Accurate Data Essential for Effective Governance and Delivery of Benefits to Right Beneficiaries: Vice-President

While addressing the Officer Trainees of the 2026 batch of the Indian Statistical Service (ISS) at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan emphasized that accurate and reliable data is essential for effective governance, resource allocation, and the delivery of benefits to rightful beneficiaries. Highlighting that official statistics serve as instruments of governance, he noted that field experience and data integrity are vital for proper policy planning and the implementation of government schemes. He further credited digital transactions and administrative databases under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with helping reduce the parallel economy, while urging the young officers to uphold professional ethics, neutrality, and impartiality for building a data-driven system toward Viksit Bharat@2047.