The statistical system in Karnataka consists of the Directorate of Economics and
Statistics (DES) And the Statistical Divisions in other departments of the Government
(DSD). The headquarters of the DES is situated at the State capital (Bangalore)
and is headed by the Director. It is functionally organised into seven technical
divisions each headed by a Joint Director and one Administration and Accounts Division
headed by the Administrative Officer in the rank of a Deputy Director. The technical
divisions are:-
- Agricultural Statistics Division (AGS)
- Agricultural Census, Rainfall and Computer Division (ARC)
- Civil Registration, National Sample Survey and Local Body Statistics Division (CNL)
- State income, Industries and Prices division (SIP) , Co-ordination and planning
(COP) attached to SIP division
- Publication Division (PTG)
- Fourth Economic Census
- Crop Insurance Division (CIS).
Each 'Division', is headed by a Joint Director and is divided into different sections.
A group of sections, generally two or three is headed by Deputy Director. In all,
there are 22 technical sections at the State Headquarters. Depending upon the workload
each technical section is manned by Deputy Director/Assistant Directors/ Assistant
Statistical Officers, Statistical Inspectors and Enumerators. The Administration
and Accounts Division is manned by Superintendents, First Division Assistants and
Second Division Assistants.
Each of the 29 districts of the State has a District Statistical Office headed by
a District Statistical Officer in rank of a Deputy Director. The District Statistical
Officer is assisted in technical matters, at the district headquarters, by the Assistant
Director, Assistant Statistical Officers, Statistical Inspectors and Enumerators.
The number of supporting staff in each District Statistical Office varies according
to the size of the district. The District Statistical Officer is assisted by the
ministerial staff for day-to-day administration work. At the Taluk (tahsil) level,
one Statistical Inspector and one Enumerator are stationed at the office of the
Tasildar for purpose of statistical work. These two functionaries are under the
technical control of the District Statistical Officer and for day to day work, they
are under the control of Tasildar.Thus, the total number of District Statistical
Offices comes to 29.
The Statistical Divisions of other departments cater mainly to the specific needs
of the departments concerned and are headed by officers in the rank of Joint Director/Deputy/Assistant
Director depending upon the needs of the concerned departments. However, there are
a couple of statistical Divisions manned only by non-gazetted staff. The number
of supporting staff, viz., Assistant statistical officers, Statistical Inspectors
and Enumerators vary from department to department
Apart from the departments coming under the purview of the Karnataka Economic and
statistical Service, a few more departments/boards and corporations/ organisations
of the Government of Karnataka such as BWSSB, KUWSDB, KHB, KSBPE/ BMP etc. have
also borrowed personnel from the Directorate of Economics and Statistics. In particular,
it may be mentioned that personnel on deputation from DES man the planning machinery
of the Zilla Panchayats. In addition, sizeable officers and officials of the DES
are on deputation to Planning Secretariat. In all, as on 31.3.1999, 719 personnel
were on deputation from the DES. A list of such Departments/Organisations is given
in Organisational Chart