CSO to change GDP base year to 2017-18 from 2011-12: Gowda
The statistics ministry is set to change the base year of national accounts to 2017-18 from 2011-12 after completion of the household consumer expenditure survey and labour force data by the end of 2018.
Jun 13, 2017, 18:20 PM ISTGDP base year revision may help govt contain fiscal deficit
A new series of national accounts with 2011-12 as base year for computing economic growth rate will be released Friday, which may provide some cushion to government struggling to meet fiscal deficit target.
Jan 29, 2015, 18:29 PM IST