(05 December 2022) Government Data Roundup: GDP Estimates, TRAI report, SRS Bulletin on Maternal Mortality Among the Data/Reports Released Recently.
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 5, 2022
The seventeenth edition of the fortnightly government data roundup covers reports released by NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance, TRAI, Registrar General of India, GDP estimates among others.
Multiple reports were released in the last fortnight from 19 November 2022 to 02 December 2022. In this 17 edition of Factly’s fortnightly government data roundup, we look at the reports released by NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance, TRAI, Registrar General of India among others. These include both reports that are released frequently and one-time reports.
In addition to the new reports that will be discussed in detail in this story, regular reports such as Quarterly GDP Estimates and monthly EPF Payroll reporting in India which have been discussed in the previous editions of the roundup, were also released in the last fortnight. Highlights from the two reports are as follows:
SRS Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India 2018-20
Brief about the report
One of the key indicators of maternal mortality is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) which is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given period per 100,000 live births during the same period. The Office of the Registrar General, India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, provides estimates on fertility and mortality using the Sample Registration System (SRS). SRS is one of the largest demographic sample surveys in the country that among other indicators provides direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample. The recently released bulletin provides the statistics on maternal mortality for the period 2018-2020.
In the report, States have been categorized into three groups:
Key Findings
Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) Policy Framework and its Deployment Mechanism in India
Brief about the report
The International Energy Agency (IEA) defines Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) as a group of technologies for capturing of Carbon dioxide (CO) from large and stationary CO emitting sources, such as fossil fuel-based power plants and other industries. CCUS also involves the transport of the captured CO to sites, either for utilization in different applications or injection into geological formations or depleted oil & gas fields for permanent storage and trapping of the CO. Identifying the need for CCUS to produce clean products and energy in India, NITI Aayog published a report which explores the importance of CCUS as an emission reduction strategy to achieve deep decarbonization from the hard-to-abate sectors. The report also outlines broad-level policy interventions needed across various sectors for its application.
Key findings
Monthly Progress and Achievement Report of UIDAI
Brief about the data
Every month, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) releases data on the monthly Aadhar adoption, and transactions done using Aadhar such as Aadhar-enabled Payment Systems (AePS), e-KYC, Aadhar Authentication, etc. through a press release. This data is significant since Aadhar is increasingly being used for the implementation of various schemes by State and Union governments. So far, over 1100 welfare schemes in the country run by both centre and states have been notified to use Aadhaar since it helps various ministries and departments in improving efficiency, transparency, and delivery of welfare services to the targeted beneficiaries.
Key findings
Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report
Brief about the report
The report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services in India and presents the key parameters and growth trends of the Telecom Services as well as Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcasting services in India for the period covering the quarter from April to June 2022. It has been compiled mainly on the basis of information furnished by the Service Providers.
Key findings
Consultation Paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation in Telecommunication Networks’
Brief about the report
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 30 November 2022, released a Consultation Paper on ‘Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP)’ in Telecommunication Networks. The CNAP facility in telecommunication networks is expected to help subscribers to decide on receiving an incoming call, and to reduce the harassment of subscribers from unknown/spam callers.
Key points raised
Here are some important points put forward by TRAI in the paper
Working paper on Freedom in the World Index, V-DEM indices, and EIU Democracy Index
Brief about the paper
Noting the decline of India’s rankings on several global indices, specifically in opinion-based indices that deal with subjective issues such as democracy, press freedom, etc., the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has come up with this working paper to study the reasons behind it. This topic has been taken up by the Council since these indices are inputs into the World Bank’s World Governance Indicators (WGI). These indices are also used in ESG indicators which are given due consideration for investment and trade.
Three indices- Freedom in the World Index, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index and V-DEM indices have been studied in the report which are almost entirely based on perceptions.
Reasons highlighted in the paper
There are serious problems with the methodology used in these perception-based indices which affect the results according to the paper. These are listed below.
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