ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Statistics has reiterated that timely and accurate calculation of statistics must be ensured.
The meeting of the committee was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani.
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Secretary Rukhsana Yasmeen briefed the standing committee regarding the working, subjects, scope and future plans of the ministry.
The committee chairman upheld that preparation and maintenance of statistical figures should be considered as a priority in the national interest. It was also agreed that the statistical figures were essential to determine the quality in every walk of life, and for the subsequent planning of supply and demand of the available resources for the population of a country.
Therefore, it was recommended that steps must be taken to ensure transparent and accurate collection of statistical data from time to time, and conducting of census after every five to ten years.
The efforts made by PBS in collecting and updating the data on monthly basis were also appreciated by the members of the committee.
The meeting was attended by the MNAs Dr Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal, Romina Khurshid Alam, Lal Chand Malhi, Aqibullah Khan, SA Iqbal Qadri and senior officers from the Ministry of Statistics and Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
