MoSPI Proposes City-Level Statistical Reports for Million-Plus Cities

India, April 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

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Background: India is experiencing rapid urbanisation, with cities increasingly driving economic growth, employment generation, and structural transformation. Despite this, official statistics at the city level remain limited, constraining evidence-based urban policy and planning.

To address this gap, the National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), proposes to develop and disseminate dedicated city-level statistical reports for 47 million-plus cities (as per Population Census 2011). These reports will be based on existing data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and the Annual Survey of Unincor...