Pramit Bhattacharya
@pramit_b
Head of Research @dataforin Columnist @htTweets, Fellow @newindiafndtion Tweets are personal, retweets aren't endorsements
Over the past year, I have spoken to a wide range of people and analyzed hundreds of documents to make sense of the rise and wane of a storied statistical system. Am very happy we could get the report out on #NationalStatisticsDay. Key findings/suggestions in Milan's thread here:
1/ Today is National Statistics Day in India. To commemorate this occasion, we're excited to publish the definitive report on India's statistical system by @pramit_b, "India’s Statistical System: Past, Present, Future." carnegieendowment.org/2023/06/28/ind…
Is there something that Uttar Pradesh could do to grow like Tamil Nadu or Maharashtra? If so, what exactly? If not, why not? The latest #SimplyEconomics column deals with this issue (link in quoted tweet)
#Opinion | "Drawing attention to the sharp differences in incomes across developing countries, the Nobel-winning economist Robert Lucas had suggested that we should see these differences as possibilities," writes @pramit_b hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-po… #HTPremium
A new affirmative action toolkit built upon a revitalised statistical system would allow the Indian State to tilt the playing field in favour of the most deprived, I wrote in the latest #SimplyEconomics column hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-lo…
Had suggested that we need an official database on household income/wealth distribution sometime back. Am glad that @GoIStats is rolling out a new income survey next year
Wrote about the need for a new database on income and wealth in the latest #TruthLiesandStatistics column (linkedin.com/posts/pramit-b…) livemint.com/opinion/online…
Indira Gandhi's reliance on loyalists rather than competent policy advisors played a key role in the events that led to the imposition of Emergency in India, I argue in the latest #SimplyEconomics column:
#Opinion | Political and economic roots of the Emergency "Economic mismanagement and political hubris both contributed to the making of a dark chapter in India’s history," ✍🏻@pramit_b hindustantimes.com/opinion/politi…
How did one Left bastion (Kerala) grow rich over the past few decades while the other (Bengal) was impoverished? The latest #SimplyEconomics column was on that question hindustantimes.com/opinion/rich-k…
Claim: Massive illegal infiltration in WB creating fake Aadhaar, ration and voter cards But the data says otherwise: • WB population: 7.55% • Aadhaar: 7.45% • NFSA ration cards: 7.46% • Voters (2024): 7.77% No spike. Barely any evidence of illegal enrolment
We’re proud to welcome the Round 12 Fellows of the New India Foundation Book Fellowship, each of whom is working on a significant non-fiction book project that captures diverse aspects of contemporary and modern India.
Important and useful piece from Aashish Gupta and @muradbanaji on what the pandemic years' death registration data reveal: theindiaforum.in/health/will-go…
Exactly why governments should make data available in a timely and transparent manner, so that independent checks can happen. This shouldn't be thought of as criticism; we're all in this together. Glad that the clarification happened.
Happy to report that @GoIStats has issued a 'technical clarification' acknowledging the problematic sampling weight identified by @dataforin earlier. The clarification is available in the PLFS 2022-23 metadata page microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php…
Thread: At @dataforin our mission is not just to advance the understanding of India through data, but also to be equal partners in making Indian data better. For this, we publish work in our Measurement section (dataforindia.com/topic/measurem…) on what works and doesn't in key datasets
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Happy to report that @GoIStats has issued a 'technical clarification' acknowledging the problematic sampling weight identified by @dataforin earlier. The clarification is available in the PLFS 2022-23 metadata page microdata.gov.in/NADA/index.php…
You can read their important and meticulous work here: dataforindia.com/plfs-assam/
How many people does India's manufacturing sector actually employ? Is this number going up or down? Are their wages outpacing inflation or not? @nandlalsumit and I take a stab at answering these questions here: dataforindia.com/measuring-manu…
Crowd-sourcing initiative to raise funds for the treatment of a sick child. Verified request. Please share and amplify milaap.org/fundraisers/su…
In the second part of the series, I suggest 3 steps @GoIStats could take to end the 'great Indian GDP controversy': 1) Release raw data and clear documentation 2) Provide sectoral error margins in each release 3) Set up a national accounts research unit #TruthLiesandStatistics
In the first of a two-part series on India's ongoing GDP revision, I revisit the 'great Indian GDP controversy' that arose after the last revision. #TruthLiesandStatistics
This is the post that got Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad arrested by Haryana police. Can't see any issue with it whatsoever. Maybe these days, even long sentences can lead to long sentences.
🚨India-UK trade deal done.
Delighted to speak with my friend PM @Keir_Starmer. In a historic milestone, India and the UK have successfully concluded an ambitious and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement, along with a Double Contribution Convention. These landmark agreements will further deepen our…