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As the year ends, I’m revisiting my story on delayed public datasets. The Census, the most crucial dataset, remains overdue. Experts highlight that many indicators now rely on estimates, not actual numbers. Outdated data affects everything from PDS to crime rates. #Census #data

#Opinion | "The backing of the Indian state and the NSS team’s commitment to excellence both played a part in making it a role model for other countries." ✨ Subscribe to #MintPremium: read.ht/Sbp0 (Pramit Bhattacharya writes ✍️) livemint.com/opinion/column…

We give a brief review of poverty estimation based on the new household expenditure survey and issues arising from the new methodology adopted by NSS in recording consumption data.

In this note we examine the concerns that recent increase in women's work participation rates are due to change in definitions and instructions to interviewers in PLFS. The findings discount this possibility.

Two statements can be simultaneously true: a) #NFHS has a dark pre-history b) It has been one of India's most useful and transparent databases over the past 3 decades (1/n)

Saddening to see irresp trashing of the NFHS. USAID is 1 of the partners. Its grants are under bilateral assistance that the Fin Min approves where Sanyal was a sr officer. NHFS is carried out by us. Under donor aid we get technical assistance. His tirade reflects another agenda

There's been a lot of discussion about whether the recent data on ⬆️ FLFPR is too good to be true. I examine this for Centre for Economic Data & Analysis (CEDA) triangulating data from multiple sources, & also comment on whether this📈 is "transformative" PC Mohanan Amit Basole Sonalde Desai CMIE Consumer Pyramids Household Survey

Looking forward to this fabulous ensemble #DPPConference2025 Laveesh Bhandari Jeemol Unni DEFindia GOONJ Centre for Development Policy and Practice @PresidencyUniversity PC Mohanan S Razvi rathin roy Rajiv Kumar

Ovais Sarmad speaking so eloquently on the climate challenges we face #DPPConference2025 Centre for Development Policy and Practice GOONJ PC Mohanan

Thanks to Centre for Development Policy and Practice - Today in Hyderabad, I participated in a thoroughly thoughtful panel discussion that covered: global geopolitical developments; global & national migration trends; the geopolitics of #climatechange; smart urban planning & architecture. Ausaf Sayeed PC Mohanan

Manufacturing growth driven by corporate units outpaces household units twofold, with 2.3 million jobs lost in the household sector as informal household manufacturing falls behind. Mainstream economics specializes in widening the gap between rich and poor, trapping the majority

Government just announced population count. As of now very little clarity on the content and process of data collection. We discuss a few issues.

In this Mint article we raise a few issues for consideration in the forthcoming population census

An explainer on population data in Financial Express 18.06.25

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India is not the 4th most equal country in the world. We re-did correct & comparable calculations: India ranks 176 (& not 4) out of 216 on income inequality. On calorie consumption inequality, it ranks 102 out of 185. I explain this in The Wire m.thewire.in/article/econom…

A close look at women's employment in manufacturing using PLFS data, Published in EPW June 28 issue . acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

There has been a fair amount of interest around the surge in female entrepreneurship reported by recent household surveys. In their latest EPW article, Aloke Kar and PC Mohanan provide some context on what female entrepreneurs in manufacturing do (provide services to households):