The Union Cabinet approves the VISTAR scheme to overhaul India’s official statistical system. The programme is described as three-pronged, aiming to strengthen data collection and analysis, improve data granularity and timeliness, and incorporate AI-ready approaches, including updated data for the unorganised sector to improve overall GDP accuracy.
Outlets report that the scheme is tied to the Viksit Bharat initiative and is set to run for about five years through 2030-31. Coverage generally frames VISTAR as a broader effort to modernise statistical operations under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), with an emphasis on digital transformation and interoperability of datasets. Some reports highlight the scheme’s stated components and the scale of surveys planned.
While all sources agree on the cabinet approval and overall cost, they differ slightly in the level of operational detail they include and in how explicitly they describe specific objectives—such as AI integration, the unorganised sector, and survey expansion.
