DEMAND NO. 30
The erstwhile Bureau of Economics and Statistics
since been upgraded as the Directorate of Economics and Statistics.
Monitoring and Evaluation enlarged its activities and continued to
serveas the Nodel agency for the State in the field of Statistics
and with new dimension of Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects. It
collects, complies and analyse the information from various sectors
of economy for giving technical and analytical feed back to the planners
for formulating policy interventions/ decision. DESM&E is engaged
in various activities through its annual plan programme which consists
of the following.
ECONOMIC ADVICE AND STATISTICS Rs
36.00 lakhs
DESM&E is carrying out activities in the field
of price collection of selected commodities and services from 17 representative
a selected markets every month including retail price from Siliguri
to enable us to have a comparative study of the price behaviour. Also,
DESM&E builds up consumer price Index of Industrial workers taking
1982 as base year and brings out monthly price bulletin on regular
basis. Besides this, the scheme cover the establishment and accounts,
administration in general. Moreover, all additional proposals like
printing of Sikkim Human Development Report in nepali, publication
of some reports of adhoc survey, purchase of computer machines have
to be processed through the scheme. As such, this has been the main
source of finance for important activities of DESM&E.
The proposed outlay of Rs 36.00 lakhs will take care
of continuance of the technical work and the new projects uner the
scheme.
3. STATE INCOME UNIT: Rs
12.00 lakhs
The aggregates of State Income estimates are being
compiled regularly since 1987 starting with 1980-81 as the base year.
The estimates of SDP are being prepared on regular basis by DESM&E
and the same are being finalised every year on the basis of the discussion
with National Accounts Division, Central Statistical Organisation
to obtair, comparable estimates of SDP required by the planning commission
Government of India. An outlay of Rs 12.00 lakhs is being earmarked
for continuance of the scheme during 2002-2003.
4. DISTRICT STATISTICAL OFFICE Rs
12.50 lakhs
Districts office of South District only has been
in operation for sometime past. This is functioning with existing
manpower deputed from the Head Office only. During the year the District
Office has been strengthened and upgraded by deputing Deputy Director.
An outlay of Rs 12.50 lakhs has been earmarked to cater the needs
of existing office.
5. PUBLIC FINANCE UNIT Rs
2.00 lakhs
The unit proposed to take up comprehensive studies
on Economics and purpose classification of State Government Budget,
Budget in brief, Sikkim in brief, capital formation and related aggragates
during the year under report. A budget provision of Rs 2.00 lakhs
had been earmarked for continuance of the scheme.
6. MONITORING AND EVALUATION CELL Rs
16.00 lakhs
Following the upgradation of the erstwhile Bureau
of Economics and Statistics, the DESM&E is the process of expansion
interim of establishment of its core function in the Directorate with
its wings in all the districts in form of District Monitoring and
Evaluation cell in the District Statistical office also to be set
up in all the districts. For this purpose 75 post have since been
created under DESM&E for the Head Quarters and two districts office
at Namchi and Gangtok. Those post being filled up by the members of
the Statistical Service and from the engineering service. During the
year under report a vehicle is also proposed for the above scheme.
An outlay of Rs 16.00 lakhs is being earmarked for
continuance of the scheme.
ABSTRACT
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Sl. No
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Schemes
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Annual Plan 2002- 2002-10-30
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1.
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Economic Advice & Statistics
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36.00
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2.
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National Sample Survey
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21.50
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3.
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State Income Unit
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12.00
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4.
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District Statistical Office
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12.50
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5.
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Public Finance Unit
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2.00
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6.
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Monitoring & Evaluation Cell
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16.00
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TOTAL
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100.00
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