{"id":18322,"date":"2026-01-30T15:03:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=18322"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:33:29","slug":"pre-release-consultative-workshop-on-base-revision-of-gdp-iip-and-cpi-scheduled-to-be-held-at-chennai-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=18322","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on Base Revision of GDP, IIP and CPI scheduled to be held at Chennai tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on Base Revision of GDP, IIP and CPI scheduled to be held at Chennai tomorrow<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Posted On: 29 JAN 2026 1:18PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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MoSPI is poised to convene a Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on the Base Revision of GDP, IIP and CPI on 30 January, 2026 at Chennai, bringing\u00a0\u00a0<\/sub>together key stakeholders for informed deliberations\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is convening the third Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on the base revision of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) on 30 January 2026 at Chennai. This workshop follows the successful conduct of the first and second consultative workshops held earlier in Mumbai in November, 2025 and New Delhi in December 2025, respectively. The objective of the series of workshops is to present the proposed methodological refinements and structural changes envisaged in the ongoing base revision of GDP, IIP and CPI, and to solicit feedback and suggestions from stakeholders.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The deliberations will also focus on the introduction of new data sources and the adoption of advanced technological tools proposed to be used in the compilation of these key macroeconomic indicators. The workshop will bring together a wide and diverse group of participants, including representatives from the World Bank and other international organizations, the Reserve Bank of India, eminent economists, experts from financial institutions and the banking sector, subject-matter specialists, key users of official statistics, and senior officials from the Central and State Governments. Participation from such a broad spectrum of stakeholders is expected to enrich the discussions and enhance users\u2019 understanding of the proposed changes in the revised series.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The programme will commence with an inaugural session featuring addresses by\u00a0Dr. C. Rangarajan,\u00a0 Chairman, Madras School of Economics, former Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and Ex-Governor, Reserve Bank of India,\u00a0Prof. Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar,\u00a0Chairman, National Statistical Commission, MoSPI,\u00a0Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary, MoSPI,\u00a0Dr. Shamika Ravi, member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and\u00a0Shri N. K. Santoshi, Director General (Central Statistics). This will be followed by technical sessions on GDP, IIP and CPI, along with interactive open-house discussions. The workshop seeks to promote transparency, encourage informed stakeholder engagement, and ensure comprehensive consultation ahead of the release of the revised GDP, IIP and CPI series.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A booklet containing the brief concept notes on proposed changes in base revision of GDP, CPI, and<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>IIP<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>will also be shared with the participants.<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The insights and suggestions emerging from the deliberations will be considered in finalizing the revised GDP, IIP and CPI series, with a view to further strengthening the quality, robustness and usefulness of these official statistics.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on Base Revision of GDP, IIP and CPI scheduled to be held at Chennai tomorrow Posted On: 29 JAN 2026 1:18PM by PIB Delhi MoSPI is poised to convene a Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on the Base Revision of GDP, IIP and CPI on 30 January, 2026 at Chennai, bringing\u00a0\u00a0together key stakeholders for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18324,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322\/revisions\/18324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}