POPULATION EVERY
YEAR…
 TENDERING ADVICE TO CENTRAL MINISTRIES
AND GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION ON
STATISTICAL ORGANISATION…
HISTORY

 THE CSO WAS SET UP IN THE CABINET

SACRETARIAT ON 2 MAY 1951 AS A PART OF THE
CABINET SCCRETARIAT AND HAVING CO-
ORINATING AND ADVISORY FUNCTION… AT THAT
TIME THE NAME OF CSO WAS CENTRAL
STATISTICAL INSTITITE… IN 1954 THE CSI
MERGED WITH CSO AND THE NAME WAS
CENTRAL STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION…
WHO IS HEAD OF CSO

 Bimal kumar roy who was appointed as chairperson of the

commission on 15th july 2019 for a period of three years…
dr. kiran pandya and prof. pulak ghosh are other members
of the commission…