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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28062024-254997
EXTRAORDINARY
PART I-Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 164]
NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2024/ASHADHA 6, 1946
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
(National Statistical Office)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th June, 2024
No. U-11014/9/2023-NAD-2B .The government of India hereby reconstitutes the Advisory Committee on
National Accounts Statistics (ACNAS) with the following composition:
1. Prof. Biswanath Goldar Chairman (non-official)
Former Professor Institute of Economic Growth
Delhi University Enclave
Delhi-110007
2. Dr. G.C. Manna Member (non-official)
(Former DG, CSO)
Institute for Human Development
256, 2nd Floor, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase – III
New Delhi – 110020
3. Dr. Chetan Ghate Member (non-official)
Director, Institute of Economic Growth
Delhi University Enclave
Delhi-110007
4. Prof. Partha Ray Member (non-official)
Director
NIBM, Pune
5. Dr. Subrata Guha Member (non-official)
Professor
Centre of Economic Studies and Planning
Jawaharlal Nehru University
6. Dr. Mausumi Das Member (non-official)
Professor
Delhi School of Economics
7. Dr Shalabh Member (non-official)
Professor of Statistics & Dean of Academic Affairs
Department of Mathematic & Statistics
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
8. Dr. Ranjan Kumar Sahoo, Member (non-official)
Professor,
Department of Statistics
Central University of Haryana
Mahendragarh, Haryana.
9. CEO, GSTN Member (non-official)
Worldmark 1, Aerocity,
Indira Gandhi International Airport,
New Delhi - 110037
10. Director General (Stats) Member (official)
MOSPI
New Delhi-110001
11. DG (NSS), Member (official)
MOSPI
New Delhi-110001
12. Principal Economic Adviser, Member (official)
Data Management and Analysis Vertical
(Earlier PPD) NITI Aayog,
New Delhi-110001
13. Sr. Economic Adviser, Member (official)
Department of Economic Affairs,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block,
New delhi-110001
14. Director General, DGCIS Member (official)
M/o Commerce & Industry
Kolkata 700107
15. Adviser (Agriculture Statistics), Member (official)
Directorate of Economics and Statistics
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
New Delhi-110001
16. Adviser (Statistics), Member (official)
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
New Delhi
17. DDG, Corporate Data Management Unit Member (official)
Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Shastri Bhawan,
New Delhi
18. Principal Adviser (In charge DSIM) Member (official)
Reserve Bank of India,
Mumbai
19. Principal Adviser/Officer-in-charge, Member (official)
Department of Economic
& Policy Research (DEPR)
Reserve Bank of India,
Mumbai
20. DDG, DPIIT Member (official)
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi 110011
21. Director, Member (official)
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Tamil Nadu
22. Director, Member (official)
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Uttar Pradesh
23. Director, Member (official)
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Odisha
24. Director, Member (official)
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Tripura
25. Director, Member (official)
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Maharashtra
26. Additional Director General, Member Secretary (official)
National Accounts Division, MOSPI,
New Delhi
2. Shri Asit Kumar Sadhu, Member, National Statistical Commission (NSC) will be special invitee to the
Committee representing the NSC.
3. The terms of reference for the ACNAS are:
(i) To review the existing data bases and advise on inclusion of new data sources for improving the estimates of
National Accounts
(ii) To advise on the methodology for compilation and presentation of National Accounts Statistics for purposes
of economic analysis and policy including methodology for seasonal adjustment of quarterly national accounts and
on promotion of research in the field of National Accounts Statistics.
(iii) To advise on implementation of latest UN standards, adoption of new classifications etc recommended by the
UN Statistics Division in development of sequence of accounts for various institutional sectors.
(iv) To advise on estimation of different macro-economic indicators related to specific segments of economy and
sub-national accounts.
(v) To advise on base year for national accounts and its alignment with other related products like WPI/PPI, CPI,
IIP etc.
(vi) To advise on any other matter referred to the committee by the National Statistical Commission in respect of
national accounts.
4. The Code of Professional Ethics as notified vide Gazette Notification No. Y-18020/3/2019-CAP dated19th July
2019 shall be binding on the Chairman and Members (both Official and Non-official) of the committee.
5. The Chairman and other non-official members of the committee mentioned in Para-1 would be entitled to a
sitting fee of Rs. 4000/- per day for attending the meetings. They will also be entitled to transport/transport charges
for local travel for attending the meetings of the Committee. Besides, they will be eligible to travel by air in
economy class or by rail in air-conditioned first class while undertaking domestic tours in connection with the
meetings of the Committee. The room rent and TA/DA for the out-station non-official members will be regulated in
accordance with the rules in force framed by the Ministry of Finance from time to time.
6. The expenditure of the official members on TA/DA etc. for attending the meetings of the Committee will be
borne by their parent Ministry/Department/ Organization to which they belong.
7. The Chairman of the Committee may, if necessary, with prior approval of the Ministry of Statistics and Program
Implementation may co-opt member(s)/expert(s) for dealing with the specific issues and problems relating to
different subjects. If the co-opted member(s)/expert(s) is/are non-official member(s), then they would be entitled
for TA/DA and sitting fees etc. as prescribed in the above para (5).
8. The expenditure on conducting the meetings of the Advisory Committee and the payments/reimbursements
etc. made to non-official members would be borne by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation,
New Delhi under the Head of Account 3454 (Major head).
9. Secretarial assistance to the committee will be provided by the National Accounts Division, National Statistical
Office, Ministry of Statistics & P.I.
10. The tenure of this committee will be five years or till the completion of next base year revision of National
Accounts, whichever is later. For operational feasibility, Committee may constitute Sub Committees on different
aspects with maximum tenure of two years.
11. The notification will come into force with immediate effect.
12. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Division vide
BRIJENDRA SINGH, Dy. Director General
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