Conference of Central & State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO)

Conference of Central & State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO)

In order to strengthen the coordination of statistical activities among the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, other Central Ministries and State Statistical Organisations, the Conference of Central and State Statistical Organisations (COCSSO) was organized for the first time in the year 1971. Earlier it was supposed to be organized once in every two years. keeping in view the usefulness of the Conference, it has now been decided to have it every year.

Objectives

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The objectives of the conference are:

Discussion

Discussion

To provide a platform for discussion on the statistical issues of common interest to the Central and the State Statistical Organization

Discussion

Guidelines

To provide guidelines in the collection of statistics and maintenance of statistical standards and quality, besides uniformity in statistical standards

Discussion

Action

To consider the Action Taken Report of the follow up action on the recommendations of the previous meetings(s) of COCSSO

Discussion

Issues

To solve the technical issues relating to statistics

Discussion

Groups

To set up Working Groups on specific issues/tasks relating to official statistics

Discussion

Role

To review the role of the Statistical Advisers in the Central and States/UT Governments

Discussion

Recommendations/Suggestions

To provide an overall perspective to the development of statistical system and to make recommendations/suggestions on issues having bearing on the development of the statistical system

Constitution & Mandate of Standing Committee

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The Standing Committee for COCSSO, to be constituted every year, would have the following constitution:

Constitution

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Mandate for the Standing Committee

1

To consider all matters associated with the organization of COCSSO including finalization of Agenda and other technical details

2

To finalize the action plan and monitoring of the follow-up action on the decisions taken by COCSSO

3

To bring improvement in the Statistical System in the Country

4

To strengthen the coordination of statistical activities between Centre and State/UTs, and; between the MOSPI and different Central Ministries/Departments

5

To deliberate on any other matter having bearing on the development of the Statistical System at the Centre and in the States.

List of Links

Standing Committee for the 18th COCSSO

Standing Committee for the 21th COCSSO

Standing Committee for the 23rd COCSSO

Standing Committee for the 19th COCSSO

Standing Committee for the 22nd COCSSO

Standing Committee for the 24th COCSSO

Standing Committee for the 20th COCSSO

Members from States/UTs in the Standing Committee

Members from States/UTs in the Standing Committee

14th COCSSO

(April 10 - 11, 2007 – New Delhi)

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Bihar

3) Chhattisgarh

4) Arunachal Pradesh (NE State)

5) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)

15th COCSSO

(Feb. 7-8, 2008 – Gandhinagar, Gujarat)

1) Goa

2) Gujarat

3) Haryana

4) Assam (NE State)

5) Chandigarh (UT)

16th COCSSO

(Dec. 4 - 5, 2008 – Shimla, HP)

1) Jammu and Kashmir

2) Jharkhand

3) Himachal Pradesh

4) Manipur (NE State)

5) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)

17th COCSSO

(Feb. 8 - 9, 2010 – Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala)

1) Karnataka

2) Kerala

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Meghalaya (NE State)

5) Daman & Diu

18th COCSSO

1) Maharashtra

2) Orissa

3) Punjab

4) Mizoram (NE State)

5) Lakshadweep

COCSSO Meetings

COCSSO Meetings