Efficient policymaking by any government is the cornerstone of good governance. The reliable and timely public data leads to efficient policy and to design and implement programmes effectively. Good policy decisions lead to solving problems like inflation, unemployment, quality education, economic growth etc. However, policymaking is facing twin challenges in collating timely and reliable public data. Among the emerging economies, India is trying hard for one decade to have relatively robust public data through different methods and surveys. However, errors are continuing and they are higher than in higher-income countries.

Keywords : Student data, employees data, Aadhaar, GST, portal.