27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations

Current context: 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) is to held in New Delhi on 11th-12th November 2019.

 

• The conference is being organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
• The theme of the conference for the year 2019 is “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”.
• The conference provides a platform for discussion and improving coordination between the Central and State Statistical agencies.
• The aim is to fill the data gaps and improvement of timelines/quality in SDG monitoring.
• MoSPI has developed National Indicator Framework (NIF) for monitoring country’s progress on SDGs. Also, the NIF Baseline Report 2015-16 is released by the ministry to set the benchmark for measuring SDGs progress up to 2030.

Question: 

Q.1 What is the theme of the 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) 2019?
a. Quality Assurance in Official Statistics
b. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
c. Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
d. Quality Education