The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, has released the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025 for public consultation on 25.09.2025. Comments and suggestions were invited from all stakeholders and the general public as part of the pre-legislative consultation process till 03.11.2025.

The public comments/ suggestions so received have been examined in the Ministry. Further revisions in the draft Bill have been made and the revised draft ‘The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025’ has been placed on Ministry’s website on 28.11.2025 along with notice seeking comments. The proposed statute aims at upscaling the existing legislation Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959 to the level of governing legislations of other peer Institutions of National Importance (INIs) such as IITs/IIMs with the objective of overhaul and modernization of the Institute’s governance framework by enhancing its autonomy and accountability.  

As a part of continued pre-legislative consultative process, it is hereby informed that further comments/ suggestions from public on the revised draft ‘The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025’ are invited.

All interested stakeholders are requested to submit their comments/suggestions to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Government of India, on or before 15.12.2025.

The revised 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.

Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2025 revised draft open for public comments to modernize governance framework The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has posted a revised draft of The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025 for further pre legislative consultation, aiming to modernize the Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959 by overhauling governance and enhancing autonomy and accountability. Stakeholders may submit comments using the prescribed format on the Ministry website and send submissions by email in MS Word or PDF on or before 15.12.2025.