The Directorate of Economics & Statistics has grown out of the nucleus of a “Statistical Section” consisting of one Research Officer, One Research Superintendent and two Senior Assistants in the Planning Department.  The first expansion took place in 1957 when a Survey   Section   consisting   of   one Statistician, one Statistical Assistant and four Field Investigators was set up.  This was followed, a little latter, by creation of a few more posts and designating the unit as “Statistical Bureau” with the staff strength of twenty officials.  The Directorate of Economics & Statistics, as it is now, was set up in 1967-68 and the Organisation has grown both vertically and horizontally.  The Directorate of Economics & Statistics is at State level while at regional level there are two Regional Joint Directorates.  At district level, the District Statistics & Evaluation Officers and Chief Planning Officers of the rank of Deputy Directors are functional and at the block level there is a mini Statistical Unit consisting of one Statistical Officer, one Junior Statistical Assistant and one Junior Assistant.  The Directorate has Statistical Units in all important departments in the Civil Secretariat, Heads of Departments, Provincial and District level offices and in some cases even at block/tehsil level offices and such planning units are headed by Joint Directors/Deputy Directors/Assistant Directors.  In addition there are two Statistical Training Schools one in each division of the State...<< More