Decline in population growth would increase the amount of capital resources and infrastructure available in per capita terms. Additionally, it would permit the relocation of resources for the education and skill development of children rather than expanding coverage
We must guard against use of surveys and studies whose methodologies are opaque, sample sizes too small or selection process too purposive, just because they support a particular view point
The once credible and open Indian statistical system is now turning away from objectivity and introspection. The institutions that were set up to safeguard its autonomy and independence are becoming insignificant.
The report shows the importance of sample surveys to validate administrative databases and the need to restrain the tendency to be overly confident on administrative data — be it EPFO data or MCA-21 data — without adequate scrutiny of the processes that generate the databases.
