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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Rajasthan HC annuls marriage; rules concealment of schizophrenia fraud under Hindu Marriage Act
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan High Court's Jaipur bench has delivered a significant verdict, annulling the marriage of a woman suffering from schizophrenia. The court held that hiding the woman's serious mental illness from the husband and his family before marriage amounted to 'fraud' under Section 12(1)(c) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The division bench of Justice Inderjit Singh and Justice Anand Sharma observed that schizophrenia is not merely temporary mental depression but a serious psychological disorder which, in its active state, can prevent a person from leading a normal married life. Concealing such a condition, the court said, is equivalent to hiding a 'fundamental fact' necessary for marriage. Referring to earlier Supreme Court rulings, the court held that the wife's illness was an 'important marital fact' for the purpose of marriage, and hiding it constituted clear fraud upon the husband. Applying this legal principle, the court declared the marriage void and freed the husband from all criminal and financial liabilities, including alimony and dowry harassment cases. The case originated from a marriage solemnised on April 29, 2013, between a man from Chittorgarh and a woman from Kota. Shortly after the wedding, the husband noticed abnormal changes in his wife's behaviour. She displayed unusual actions, and her hands would often tremble. While going through her belongings, he found a doctor's slip indicating she was already receiving treatment. The husband alleged that she had been suffering from schizophrenia before marriage and that this fact was deliberately hidden from him and his family. He also claimed that, due to her illness, consummation of the marriage was not possible.
Economic Times
06-08-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
MoSPI proposes new base years for IIP, GDP & CPI
Synopsis The government plans to update the base years for key economic indicators. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will shift to a 2022-23 base year, while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will be rebased to 2024. Agencies Image for representation The government has proposed 2022-23 as the new base year for the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and 2024 for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Parliament was informed on the base year for both IIP and GDP is 2011-12, while it is 2012 for CPI. The new CPI will draw weight of items from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24."The Ministry is underway to revise the base year of GDP, IIP, and CPI," MoS for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh informed Lok Sabha. "The base year is revised periodically to better capture the structural changes happening in the economy by updating the methodology of compilation and incorporation of new data sources, he CPI, which tracks monthly retail prices of goods and services across 1,181 rural and 1,114 urban markets, will expand its coverage to 2,900 markets, ET reported new series will also include e-commerce price trends and online streaming services revised GDP series will source data from Goods and Service Tax (GST), Public Finance Management System, and Vahan portal. It will also include Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction data, ET reported in December 2024.
Time of India
06-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
MoSPI proposes new base years for IIP, GDP & CPI
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The government has proposed 2022-23 as the new base year for the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and 2024 for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Parliament was informed on the base year for both IIP and GDP is 2011-12, while it is 2012 for CPI. The new CPI will draw weight of items from the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-24."The Ministry is underway to revise the base year of GDP, IIP, and CPI," MoS for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh informed Lok Sabha. "The base year is revised periodically to better capture the structural changes happening in the economy by updating the methodology of compilation and incorporation of new data sources, he CPI, which tracks monthly retail prices of goods and services across 1,181 rural and 1,114 urban markets, will expand its coverage to 2,900 markets, ET reported new series will also include e-commerce price trends and online streaming services revised GDP series will source data from Goods and Service Tax (GST), Public Finance Management System, and Vahan portal. It will also include Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction data, ET reported in December 2024.
Indian Express
05-08-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
‘Severe manpower shortage': Parliamentary Committee tells MoSPI to fill at least 50% vacancies this year
Amid what it has called a 'severe manpower shortage', the Standing Committee on Finance has asked the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) to fill at least half its vacant positions this year. 'The target of the Ministry should be to fill at least 50 per cent of the existing vacancies across all cadres within this year. It is also expected that the rest of the vacancies be filled up in a time-bound manner thereafter,' the committee said in a report presented in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. MoSPI — which has asked for an additional 2,594 junior and senior statistical officers — has consistently faced a shortage of officers, with the standing committee noting in its report that the number of vacancies in the ministry's Field Operations Division — which is in charge of conducting surveys — rose from 614 in 2023 to 908 at the beginning of 2025. This shortage of manpower, the report said, 'affects the quality of the data'. 'According to the Ministry, the same is being addressed through engaging contractual manpower and training them. The Committee is of the view that this is a stopgap arrangement and does not fully address the issue. The Committee therefore recommends the Ministry to deal with the issue of severe manpower shortage on priority basis and take concrete steps towards recruitment of regular field-based staff in a time-bound manner,' it added. Back in June, Rao Inderjit Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of MoSPI, had told The Indian Express that 700 Junior Statistical Officers had been recruited for posting in different Regional Offices of the National Statistics Office through the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). 'Moreover, survey-specific engagement of contractual staff is being made with multi-level training focusing more on the quality of the data,' Singh had added. In response, MoSPI had told the standing committee in May that the SSC had provided a list of 725 candidates to fill the vacancies for Junior Statistical Officers for 2024, with appointment letters being issued to 663 candidates through the 'Rozgar Mela' held on April 26. The Staff Selection Committee has also been informed of 245 vacancies in the post of Junior Statistical Officers for 2025. 'Further, it is to mention that the proposal of 2nd Cadre Review of Subordinate Statistical Service (SSS) has been submitted to Dept. of Expenditure, wherein additional strength of 1,767 Junior Statistical Officers (JSOs) and 827 Senior Statistical Officers (SSOs) have been requested,' the standing committee's report said, quoting MoSPI. The Standing Committee on Finance is chaired by Bhartruhari Mahtab, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Cuttack, Odisha. It looks at matters related to the finance, corporate affairs, and statistics ministries, as well as the NITI Aayog. Siddharth Upasani is a Deputy Associate Editor with The Indian Express. He reports primarily on data and the economy, looking for trends and changes in the former which paint a picture of the latter. Before The Indian Express, he worked at Moneycontrol and financial newswire Informist (previously called Cogencis). Outside of work, sports, fantasy football, and graphic novels keep him busy. ... Read More
Mint
30-07-2025
- Business
- Mint
India taps AI, ML to modernize national surveys, cut data delays, says minister
New Delhi: India has begun integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into national surveys to improve data accuracy, timeliness, and field responsiveness, Rao Inderjit Singh, minister of state (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Planning (MoSPI), said Wednesday. In a written response to the Lok Sabha, Singh said AI and ML are now being used in enterprise-level surveys such as the Capital Expenditure (Capex) survey and the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE), helping officials resolve field-level queries in real time. The initiative is part of a broader effort to make India's statistical architecture more agile and aligned with evolving economic and social conditions. As the economy grows more complex, Singh said, modernizing traditional data systems is critical to capturing emerging trends and enabling timely policy decisions. The adoption of digital tools—including automation and AI—not only improves speed and accuracy but also shortens the time lag in publishing critical statistics. "The primary data collection in all surveys is being done in a digital platform using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) or web-based application with an in-built validation mechanism to ensure consistency at the stage of data collection," Singh said. "This facilitates real-time submission and validation of survey data and has resulted in a drastic reduction in the time lag in releasing survey reports," he added. Singh also noted that the ministry has rolled out short-duration, modular surveys in sectors such as telecom and education, aimed at meeting the growing demand for high-frequency, sector-specific socio-economic indicators. MoSPI plays a central role in guiding India's data-driven policy initiatives through a suite of national surveys. Among them are the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which tracks employment trends; the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES), which informs welfare and subsidy policies by detailing household spending patterns; and the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), which monitors industrial output and structure. The ASUSE, meanwhile, provides a window into India's informal economy. In a separate response, Singh said the government is also working to expand the reach and granularity of these surveys by involving states and union territories more deeply in the process. Beginning January 2025, the sampling design of most ongoing surveys has been revised to generate district-level estimates, with each district now treated as a basic stratum, he said. The move aligns with the Centre's broader agenda on data reform. In the Union Budget 2024-25, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted efforts to strengthen data governance and modernize data systems under India's next-generation policy framework. The government also plans to streamline data collection, processing, and management by leveraging sectoral databases developed through the Digital India Mission.
