New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The government is increasingly relying on a wide range of data sources to refine economic metrics, including GDP calculations,

Speaking at a CII summit, Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, said that the government is leveraging over 300 data sources for GDP calculations and is working to expand their use for data-driven policymaking across various government levels.

MoSPI Secretary said, "We use over 300 sources of data for GDP calculation. Of course, there are indicators which are even more. Use of administrative data is something which is being leveraged within the government, and needs much greater leveraging by the private sector."

He noted that the government is ...