India, July 30 -- The Union government is set to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha to widen the remit of the Indian Statistical Institute and align its legal framework with evolving needs.

The Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026, seeks the institute's incorporation as a 'body corporate' to strengthen its governance, promote academic excellence and research and allow it to serve the emerging needs in the field of statistics and allied fields.

The bill says the President of India will be the Visitor of the institute and provisions for a Board of Governors that will be its principal policy executive body.

The board will be headed by the chairperson, who will be an eminent person from the field of academia, industry, education, public ...