At 65.3% in 2026, up from 22% in 2016, India’s population covered by social protection schemes shows an almost three-fold increase over a decade – that’s the government’s interpretation based on the Sustainable Development Goals – National Indicator Framework (SDG-NIF) Progress Report by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) on the country’s 20th…
Statistical revision rarely makes headlines. But this one should. On June 2, 2026, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released a new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) series with 2022–23 as the base year, replacing the 2011-12 series that had become increasingly obsolete. Along with it came April 2026 data: industrial output grew…
MoSPI has released two SDG bulletins highlighting India’s progress in environmental sustainability and economic growth using official data. The reports show major gains in sanitation, renewable energy, electrification, and social protection, reflecting a data-driven development approach. India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released two thematic bulletins that put hard data at the…
