The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
4. Powers of
appropriate Government to appoint statistics officer, etc. -
1.
The
appropriate Government may appoint or cause to appoint an officer to be the
statistics officer for any geographical unit for the purpose of collecting any
statistics directed by it.
2.
The
appropriate Government may appoint any agency or persons working in such
agencies to take, or aid in, or supervise the collection of the statistics
within any specified geographical unit and such agencies or persons, when so
appointed, shall be bound to serve accordingly.
3.
The
appropriate Government may employ on contract basis any agency or company or
organisation or association or person, on such terms and conditions and on such
safeguards as may be prescribed, for the purpose of collecting the statistics
directed by it.
4.
The
appropriate Government may delegate to any statistics officer, as it thinks
fit, the power of appointing agencies or persons working in such agencies or
employing on contract basis any agency or company or organisation or
association of persons, conferred on it by sub-sections (2) and (3) within the geographical
unit for which such statistics officer is appointed.
5.
The
appropriate Government may, by order specify the form, the particulars required
or the interval within which, and the statistics officer to whom, the
statistical information by the informants shall be furnished.
6.
The
appropriate Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette,
delegate to any statistics officer, as it thinks fit, any power conferred under
sub-section (5) for the purpose of the collection of statistics under a direction
issued by it under section 3.