Mapping economic data: From macro to micro, official statistics coverage set for a deeper dive soon

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) plans to come up with district-level estimates by onboarding states and also using technologies such as web-based surveys to compile ground-up data. “We will have more estimates at the district level. By January next year, every survey should throw up national, state and district level estimates,” a senior government official told ET. Currently, state-level data such as GSDP (gross state domestic product) are available but granular information at the district level is sparse. Some states have initiated efforts in this direction but there is an absence of comprehensive data sources at the district level.