In the run up to upcoming 7th Edition of Economic Census, a state level training workshop of the master trainers was organised here on Saturday.
According to an official spokesperson, the workshop wasorganised by the CSC e-Governance Services India, Department of Planning,Development, and Monitoring Department, National Sample Survey Office, Ministryof Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) here at Panchayat Bhawan.
The event wasinaugurated by Principal Secretary to Planning, Development and MonitoringDepartment, Government of J&K Rohit Kansal.
The objective was to impart training to master trainers(enumerators and supervisors) engaged in Seventh Economic Census (7th EC). Theparticipants were trained on the key concepts and definitions, processes,digital platform and application to be used for the enumeration (data captureand supervision) in the field.
The workshop was attended by Kishore Kumar, Deputy DirectorGeneral, NSSO (FOD) MoSPI, Rani Charak,Director DES, Sunita Kanchan, JointDirector, DES, Shahnawaz Rashid, GeneralManager/State Head, Common Service Centres- Special Purpose Vehicle, CSC-SPVand other senior officers of the ministry, State Governments and CSC-SPV.
It was informed that the 7th Economic Census -2019 is beingconducted by MOSPI to provide disaggregated information on various operationaland structural aspects of all establishments in the country. A comprehensivetraining strategy has been evolved to impart training to trainers engaged inthe 7th Economic Census. After the National Training Workshop of MasterTrainers in Jammu today, similar exercise will be undertaken at Srinagar on27th May, 2019 and across the District and Sub Districts of the State. Over35-40 S District and Sub District level training workshops will be organizedduring the month of May and June 2019.
MoSPI has partnered with Common Service Centres, CSCe-Governance Services India Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle under theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology as the implementing agencyfor 7th EC.