Question: Where did the 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) organized on November 11 2019?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Chennai
(c) Lucknow
(d) Chandigarh
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Prof. Bimal K Roy, Chairman, National Statistical Commission inaugurated the 27th Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) at Kolkata, West Bengal on 11th November, 2019 in the presence of Pravin Srivastava, Chief Statistician of India-cum- Secretary, Ministry Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India.
- The theme of this event was Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Dr. G. C. Manna, Member, National Statistical Commission, Vijay Kumar, Director General (Surveys), National Statistical Office etc. were also present on the occasion. Representatives from Central Government Ministries, State Governments, international agencies, academic institutions, corporate sector, community organizations and other stakeholders participated in the conference.
- COCSSO is an important platform to bring all stakeholders together to discuss statistical matters of interest. He also highlighted dynamically changing role of the professional statisticians in the context of the technological advancements and transformations which eventually lead to the well being of the society.
- The theme of this year’s conference has been aptly chosen at a time when MoSPI is taking several steps towards putting in place a robust monitoring mechanism for SDGs. Achieving SDGs is a commitment of the country following the spirit of leaving no one behind.
- There is a need for developing State Indicator Frameworks for SDGs at the State/UT level on the lines of National Indicator Framework developed by MoSPI for monitoring indicators at national level.
Conference of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO):
- COCSSO is a Conference organized by MoSPI, Government of India every year. COCSSO is a major national forum for coordination between the Central and State Statistical Agencies with the objectives of putting in coordinated efforts for making available reliable and timely statistics to planners and policy makers.
- A number of presentations and discussion relating to theme by Central Ministries/Departments as well as representatives from various national and international agencies namely, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare etc. was presented during the Conference. In addition, various States/UTs, Directorate of Economics and Statistics will also share their experiences in this area.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1591233