The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has launched e-Sankhyiki portal (https://esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in) with objective to establish a comprehensive data management and sharing system for ease of dissemination of official statistics in the country. Further, the Microdata of Surveys and Census is disseminated via a dedicated portal viz. Microdata Portal (https://microdata.gov.in/nada43/index.php/home).  

e-Sankhyiki portal has Application Programming Interface (API) which ensures seamless accessibility of data to various portals including National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP).

In addition to above, other Central Ministries/ Departments disseminates data produced by them through their respective portals/ websites and publications.

The Ministry has drawn and circulated a National Metadata Structure (NMDS) through the website of the ministry(www.mospi.gov.in) for uniformity of Data Standards for consistency.

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Data Sharing and Accessibility expanded through a national portal enabling standardized metadata and API access for official statistics. The Ministry launched the e-Sankhyiki portal to create a comprehensive data management and sharing system with an API for seamless access by platforms including the National Data and Analytics Platform; a separate Microdata Portal disseminates survey and census microdata. The Ministry has circulated a National Metadata Structure to ensure uniform data standards and consistency, while other Central Ministries/Departments continue to disseminate data via their own portals and publications.