All-in-one digital repository of official data in the works

An umbrella information portal collating official data on employment, industry, health, GST and trade is in the works, as the government plans to put out timely, credible and user-friendly official data through a single window.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is developing a digital repository of all official statistics in the country, called the National Integrated Information Portal (NIIP), officials aware of the development said.

This is expected to improve transparency and make access to such data easier.

The move comes after questions were raised about the credibility of official data.