(08 May 2023) Government Data Roundup: Reports & Draft Circulars/Papers by RBI, DST, NITI Aayog Among Those Released Recently
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 8, 2023
The 28th edition of the fortnightly government roundup covers reports, draft circulars/papers released by RBI, DST, NITI Aayog, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare among others.
In this 28 edition of the fortnightly government data roundup, we look at the National Manufacturing Innovation Survey by the Department of Space and Technology, Report on Currency and Finance 2022-23 by the Reserve Bank of India, Best Practices in the social sector: A compendium 2023 by NITI Aayog, and National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20). Further, the Union Cabinet approved the National Medical Devices Policy 2023. The policy is expected to help the growth of the medical devices sector from the current 11 billion USD to 50 billion USD in the next five years.
Further, the Ministry of Jal Shakti recently released the report on the first-ever census of water bodies conducted across the nation, covering more than 24 lakh water bodies. The exercise has been carried out with the objective of developing a national database for all water bodies by including important information on most parameters related to the subject such as the size of the water body, usage, status of encroachments, storage capacity, status of filling up of storage, recovery works, and other details water census is the first ever of such type conducted in India. Factly’s story on the water census can be read here.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released a consultation paper on ‘Definition of International Traffic’. It is open for comments till 30 May 2023. In addition, TRAI also released recommendations for ‘Ease of doing business in Telecom and broadcasting sector’.
Among the monthly reports, CPI for Industrial Workers, Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) and payroll reporting were released. The explainer on key price indices can be read here.
Key statistics from these reports are as below.
National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS)
Brief about the report:
The Department of Science and Technology and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) collaborated on the NMIS 2021–22 study to assess how well Indian manufacturing companies innovate. The firm-level survey and the sectorial systems of innovation (SSI) survey are the two distinct parts of the NMIS 2021–22 survey. The firm-level survey collected information on the different sorts of inventions and inventive steps taken by businesses, as well as the innovation process and access to funding, resources, and knowledge. The manufacturing innovation system was mapped as part of the sectorial system of innovation survey, along with its role as an enabler of innovations in businesses.
Key findings of the survey:
Report on currency and finance for 2023
Brief about the report:
The RBI releases a report on currency and finance annually. The theme of the Report is “Towards a Greener Cleaner India”. This Report, which is divided into four chapters, emphasizes the significance of climate objectives as a priority for policy and looks at the macroeconomic effects of climate change on India in the medium- to long term.
Key highlights:
National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20)
Brief about the draft:
National Health Accounts (NHA) is a mechanism for describing health spending and the flow of money in public and private sectors. This gives estimates of healthcare spending in India based on the National Health Accounts Guidelines for India, 2016. This is the seventh edition of NHA.
Key highlights:
Best practices in social sector: A compendium 2023
Brief about the report:
This compendium is a collection of best practices in the social sector at the national and state-level policymaking in the areas of health, education, agriculture, information technology (IT), and the environment. It spotlights 75 best practices that achieved good results for communities as well as people. Over 200 innovative initiatives were reviewed, and 75 best practices were compiled with UNDP’s assistance.
Key highlights