KATHMANDU: Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal has said data is imperative for ensuring formulation of actionable plans and policies. "Government, ministries and departments formulate their policies and plans based on the statistics provided by the Office of Statistics. So integrity of data and statistics need to be guaranteed with research," he reminded.
Aryal was addressing a function organized on the occasion of the National Statistics Day-2081 at National Statistics Office on Wednesday. A policy lab has also been established at Office of the Prime Minister to wipe out duplication of policies and problems in implementation, he shared, adding that right use of data make policies further effective.
In the programme, Secretary at the National Planning Commission, Madhu Marasini, however, said since the National Statistics Office was under the Office of the Prime Minister, there is a problem in expanding the cooperation between the Statistics Office and the Planning Commission.
"The Planning Commission needs more data because it is linked to policy and planning.
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