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Cabinet approves ₹4,371.10 crore VISTAR scheme to modernise official statistics
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₹4,371.10 crore to fix India's data gap: the VISTAR scheme and MoSPI facts GS3 tests
VISTAR, a ₹4,371.10 crore MoSPI scheme, will expand district-level estimates and upgrade national surveys.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The Union Cabinet approved the VISTAR scheme with an outlay of ₹4,371.10 crore to modernise India's official statistical system under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
It aims to widen district-level estimates and upgrade major national surveys.
Reliable granular data underpins policy design, fund devolution and the tracking of welfare outcomes.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
મુખ્ય તથ્યો
Remember these
- VISTAR scheme approved by the Union Cabinet with an outlay of ₹4,371.10 crore
- Implemented by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
- Aims to widen district-level estimates and upgrade major national surveys
- Granular data supports policy design, fund devolution and tracking of welfare outcomes
પ્રિલિમ્સ · મેઇન્સ
How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- VISTAR is a scheme of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to modernise the official statistical system.
- The scheme seeks to expand district-level estimates and upgrade major national surveys.
- The Union Cabinet approved VISTAR with an outlay of ₹4,371.10 crore.
મેઇન્સ
GS Paper 3 (Economy, statistics and planning). Weak district-level data limits evidence-based policy; VISTAR funds expanded estimates and upgraded national surveys, which can improve scheme targeting, fund devolution and welfare tracking. The way forward lies in timely release, methodological transparency, state statistical capacity and data quality safeguards.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The VISTAR scheme of ₹4,371.10 crore, approved to modernise official statistics and widen district-level estimates, is implemented by which Ministry?
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
જવાબ જુઓ
જવાબ: B — Correct: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation — MoSPI runs the official statistical system and is the Ministry behind VISTAR. • Ministry of Finance — wrong: Finance runs the Economic Affairs and Revenue departments, not the national statistical system. • Ministry of Home Affairs — wrong: Home Affairs oversees the Census through the Registrar General, but VISTAR is a MoSPI scheme. • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology — wrong: MeitY handles digital policy and not the national statistical surveys covered by VISTAR.
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