Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Release of Discussion Paper on “Methodological Improvements in Compilation of National Accounts Aggregates Using Expenditure Approach”
New series of National Accounts Statistics with FY 2022-23 as base year is scheduled to be released on 27th February, 2026
MoSPI invites comments/ feedback from experts and users of national accounts data on the discussion paper
Posted On:
16 DEC 2025 4:00PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is in the process of revising the base year of national accounts. An Advisory Committee on National Account Statistics (ACNAS) under the chairmanship of professor B.N. Goldar has been constituted to advise MoSPI, among other things, on inclusion of new data sources for improving the estimates of National Accounts and the methodology for compilation and presentation of National Accounts Statistics for purposes of economic analysis and policy formulation. The Committee has representation from various Central Ministries and Departments, State Governments, Academia and Research Institutions.
FY 2022-23 has been chosen as the base year of new series and the estimates of new series are scheduled to be released on 27th February, 2026. With a view to apprise the users of national accounts data about the proposed changes being in the new series, Ministry has planned to release discussion papers on compilation of National Accounts Statistics. The first discussion paper on changes in compilation of aggregates based on production/income approach was released on 21st November, 2025 to seek feedback/suggestions from users which can be accessed on MoSPI website (www.mospi.gov.in/latest-releases). This is the second discussion paper seeking feedback/suggestion from users on the proposed improvements in compilation of GDP from expenditure approach. This paper is available on MoSPI’s website - https://mospi.gov.in/announcements. The paper can also be accessed using the MoSPI X (formarly Twitter) handle (@GoIStats) https://x.com/GoIStats .
A “Pre-Release Consultative Workshop on the Base Revision of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and Index of Industrial Production (IIP)” on 23th December 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi to discuss the proposed improvement. The users can fill in the registration form to attend the workshop at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTm0vzM5lTWm4AGzJt5rxdJtJ6rlEtEiWNEHO57GIv_XoMAg/viewform?usp=header .
MoSPI invites comments/ feedback from experts, academicians, government bodies, state governments, financial institutions, users of national accounts data and other stakeholders on the discussion paper. Comments/feedback may be shared on the email ID- ddg3.nad@mospi.gov.in by 7th January, 2026.
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