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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.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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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
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- 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.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
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
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ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಆಧುನೀಕರಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಂದಾಜುಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಲು ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಲಾದ ₹4,371.10 ಕೋಟಿಯ ವಿಸ್ತಾರ್ ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಯಾವ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ ಜಾರಿಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ?
- ಹಣಕಾಸು ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
- ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
- ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
- ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: B — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ಅಂಕಿಅಂಶ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನ ಸಚಿವಾಲಯ — ವಿಸ್ತಾರ್ MoSPI ಯೋಜನೆ.
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