GENERAL21 Sept 2026
Govt taking steps to build harmonised data infrastructure: MoSPI secretary
India's statistics ministry (MoSPI) is building one shared data system across central and state governments. Secretary Saurabh Garg, at AIMA's 53rd National Management Convention, said the five-step plan covers harmonised data, metadata, common definitions, identifiers and quality checks. Since data is the raw material for AI, cleaner records mean fewer mismatches. For now, just keep your own records consistent and watch for updates.
Key Statutory Highlights
- MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg said the central and state governments are involved in a five-step process to build a harmonised data infrastructure.
- The five steps are harmonised government data, maintaining metadata, uniform definitions across ministries and departments, identifiers so different data sets can be compared, and quality assessment while using data.
- Garg said the availability of updated data is necessary for the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, and that data is the raw material for AI.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Keep your business records and field definitions consistent, since government data is moving towards common definitions and identifiers. No deadline or compliance step has been announced yet, so treat this as preparation and watch for official updates before changing any filings.
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