'Right data essential for proper planning'

Lekhnath (Kaski), Jan 1: Vice Chairman of the Policy and Planning Commission in Gandaki Province, Dr Krishna Chandra Devkota, has said right data are required to prepare informed plan and programmes.The statistics produced after individual data collection paves a solid base for planning, Dr Devkota said while addressing a programme organized on the occasion of the Statistics Day here Thursday. He informed that the Commission was preparing statistics on some topics in collaboration with development partners.On the occasion, Secretary at Planning Commission, Dhurba Giri, said right information and data play vital roles in good governance.Statistics coordination officer in Pokhara, Nanda...