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Detailed explanation-1: -History. The CSO was set up in the cabinet secretariat on 2 May 1951 as a part of the cabinet Secretariat and having co-ordinating and advisory functions. At that time the name of CSO was Central Statistical Institute. In 1954 the CSI merged with CSO and the new name was Central Statistical Organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Legislation. The Central Statistical Office (CSO), boasts of a proud history dating back to 1952 when the organisation was established by legal instruments namely the Statistical Ordinance Ch. 42, No. 11 of 1952.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Central statistical organization (C.S.O) belongs to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation(MOSPI). It was set up in May 1951 in the Cabinet Secretariat with the primary object of providing technical leader ship in building up the statistical system in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -NSSO and CSO Merger NSSO became NSO in 2019 by merging NSSO and CSO. The National Sample Survey Office and Central Statistical Office were merged together to form a new organization called National Statistical Office. The central government, on 23 May 2019, approved this merger making it official.

Detailed explanation-5: -The CSO was founded in 1964 by Michel Crozier to establish a research programme devoted to studying the French administration. The centre celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014, during a conference that traced the historical developments of its research themes and analytical frameworks.