The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India, has prepared the draft “The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025” to elevate the institutional status of the Indian Statistical Institute by converting it from a registered society to a statutory body corporate and strengthening its governance framework in line with other Institutions of National Importance (INIs).

In continuation of the Ministry’s earlier notice inviting comments/suggestions from the public on the draft “The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025”, it is hereby informed that the last date for submission of comments/suggestions has been extended by 10 days.

As part of the pre-legislative consultative process, comments/suggestions from the public on the draft Bill are now invited up to 03.11.2025.

All interested stakeholders are requested to submit their comments/suggestions to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India, on or before 03.11.2025.

The draft Bill and the prescribed format for submitting comments are available on the Ministry’s website (https://new.mospi.gov.in). Suggestions may be sent by email to capisi-mospi[at]gov[dot]in in MS Word or PDF format.

Pre-legislative consultation extended for the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill; public comments now invited by the revised deadline. Extension of the public consultation period has been announced for the draft The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025, proposing conversion of the Institute to a statutory body corporate and strengthened governance; the Ministry has extended the deadline by ten days and invites stakeholders to submit comments in the prescribed format via the Ministry website and by email in MS Word or PDF by the revised deadline.