G.O. (Ms.) No. 82, Formation of Committees on Crop Estimation Survey and Annual Survey of Industries, 2014
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) Number 82, dated 2 September 2014, forming separate committees for the Crop Estimation Survey and the Annual Survey of Industries. It changes the earlier combined State Statistical Committee arrangement and sets out the membership, functions and meeting frequency of the two committees.
What the government changed
Government Order (Ms.) Number 82, dated 2 September 2014, was issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST.2&E) Department. An earlier government arrangement had merged the High Level Coordination Committee on Crop Estimation Survey and the State Level Coordination Committee on Annual Survey of Industries into the State Statistical Committee.
The Department of Economics and Statistics reported that State Statistical Committee meetings had not taken place as specified because of other priorities and the preoccupation of senior authorities. The government therefore formed two separate committees under the chairmanship of the Principal Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai.
Crop Estimation Survey committee
The High Level Coordination Committee on Crop Estimation Survey assesses progress in crop estimation work and connected matters. Its subjects include:
- National Agricultural Insurance Scheme.
- Crop estimation surveys for minor crops.
- Fruits and vegetables surveys.
- Improvement of crop statistics.
- Timely Reporting Scheme.
- Methods for collecting and compiling agricultural statistics in Tamil Nadu.
Members include representatives from the Department of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, National Sample Survey Office, Agriculture Department and State Planning Commission. Academic institutions represented include the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Madras School of Economics and the Chennai Branch of the Indian Statistical Institute.
Annual Survey of Industries committee
The State Level Coordination Committee on Annual Survey of Industries considers:
- Operational problems and survey progress.
- Preparation and updating of survey frames.
- Non-operative factories.
- Persuasion of government undertakings.
- Registration of newly formed units and deregistration of factories that no longer exist.
- Training of factory staff.
- Integrated review of progress.
Its membership includes officials from the Department of Economics and Statistics, National Sample Survey Office, Labour Department, Industries and Commerce Department, Industrial Safety and Health Department, State Planning Commission and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, along with representatives of statistical and economic research institutions.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order (Ms.) Number 82 concerns government coordination for agricultural and industrial statistics. It contains no provisions on property ownership, land classification, land use approval, registration or transfer of land. Its direct relevance is mainly to government departments, statistical bodies, factories, agricultural statistics agencies and participating research institutions.
Both committees are required to meet twice each year.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) Number 82 change land ownership or land use rules?
No. The document forms committees for crop estimation and industrial surveys. It does not contain provisions on land ownership, land use, registration or property transfers.
Why were two separate committees formed?
The Department of Economics and Statistics reported that the combined State Statistical Committee had not met as specified because of other priorities and the preoccupation of senior authorities. The government then formed separate committees for the two surveys.
How often must the committees meet?
The High Level Coordination Committee on Crop Estimation Survey and the State Level Coordination Committee on Annual Survey of Industries must each meet twice a year.
Who chairs the two committees?
The Principal Secretary and Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai, chairs both committees.
