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HISTORY OF DEPARTMENT
HISTORY :Department of Economics & Statistics
Monitoring & Evaluation(DESM&E) was a directorate
as Bureau of Economics & Statistics (BES) under
Planning & Development Department established in
the year 1978-79at Tashiling Building Secretariat
Gangtok with the total strength of the following
staffs at that time.
1. Deputy Director (on
deputation) 1
2. Statistical Officer (on
deputation) 1
3. Statistical
Assistant
2
4.
Investigators
11
5. LDC
2
6.
Driver
1
7.
Peon
3
Total
21
With the passage of time, the Bureau of Economics &
Statistics was headed by Director, Joint Director
and accordingly the strength of other Officers &
Staffs also increased. Till 1992 office of the BES
was only at HQ Gangtok. In 1992 first District
Statistical Office (DSO) of BES was established in a
private building at Namchi, Kazitar. Later on DSO of
the BES were also set up in North &West districts.
In 2005 the erstwhile BES from a directorate became
a full fledge department and named as DESM&E.
District Statistical Office (DSO) shifted from
private building Kazitar to New Annexure Building at
DAC Namchi in December 2005.
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