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title: "National Statistical Commission (NSC) Explained"
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The National Statistical Commission is an Indian government body established in 2005 to oversee, coordinate, and set standards for the country's official statistical system.
- Is the National Statistical Commission a statutory body?
- What is the difference between the NSC and the National Statistical Office?
- Why did NSC members resign in 2019?
- Who chairs the National Statistical Commission and how is it composed?

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The National Statistical Commission is an Indian government body established in 2005 to oversee, coordinate, and set standards for the country's official statistical system.

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1. 1 June 2005

   Acting on the Rangarajan Commission's central recommendation, the Government of India established the NSC through a Government of India resolution dated , wi…

2. 12 July 2006

   Acting on the Rangarajan Commission's central recommendation, the Government of India established the NSC through a Government of India resolution dated 1 Ju…

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In January 2019, acting NSC chairperson P. C. Mohanan and member J. V. Meenakshi resigned in New Delhi to protest the government's withholding of the 2017–18 Periodic Labour Force Survey showing a 45-year-high unemployment rate.

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