Training Program

The workshop is intended for Indian subnational government officials who are integrally involved in the compilation of and dissemination of gross state domestic product statistics (GSDP).

Participants are expected to have a bachelor's degree, with backgrounds in economics, accounting, or related fields.

This one-week workshop will be presented by experts from the International Monetary Fund's Statistics Department and a representative from India's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The workshop will be based on the System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA) and the Quarterly National Accounts Manual, 2017. The workshop will cover the following topics: (1) national accounts concepts and methods from the perspective of GSDP; (2) data sources and indicators (annual and quarterly), including use of benchmarking techniques; (3) price and volume measures; and (4) fundamental aspects of state/regional economic accounts. The workshop will feature interactive lectures and hands-on exercises that enable participants to operationalize what they learn.