Need to compile statistics of hoarding, profiteering: Khusro Bakhtyar
Last updated on: 24 December,2018 10:29 pm
The Minister underlined that the Division should also work on poverty mapping for targeted resource.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Federal Minister for Planning and Development Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar says Statistics Division provides solid statistical base to national and international planners, policymakers, researchers and other data users in various socio-economic sectors.
He said this during his visit to Statistics Division on Monday wherein he was given a detailed briefing on the working and functions of the Division. Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar directed the Statistics Division to focus on improving the data quality to make need based policy interventions.
The Minister underlined that the Division should also work on poverty mapping for targeted resource.
The Minister directed that the mechanism should be devised to educate the public on economic statistics especially the trends in consumer price index and inflation.
He said there is also a need to compile data about the extent to which profiteering and hoarding adds to inflation which affects the general public.