Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is organizing 26th Conference of Central and State Organizations (COCSSO) on 15-16th November, 2018 at hotel D’Polo Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. The conference will be inaugurated by Shri Vijay Goel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation on 15th November, 2018 in presence of Shri Kishan  Kapoor, Hon’ble presence of Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Himachal Pradesh. Shri Anil K. Khachi, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance, Economics & Statistics), Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shri D P Mondal, Director General, National Sample Surveys Office Shri Jyotirmoy Poddar, Director General (Economic Statistics), Central Statistics Office and Shri. T K Saha, Director General (Statistics), Health and Family Welfare, Government of India will also be present on the occasion. The theme of this year’s Conference is “Quality Assurance in Official Statistics”. The conference is a major national forum for coordination between the central and State statistical agencies. A number of papers relating to theme by Central Ministries/Departments will be presented during the Conference. Officers from various Central/State/UT Governments, Directorate of Economics and Statistics are expected to participate in the Conference and they will share their experiences in this area.

Quality Assurance in Official Statistics: national conference to strengthen coordination and share implementation practices across central and state statistical agencies. Conference on Quality Assurance in Official Statistics convenes a national forum for coordination between central and State statistical agencies, assembling presentations by Central Ministries/Departments and facilitating sharing of implementation experiences to promote standardisation of statistical processes and strengthen institutional linkages for improving the reliability of official statistics.