Overview

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES) is the apex statistical body of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and functions as the Nodal Agency for coordinating all statistical matters.

Collection, compilation, and interpretation of statistical data for the benefit of administrators, planners, research scholars, and other users are the prime areas of functioning of the department.

Major functions include dissemination of data in the form of statistical publications, price statistics, farm harvest prices, building material prices, weather data, data from administrative departments, estimation of State Domestic Product, agriculture statistics (including land use statistics), census of government employees, and disaster statistics.

From time to time, DES publishes important reports such as:

• Basic Statistics
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands at a Glance
• Island-wise Statistical Outline
• Meteorological Statistics
• Statistical Handbook on District & Transport Statistics

In addition, DES also conducts surveys such as the Agriculture Census, Input Survey, Economic Census, and Economy Survey, besides assisting in other censuses or surveys conducted by the Government as and when required.