New Delhi, January 30: The acting Chairman of the National Statistical Commission (NSC) PC Mohanan, along with external member JV Meenakshi, resigned on January 28, expressing disappointment over the treatment meted out by the Narendra Modi government. According to a report published by Business Standard, the former members believed that the government sidelined the commission before the release of the backdated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series in 2018. GDP Slumps to 7.1% During July-September 2018 Vs 8.2% in First Quarter.

The former members also expressed disappointment over the government’s decision in delaying the publication of the National Sample Survey Office's (NSSO) employment survey for 2017-18. The survey which is also known as the periodic labour force survey, was compiled and approved by the NSC in a meeting on December 5. However, it is not yet released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. India's GDP Growth Rate Peaked to 10.8% Under Manmohan Singh's Tenure in 2006-07, Shows Revised Data.

Mohanan told Business Standard on Tuesday that they had resigned from the NSC as they felt that they had not been taken seriously by the government. He further added that recent decisions of the NSC were not being implemented. As per the report, the government released GDP back-series through the NITI Aayog in November last year without consulting the NSC and The National Policy on Official Statistics was announced without any reference to the Commission.

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