(22 May 2023) Government Data Roundup: Reports by MoSPI, Power Ministry, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances Among Those Released Recently
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
May 22, 2023
The 29th edition of the fortnightly government roundup covers reports released by NITI Aayog, MoSPI, Ministry of Power, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, among others.
In this 29 edition of the Fortnightly roundup of government data, we look at some of the reports released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Ministry of Power, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions & NITI Aayog along with updates from various monthly reports.
Among the periodical monthly reports, CPI, WPI & IIP were released. Key statistics from these reports are here:
Detailed explanations about these reports can be found in our earlier roundups.
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has released the Provisional data on Payroll under the ESI scheme. 17.31 lakh workers were added under the scheme during March 2023. Around 19 thousand new establishments were registered under the ESI scheme. 41 transgender employees were also registered under this scheme.
Here is a look at a few other reports.
DARPG’s monthly CPGRAMS report for April 2023 for Central Ministries/ Departments
About the report
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released the Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) monthly report for April 2023. This report is the 12th report on Central Ministries published by DARPG. It provides a detailed analysis of types and categories of public grievances and their disposals. The reports are part of the 10-step CPGRAMS reforms process adopted by DARPG for improving the quality of grievance disposal.
Key Highlights
A Report on The Role of Small Modular Reactors in the Energy Transition
About the report
NITI Aayog has recently released  – A Report on the role of small modular reactors in the energy transition, which is co-authored with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE). It was released in a seminar as part of the 3 Energy Transitions Working Group held during 16-17 May’2023 as part of India’s G20 presidency.
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are being seen as an option to transition into more effective and sustainable means of harnessing potential nuclear power. The report looks at the role of SMRs in energy transition, the status of technology development, the readiness of supply chains, the international licensing process, preparation for International safeguards, etc.
Key Highlights
Statewise Item wise value of Output from Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
About the report
Agriculture and Allied activities continue to play a prominent role in the Indian economy. Technological changes and other factors have influenced significant changes in this sector. It is important to ascertain the value of the output of these various commodities in this sector and the changes across various States and UTs. The Statewise Item-wise value of Output from Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries is the 15 publication by MoSPI, covering State-wise and item-wise values of output for the years 2011-12 to 2020-21 at constant (2011-12) and current prices.
The report is based on multiple sources including – the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of states & UTs, various Boards (Coffee, Tea, Silk, Rubber, Cocoa), FCI, Central Bureau of Narcotics, etc.
Key Highlights
Factly’s detailed review of this report can be read here.
Report on Optimal Generation Capacity Mix for 2029-30
About the report
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a report on the optimal generation Capacity mix for 2029-30. Planning for optimal generation capacity mix is important so that future generation capacity mix is cost-effective as well as environmentally friendly. A horizon of 10-12 years is sufficient to develop the systems and have the policies in place.  Thus 2029-30 is considered the study year for the report.
This report is the updated version of the report published in 2020.
Key Highlights