MoSPI launches Index of Service Production trial series

Senior officials including Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, MoSPI Secretary Dr. Saurabh Garg, Additional Director General Dalip Singh, and NITI Aayog Chief Architect Debjani Ghosh gathered at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026 to mark the release of the Index of Service Production trial series. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The Index of Service Production trial series was unveiled at the National Media Centre on 14 July 2026, with Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dalip Singh, Debjani Ghosh, and Dr. Saurabh Garg representing the government's statistical and economic advisory bodies. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The trial series of the Index of Service Production (ISP) marks a significant step in measuring India's services economy, with MoSPI officials and Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran presenting the framework at New Delhi's National Media Centre on 14 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, MoSPI Secretary Dr. Saurabh Garg, and NITI Aayog Chief Architect Debjani Ghosh were among the panellists at the Index of Service Production trial series press conference held at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Debjani Ghosh, Chief Architect of NITI Aayog, addressed the press conference on the release of the Index of Service Production trial series at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, highlighting the index's role in tracking India's services economy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran and MoSPI Additional Director General Dalip Singh appeared together at the Index of Service Production trial series press conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Dr. Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), spoke at the Index of Service Production trial series press conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran addressed the media on the release of the Index of Service Production (ISP) trial series at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, explaining the index's significance for India's statistical framework. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran was present at the media briefing for the Index of Service Production trial series at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, representing the Centre's economic advisory perspective. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

India's Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran participated in the press meet at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, where the MoSPI officially released the trial series of the Index of Service Production. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

At the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran was present for MoSPI's formal release of the Index of Service Production trial series — a new statistical tool for tracking the services sector. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

The full panel — Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dalip Singh, Debjani Ghosh, and Dr. Saurabh Garg — convened at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026 for the official launch of the Index of Service Production (ISP) trial series by MoSPI. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

MoSPI officials and advisors including Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dalip Singh, Debjani Ghosh, and Dr. Saurabh Garg briefed the press on the Index of Service Production trial series at the National Media Centre on 14 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

India's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) unveiled the Index of Service Production (ISP) trial series on 14 July 2026, with Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Dalip Singh, Debjani Ghosh, and Dr. Saurabh Garg presenting the initiative at the National Media Centre, New Delhi. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran and MoSPI Additional Director General Dalip Singh were photographed together at the Index of Service Production trial series event at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran and MoSPI Secretary Dr. Saurabh Garg were present together at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026 for the launch of the Index of Service Production trial series. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

NITI Aayog Chief Architect Debjani Ghosh delivered remarks at the Index of Service Production trial series press conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, underscoring the digital and technology dimensions of the new index. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Dalip Singh, Additional Director General of MoSPI, addressed the press at the Index of Service Production trial series launch at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, outlining the methodology behind the new statistical index. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

MoSPI Secretary Dr. Saurabh Garg spoke at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, presenting details of the Index of Service Production trial series and its implications for tracking India's growing services sector. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran explained the significance of the Index of Service Production (ISP) trial series at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, describing it as a key addition to India's national statistical architecture. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

In his media address at the National Media Centre, New Delhi on 14 July 2026, Chief Economic Advisor Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran briefed journalists on the MoSPI-led Index of Service Production trial series and its potential role in shaping India's economic policy decisions. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)

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