Central Statistics Office (India)

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is a governmental agency in India under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation responsible for co-ordination of statistical activities in India, and evolving and maintaining statistical standards. It has a Graphical Unit. The CSO is located in Delhi. Some portion of Industrial Statistics work pertaining to Annual Survey of industries is carried out in Calcutta. It deals with statistical data of different departments.

This article is about India's national statistical agency. For other uses, see Central Statistics Office.

Central Statistics office
Agency overview
Formed2 May 1951 (1951-05-02)
Preceding agencies
  • Central Statistical Organization
  • Central Statistical Institute
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew delhi, India
Minister responsible
Parent departmentMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Websitemospi.nic.in/cso
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