Indian statistical service
| Service Overview | |||||||||||
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| Abbreviation | I.S.S. | ||||||||||
| Formed | 1972 | ||||||||||
| Country |  India | ||||||||||
| Civil Service academy | National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA) | ||||||||||
| Controlling authority | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | ||||||||||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government service | ||||||||||
| General nature | Policy Formulation Policy Implementation Statistical Analysis Advisors to Ministers | ||||||||||
| Preceding service | Null | ||||||||||
| Cadre Size | 511 (2011) | ||||||||||
| Service Chief | |||||||||||
| Chief Statistician of India Current: TCA Anant | |||||||||||
| Head of the Civil Services | |||||||||||
| Cabinet Secretary Current: Pradeep Kumar Sinha | |||||||||||
The Indian Statistical Service (abbreviated as ISS) (Hindi: भारतीय सांख्यिकी सेवा) is an elite administrative civil service under Grade A or Class I of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India.
The ISS was constituted in 1972 with the objective of institutionalizing a core professional capacity within the Government to undertake Statistical analysis and render advice for designing and formulating development polices, strengthening delivery systems, and monitoring and evaluating the public programmes. With the initiation of large-scale Statistical reforms in 1991 and the proliferation of the regulatory role of the government, such analysis and advice within the domain of the service has increased manifold.
The Cadre strength of ISS is periodically reviewed by the ISS Board chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and the final Cadre strength is approved by the Cabinet. A review of the ISS Cadre was undertaken in 1991. Subsequently, Cadre reviews were undertaken in 2000 and 2005. The present Cadre strength of ISS at various grades was approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 4.8.2005. The sanctioned strength of the ISS Cadre at present is 808, consisting of 758 duty posts and 50 leave reserves. The duty posts are spread over 35 Ministries, Departments of the Government of India.
The civil list details the authorised numbers of posts, and their utilization.