NSO Launches MCP Server to Make Government Data AI Ready

• National Statistics Office (NSO) under MoSPI released the beta Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the eSankhyiki portal on 6 February 2026, enabling AI tools to query official statistics directly.
• Marks India's first formal integration of official statistical infrastructure with agentic AI / LLM workflows — a Prelims-worthy "first" plus a GS-II/GS-III governance + technology hook.
• Reflects MoSPI's pivot from PDF/Excel data dissemination toward API + AI-native access to government data.