The functions and duties of the Department are detailed here under:-
The District Statistics and Evaluation Agencies have been strengthened and entrusted with the work of conducting Evaluation studies at the District level. A minimum of four studies are required to be conducted per District annually. Two of the studies are assigned by the State Level Evaluation Committee and the other two by the concerned District Development Commissioner.
The District Evaluation and Statistics Office is also engaged in co-ordination of statistics of all sectors at District level and maintenance thereof. The data are fed to the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, besides, presenting the same in the following publications at the district level:-
1) District Statistical Handbook
2) Block wise / Constituency wise Village Amenity Directory
3) District Economic Review
4) District at a Glance
The Department looks after the National Sample Survey (NSS) work also. The NSS surveys are conducted on double matching basis. Field work and scrutiny is done at District level and the rest in the Directorate of Economics & Statistics. This Agency is also involved in training of personnel, inspection of various surveys and studies conducted by the Directorate and also by other departments of the government and involved in all types of censuses conducted by the State and the Central governments.
This Department is also assigned with the job of conducting the physical verification of different infrastructural projects / Schemes allotted by Planning Development & Monitoring Department from time to time.
