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MoSPI cuts release lags

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: MoSPI cuts release lags (GS3 · Data, 17 April 2025)

What happened

  • MoSPI releases CPI within 12 days and NSS reports within 90 days of fieldwork [PIB].

Background

  • Third revised GDP estimates were dropped [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Shorter release lags give policymakers fresher data.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Data

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-17): moSPI releases CPI within 12 days and NSS reports within 90 days of fieldwork.
  2. Shorter release lags give policymakers fresher data.
Quotable data point

MoSPI releases CPI within 12 days and NSS reports within 90 days of fieldwork.

PIB: MoSPI timelines, 17 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

CPI released within

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerEconomic Survey of India: Meaning, History, Who Prepares It, How It Differs from the Budget, Big Ideas from Past Surveys and How to Use It for UPSC (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: MoSPI timelines, 17 Apr 2025

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