During
2005-2006, Bureau of Applied Economics & Statistics
conducted the fifth economic census of all enterprises
situated throughout the State both inside and outside
the residence to bridge the gap of data in respect of
structure, investment, financing, employment, production
details etc. of different segments of unorganized
sector. It has completed the field work. The data is
under process through I.C.R. (Intelligent Character
Recognition) technology.
Rural & Urban Household
Survey
With
a view to generating information for drawing up future plans and programmes and
fixing priorities, a Household Survey in both rural and urban areas of the
State was conducted during the fifth Economic Census. Detailed particulars like
sex, age, educational qualification, marital status, employment, health of all
individuals as well as of households like source of income, property, clothing,
shelter, food, indebtedness have been obtained. Based on these information,
both individual and community oriented programmes can be formulated at the time
of necessity. The information so collected is now being processed through OMR
(Optical Mark Recognition) technology.
Technical
Committee for Coordination and Improvement of Statistical
System (TCCISS)
This
Committee was constituted under the aegis of National
Statistical Commission to review the State’s statistical
system and making recommendations for improvement and
strengthening the system in various Departments of the
State Government. The Committee discussed, during
2005-2006, various issues related to methodology, scope,
coverage and deficiencies in existing system. The
Committee prepared a Draft Report (Part-I covering
Agriculture including Fishery and Animal Resources,
Industries, Health and Education) which was circulated
to all Departments for feedback. The Report is being
finalized in the light of comments made by the concerned
Departments.
Revision of Base of the Consumer
Price Index (CPI)
A
state level technical advisory committee of prices and
CPI Numbers was constituted to revise the base of CPI
Numbers in 10 urban centres viz. Kolkata, Howrah,
Burdwan, Krishnagar, Medinipur, Purulia, Cooch Bihar,
Darjeeling, English Bazar and Suri. As per
recommendation of the Committee a family budget survey
will be undertaken in abovementioned 10 centres during
2006-07. Society for Socio-Economic & Statistical
Services, a reputed and registered NGO has been engaged
to undertake the fieldwork of the survey with a view to
constructing a weighting diagram necessary for revision
of the base of CPI Numbers. The base has been proposed
to be shifted from 1960=100 to a recent year. Bureau of
Applied Economics & Statistics is the nodal agency
for the work.
Wholesale
Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Monthly
wholesale Price Index (WPI) Number for Kolkata for
December 2004 and Consumer Price Index (CPI) Number for
Kolkata for January, 2005 have already been prepared.
Index of Industrial Production for the month of
December, 2004 has also been finalised.
Annual Survey of Industy (ASI)
The fieldwork
relating to Annual Survey of Industries for the year
2003-04 based on a set of independent sample, different
from that of National Sample Survey (NSS), Government of
India, is in progress.
NSSO
Survey
The
Bureau has been jointly participating with the National Sample Survey
Organisation (NSSO), Government of India in the 61st round Survey on Consumer
Expenditure and Employment& Unemployment.
SDP & DDP
The
Bureau prepares the estimates of State Domestic Product (SDP) regularly and the
same for the year 2004-2005 has already been prepared.
Staff
Census
The
Bureau conducts Staff Census for all the offices under the administrative
control of the State Government. The report for the year 2000 &
2001(combined) has been completed and that for year 2002 is in progress. The
Bureau has also taken up the work of collection of data in respect of the
employees of the non-Government institutions/organisations whose establishment
costs are borne by the State Government. Preparation of Report for the year
2001 has been completed and for 2002 is in progress.
Yield
rates of major Crops
The
Bureau is entrusted with preparing the estimates of yield rates and production
of 19 major crops grown in West Bengal by conducting field surveys and crop
cutting in each Block of the State. The estimate for Bhadui and Winter Crops of
2004-2005 has been finalised.
As
decided by the Government, the Bureau has been preparing
estimates of yield rates of insured paddy crops of Boro
and Aman at the Gram panchayet level on an experimental
basis in Nadia for crop insurance purpose since summer
season of 2000-2001 and subsequently in Malda and
Purulia from winter season of 2002-2003. Another three
Districts viz. Dakshin Dinajpur, Cooch Bihar and Paschim
Medinipur have been considered for GP level crop cutting
experiment from winter 2004-05. The estimates of
marketable surplus for rice, wheat, potato, mustard
& muskalai have been prepared for the year 2002-2003
and the same for 2003-2004 is in
progress.
