DE&S Odisha

About DE&S

• The DE&S is the nodal agency to coordinate all statistical activities in the State. The data compiled and reports generated are useful for informed planning and policy decisions at the Government.

• The Statistical activities in the State started with the establishment of a small cell under the Planning & Reconstruction Department, Government of Odisha in 1950. Sequential development of this small cell into the present DE&S is outlined below:

Evolution of DE&S

1956

Department Transferred

Transferred to the Finance Department.

1958

Declared BSE

Declared a separate Directorate named the Bureau of Statistics and Economics (BSE) for better coordination of statistical activities in the State.

1961

Planning and Coordination

BSE was brought under the administrative control of the Planning and Coordination Department to streamline planning and statistical activities in the State.

1987

Renamed Department

Renamed as the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DE&S), marking a broader focus on economic and statistical activities.

2009

Nodal Agency

Recognized as the Nodal Agency for coordinating all statistical activities in the state reinforcing its central role in data-driven governance.

This progressive transformation highlights DE&S’s critical contribution to Odisha's policy formulation and socio-economic development through accurate data collection, analysis, and dissemination

Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Odisha

Planning and Convergence Department, Govt. of Odisha