<h1>Committee Suggests Data Collection Integration for Rural Price Indices; Recommends Collaboration for Urban & Industrial Indices.</h1> The National Statistical Commission formed a Committee on Price Statistics in 2010, chaired by Dr. Sudipto Mundle, to improve data collection for price indices. The Committee's 2011 report recommended integrating data collection for CPI-Rural and CPI-Agricultural/Rural Labourers and proposed entrusting this task to the Field Operation Division of the National Sample Survey Office. It also suggested resolving technical issues for CPI-Urban and CPI-Industrial Workers through collaboration between the Central Statistics Office and the Labour Bureau. These changes aim to ensure consistent data flow and efficient use of resources. The Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation shared this information in a Lok Sabha reply.