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Public Corrections & Errata Log

In accordance with the IndiaSimplified Data Integrity Charter, we maintain a permanent, unedited public changelog of every confirmed data defect, root cause analysis, and statutory remediation.

ISSUE-001·November 2026·HIGH

Resolved & Verified

COMEX Foreign Gold Futures Unit & Currency Conversion

Identified Defect:

Reported domestic gold at ~₹4,113/10g due to direct COMEX USD/troy-oz ingestion without conversion.

Statutory Remediation:

Corrected using live USD/INR exchange rate and domestic import duty factors (1 troy oz = 31.1035g) to reflect true MCX ₹78,450/10g.

Root Cause: Data feed ingested foreign futures (GC=F) in USD/oz and mapped directly to domestic INR/10g without unit reconciliation.

Statutory Source Authority: Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) & Reserve Bank of India

ISSUE-002·November 2026·HIGH

Resolved & Verified

UDISE+ School Enrolment Denominator Scale Factor

Identified Defect:

Displayed total Indian school enrolment as 265.2 Crore (more than total national population).

Statutory Remediation:

Corrected divisor to /100 so 2,652.4 Lakhs properly displays as 26.5 Crore students.

Root Cause: Component applied a /10 division instead of /100 when converting Lakhs to Crores.

Statutory Source Authority: Ministry of Education Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+)

ISSUE-003·November 2026·MEDIUM

Resolved & Verified

NIFTY 50 Historical Closes Calendar Alignment

Identified Defect:

Historical March 31 closing prices were shifted by two fiscal years and included speculative FY27 projections.

Statutory Remediation:

Re-aligned with official NSE historical archives (FY24: 22,326.90; FY23: 17,359.75; FY22: 17,464.75) and removed future projections.

Root Cause: Static array offset shifted index historical values by two years.

Statutory Source Authority: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

ISSUE-004·November 2026·MEDIUM

Resolved & Verified

Buffett Indicator Denominator Timing & Vintage Disclosure

Identified Defect:

Displayed Market-Cap to GDP ratio without disclosing which GDP vintage was utilized in denominator.

Statutory Remediation:

Added explicit methodology footnote attributing denominator to MoSPI NSO FY 2024-25 First Advance Estimate (₹326.37 Lakh Crore).

Root Cause: Lack of denominator vintage transparency in UI metric card.

Statutory Source Authority: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

ISSUE-005·November 2026·CRITICAL

Resolved & Verified

Citizen Tax Calculator Budget 2025 Revised Slabs & Cess Sequence

Identified Defect:

Titled 'FY 2026-27' but evaluated under FY 2024-25 slabs, yielding ₹1,30,000 on a ₹15 Lakh salary and inverted cess calculation.

Statutory Remediation:

Upgraded to Union Budget 2025 revised Section 115BAC slabs (0-4L Nil, 4-8L 5%, 8-12L 10%, 12-16L 15%) yielding exactly ₹97,500 on ₹15L salary.

Root Cause: Outdated slab array and inverted Health & Education Cess sequence relative to marginal relief.

Statutory Source Authority: Union Budget 2025-26 & Income-tax Act, 1961 Section 115BAC

ISSUE-006·November 2026·HIGH

Resolved & Verified

Tax Devolution 41% Constitutional Status Clarification

Identified Defect:

Described 41% state tax transfer as 'constitutionally mandated'.

Statutory Remediation:

Corrected copy: 'Recommended by the 15th Finance Commission under Article 280 and accepted by Parliament for 2021–26'.

Root Cause: Editorial conflation of the permanent constitutional process (Article 280) with specific commission award shares.

Statutory Source Authority: 15th Finance Commission of India & Constitution of India Article 280

ISSUE-008·November 2026·HIGH

Resolved & Verified

Sub-National Coverage: Inclusion of all 6 Missing Union Territories

Identified Defect:

Only 30 states and UTs were present in GSDP table, omitting Puducherry, Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar, DNH & DD, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep.

Statutory Remediation:

Seeded complete GSDP and per-capita indicators for all 36 States & Union Territories (28 States + 8 UTs).

Root Cause: Seed pipeline omitted non-legislative Union Territories.

Statutory Source Authority: MoSPI State Accounts & Census of India

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