National statistical Commission was established in 2005 based on the Recommendation of the Rangarajan Commission the commission was established through an executive order and it works under the ministry of statistics and programming implementation. The Rangarajan commission recommended the establishment of permanent National Commission on Statistics to serve as a model and empowered body for all Core statistical activities of the country evolve monitor and enforce statistical priorities and Standards and to ensure statistical co-ordination among the different Agencies involved COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION
The commission consists of a part time chairperson four part time members and ex- officio member and secretary .The chief satisfaction of India who is the head of the National Statistical Office is the secretary of the commission and the Chief Executive Officer of the NITI Aayog is the ex officio member of the commission. MANDATE OF COMMISSION
To identify the core statics which are of the national importance and are critical to the development of the economy.
To constitute professional committees are working group to assist the commission on various technical issues.
To evolve with National policies and priorities relating to the statistical system. To evolve standard statistical concepts definitions classifications and methodologies in different areas in statistics and lay down National quality standards on core statistics.
To evolve in National strategies for the collection tabulation and dissemination of course statistics including the release calendar for various data sets .
To evolve National Strategies for human resource development on official statics including information technology and communication needs of the statistical system.
To evolve measures for improving public trust in official statistics
To evolve measure for effective co-ordination with state governments and union territory administrations on statistical activities including the strengthening of existing institutional mechanism.
To exercise statistical audit over the statistical activities to ensure quality and integrity of the statistical products.
To recommend to the central government or any state government as the case may be measures to effectively implement the standard Strategies and other measures related to statics.
To advise the government on the requirement of Legislative measures on statistical metres including the Institute for the national statistical Commission .
To monitor and review The functioning of the statistical system in the light of the laid down policies standards and methodology.
The commission has also been interested with the functions of the governing Council of the National Sample Survey office which include overseeing the conduct of National Sample surveys NSS on various socio economic subjects through the NSSO and the state Directorate of economics and statics
