In October 1967, the State Planning Board was set up with Director of
Bureau of Economics and Statistics as the member Secretary of the Board.
Most of the work related to the State Planning Board was done by the
officers of the Bureau of Economics and Statistics till 27-05-1972.
When the Director of Bureau of Economics and Statistics was appointed
as full time Member Secretary of the Board he relinquished the post
in the Bureau of Economics and Statistics. During the period of October
1967 to May 1972 the Board and the Bureau functioned together as one
entity. In 1980, the name of Bureau of Economics and Statistics has
been redesigned as Directorate of Economics and Statistics vide GO (Rt)
No.366/80/Plg. dated 8-8-1980. The Directorate of Economics & Statistics
is the nerve centre of the State statistical system. Director is the
technical and administrative head of the Department. Being the statistics
authority of the State he functions as the authority for the collection,
processing and dissemination of all statistical data relating to the
State economy. In technical matters he is assisted by three Additional
Directors and on administrative matters by an Administrative Officer
deputed from the Secretariat. For dealing with statistical work there
are various divisions in the Directorate, which are headed by Joint
Directors and Deputy Directors. A division is further sub divided into
sections each dealing with specified subject area.. Each technical section
is headed by either an Assistant Director or a Research Officer. Depending
upon the workload and nature of work each section is manned by one or
more Research Officers and Research Assistants and a few compilers.
Each administrative sections is manned by one Administrative Assistant
assisted by Senior Superintendent and Junior Superintendent.
Besides the Directorate there are 14 District Offices, each headed by
a Deputy Director with the exception of Wayanad. The Deputy Director
in the District Offices is assisted by one District Officer, one or
more Additional District Officers, one Price Supervisory Officer and
one or two Research Officers. At taluk level, there is a Taluk Statistical
Office, which is the lowest statistical unit in the State. There are
at present 61 Taluk Statistical Offices, each under the control of a
Taluk Statistical Officer.
Besides the Department of Economics and Statistics, the statistical
system of Kerala also include the various statistical cells working
in various Departments of the State Government. At present the statistical
cells are working in 17 Departments of the State Government. They
are manned by personnel drawn from the Department of Economics &
Statistics as temporary additions. These cells collect, compile, analyse
and disseminate statistical data relevant to the functions and needs
of the concerned Department. These cells are headed by officers in
the rank of Joint Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Statistical
Officer or Research Officer depending upon the volume and nature of
work.
We have full-fledged Computer-Division to shoulder the burden of
compilation and report generation. Eventhen only a portion of our
work is computerised. Recently a printing machine has been installed
in our Department to handle with a portion of printing.
