108 Economists Slam Modi Govt For Tweaking Data

108 Economists Slam Modi Govt For Tweaking Data

108 Economists Slam Modi Govt For Tweaking Data A group of 108 economists and social scientists have sounded a pre- election alarm over the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government’s move to revise or withhold the release of unfavourable or “uncomfortable” economic data.   In an open letter, 108 economists and social scientists have said…

The Motivated Murder of India’s Statistical System

The Motivated Murder of India’s Statistical System

The Motivated Murder of India’s Statistical System The attacks by the Modi government on many of India’s institutions have been noted, but the destruction of India’s statistical system was not adequately recognised or condemned. That is, not until the latest revelations on how the Government is refusing to release the NSSO’s employment survey for 2017–18…