Multiple choice

Which of the following is the World Bank funded project for improving the coverage, timeliness and quality of official statistics generated by states in India approved by the government in 2010?

  1. Indian Statistical Improvement Project

  2. Indian Data Collection Strengthening Project

  3. National Knowledge Dissemination Project

  4. Indian Data Collection Improvement Project
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Explanation

The government has approved a new scheme titled “India Statistical Strengthening Project (ISSP)” as a centrally sponsored scheme estimated to cost Rs. 650.43 crore on March 22, 2010.

The Project would be funded through an 80% World Bank loan and 20% of the project would be borne by the Government of India. The funds will be made available to the participating States/UTs in a phased manner. The objective of the ISSP is to strengthen the capacity and operations of the Indian Statistical Systems of the participating States/UTs and substantially improve the coverage, timeliness and quality of official statistics generated by them.

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