National Sample Survey (NSS)
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: The National Sample Survey (NSS) is in the news due to the celebration of 75 years of its establishment during the 19th National Statistics Day.
About National Sample Survey (NSS):
• What is NSS? The National Sample Survey (NSS) is a nation-wide, large-scale socio-economic data collection program conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). It serves as the principal data source for policy planning, development programs, and research in India.
• The National Sample Survey (NSS) is a nation-wide, large-scale socio-economic data collection program conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
• It serves as the principal data source for policy planning, development programs, and research in India.
• Established In: The NSS was launched in 1950, inspired by the vision of Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis, to provide reliable, timely, and comparable socio-economic statistics through sample surveys.
• Objectives of NSS:
• Generate high-quality socio-economic data for informed policy formulation. Conduct household surveys covering consumption, employment, health, education, etc. Undertake Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) to assess industrial performance. Support crop statistics by supervising area and yield estimation. Provide data on price movements in rural and urban sectors.
• Generate high-quality socio-economic data for informed policy formulation.
• Conduct household surveys covering consumption, employment, health, education, etc.
• Undertake Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) to assess industrial performance.
• Support crop statistics by supervising area and yield estimation.
• Provide data on price movements in rural and urban sectors.
• Key Features of NSS:
• All-India Coverage: Surveys conducted across rural and urban India using scientific sampling techniques. Four Major Divisions Survey Design & Research Division (SDRD): Technical planning and survey design (Kolkata). Field Operations Division (FOD): Data collection via 170+ field offices (HQ in Delhi/Faridabad). Data Processing Division (DPD): Responsible for data validation, tabulation, software, and processing of PLFS & ASI data. Survey Coordination Division (SCD): Coordinates NSS activities and publishes Sarvekshana journal. Multi-Thematic Surveys: Covers areas such as consumption, employment, health, education, migration, and informal sector data. Support to Agricultural and Industrial Statistics: Enhances crop estimation surveys and validates industrial datasets via the ASI web portal. Integrated Data Framework: Maintains urban area sampling frames, and increasingly incorporates digital tools and real-time processing.
• All-India Coverage: Surveys conducted across rural and urban India using scientific sampling techniques.
• Four Major Divisions Survey Design & Research Division (SDRD): Technical planning and survey design (Kolkata). Field Operations Division (FOD): Data collection via 170+ field offices (HQ in Delhi/Faridabad). Data Processing Division (DPD): Responsible for data validation, tabulation, software, and processing of PLFS & ASI data. Survey Coordination Division (SCD): Coordinates NSS activities and publishes Sarvekshana journal.
• Survey Design & Research Division (SDRD): Technical planning and survey design (Kolkata).
• Field Operations Division (FOD): Data collection via 170+ field offices (HQ in Delhi/Faridabad).
• Data Processing Division (DPD): Responsible for data validation, tabulation, software, and processing of PLFS & ASI data.
• Survey Coordination Division (SCD): Coordinates NSS activities and publishes Sarvekshana journal.
• Multi-Thematic Surveys: Covers areas such as consumption, employment, health, education, migration, and informal sector data.
• Support to Agricultural and Industrial Statistics: Enhances crop estimation surveys and validates industrial datasets via the ASI web portal.
• Integrated Data Framework: Maintains urban area sampling frames, and increasingly incorporates digital tools and real-time processing.