New Delhi, June 29 -- India should leverage its statistical expertise to help neighbouring countries build credible statistical systems, enabling evidence-based policymaking and sustainable development, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh told ANI on Monday.

"The idea is that when we give lucid, credible data to our government, and not only our government, to people who are dependent on us, like in the neighbouring countries, third world countries, we should be able to guide them in giving credible data, so that their respective countries can progress on the basis of this data," Singh told ANI.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 20th National Statistics Day celebrations, th...