Survey Sampling

Presented to : Mr. Anupam Pathak

Made by : Apoorv (694), Anuj (784), Saarthak (786), Mehul (883),

Omprakash (966), Vibhuti (1001), Shubham (1084),
Naman (1191), Saagar (1533), Rohit (2357)
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We are using this opportunity to express our gratitude towards everyone who
supported us throughout the course of this ​Survey Sampling​​ project on ​Indian
Official Statistics​​. We are thankful for their inspiring guidance, invaluably
constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. We are sincerely
grateful to them for sharing their truthful and illuminating views on a number of
issues related to the project.

We express our warm regards to ​Mr. Anupam Pathak​​ for his support and
guidance.

We would also like to thank all those people who provided us with the facilities
required and conductive conditions for our project.

Thank you​​.
 CONTENTS
❖ Introduction

❖ Historical overview of Statistics in India

❖ Statistics in Present India

❖ Indian Statistical System

● Functions

❖ Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

● Wings : Statistical Wing and PI Wing

❖ Members of Statistical System

❖ Statistical System at Centre

● Central Statistics Office (CSO)
● National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

❖ National Statistical Commission (NSC)

❖ Ministries at the Centre

● Ministry of Finance
● Ministry of Commerce
● Ministry of Labour
● Ministry of Industrial Development
● Other Members

❖ Statistical System in the State/UTs

❖ Methods of Collection of Data

❖ Presentation of Data

❖ Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

❖ Vital Statistics
 INTRODUCTION
Official statistics​​ ​are ​statistics​ published by ​government agencies​ or other public
bodies such as international organizations as a ​public good​. They provide
quantitative or qualitative information on all major areas of citizens' lives, such as
economic and social development, living conditions, ​health​, ​education​ and the
environment.

Indian Statistical System​​ India currently follows a decentralized statistical system. The
structure is based on the federal constitution where the union and the state governments
share the responsibility and cost of collection of data for the items covered under the Union
and the State lists respectively. As for the items covered under the concurrent list, both
central and state governments work parallel to fulfil their respective requirements of data.
The Central Statistical Organization (C.S.O.), headquartered in New Delhi, acts as the
advisory and coordinating body to regulate the data collection and compilation efforts of
centre and states.
The first population census was taken in 1871-72 and with this began a new era in the
Official Statistical System in India. In 1945 an inter-departmental committee was formed to
study the statistical data available till such time and to give their recommendation
regarding the gaps and non-uniformity in the existing statistical information.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS IN INDIA
● The foundation of the statistical system in India was laid down by the British
administration. The statistics covered a wide range of subjects. One of the notable
contributions was the publication, in the first half of the nineteenth century, of
District Gazetteers. Several Commissions and Committees appointed by the
Government of India for studies of specific fields also recommended that the
Provinces should create institutions to collect statistics in the relevant fields. Thus,
the Indian Industrial Commission (1916-1918) recommended that a Department of
Industries should be created in the Provinces, with representatives throughout the
Province to collect information on industries. Later the Royal Commission on
Agriculture in India (1924- 1925) pointed out that not only should the Provinces be
self-sufficient in the field of statistics, but also that there should be a large Central
Organisation. Later, the Famine Enquiry Commission (1945) suggested the
appointment of qualified Statistical Officers at Provincial Headquarters to assist the
Director of Agriculture.
● The first significant development in the pre-independence era was the constitution of
a Statistical Committee (1862) for the preparation of forms to collect statistical
information on different subject areas. This led to the publication entitled Statistical
Abstract of British India in 1868. This publication was based on the returns of the
local administrations and contained useful statistical information for all the British
Provinces, and became an annual feature till 1923.
● A Statistical Branch was established in 1862 in the then Finance Department of the
Government of India. In 1895, the Statistical Branch was converted into a full-fledged
Statistical Bureau embracing subsequently, within its function the task of
dissemination of commercial 2 intelligence in 1905. Functions and activities of the
Bureau were carried out through two well- defined wings namely, Commercial
Intelligence and Statistics putting both under an organisation entitled Department of
Commercial Intelligence and Statistics headed by the Director General.
● The first complete Population Census was conducted in 1881 on a uniform basis
throughout the country. Since then the census is being conducted regularly after
every ten years. For this purpose, a Census Commissioner was appointed by the
Government before each census assisted by Provincial Superintendents and District
Census Officers. Only in 1948 following a Census Act, a permanent Office of the
Registrar General and Census Commissioner was created.
● The development of statistics as an essential part of Government administration
compartmentalised the content of statistics in many sectors and fields according to
the various Government departments, which dealt with them individually. The Indian
Economic Enquiry Committee (1925) recommended the establishment of a Central
Statistical Bureau, along with similar Provincial Statistical Bureaux, whose “aim was to
 provide a common purpose and a central thinking office on the subject of Statistics”.
The Government of India did not accept these recommendations.
● The coming of the era of developmental planning in India, gave significant impetus to
the development of statistics. Important phases of this development are enumerated
below:
➢ A nucleus statistical unit was set up at the Centre in the Cabinet Secretariat in
1949. This unit was developed later on in 1951 into the Central Statistical
Organisation (CSO). The main responsibility assigned to the CSO was to bring
about coordination of statistical activities among various statistical agencies in the
Central Government and of Statistical Bureaus of State Governments, which was
set up for similar coordination of activities of statistical agencies at the State level.
➢ A National Income Committee was appointed in 1949 to work out a system for
reliable estimation of national income.
➢ The National Sample Survey (NSS) came into being in 1950 to collect information
through sample surveys on a variety of socio-economic aspects.
➢ In 1954, the National Income Unit was transferred from the Ministry of Finance to
the CSO and a new Unit for Planning Statistics was set up.
➢ In 1957, the subject of Industrial Statistics was transferred from the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry to the CSO.
➢ In April 1961, the Department of Statistics was set up in the Cabinet Secretariat
and the CSO became a part of it.
➢ In 1972, a Computer Centre in the then Department of Statistics was set up.
➢ In 1973, the Department of Statistics became a part of the Ministry of Planning
➢ In February 1999, the Department of Statistics and the Department of Programme
Implementation were merged and named as the Department of Statistics and
Programme Implementation under Ministry of Planning and Programme
Implementation.
➢ In October 1999, the Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation
was declared as the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
(MoSPI).
● The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) was registered on 28 April 1932 at Calcutta as a
non- profit-distributing learned society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860,
with Professor P.C. Mahalanobis as its founder Director. This was set up to carry out
research, teaching, training and project activities, and it gradually became an
important part of the statistical system of India, through its pioneering work on
large-scale sample surveys, design of agricultural experiments, statistical quality
control, planning for national development and use of electronic computers in
statistical work. By an Act of Parliament, the Institute was declared as an "Institute of
National Importance" in 1959 and the right to hold examinations and award degrees
and diplomas in Statistics was conferred on it.
AN OVERVIEW OF PRESENT INDIAN STATISTICAL SYSTEM

● The Indian Statistical System functions within the overall administrative set up of the
country. India has a federal structure of Government. The division of responsibility
for administration between the Union Government and the State Governments is on
the basis of three-fold classification of all subjects, namely, the Union List, the State
List, and the Concurrent List. The last category represents the areas where both the
Union and State Governments can operate. The subject Statistics is in this list. There
is a further division of 5 responsibilities, by subjects or groups of subjects, among the
different Ministries/Departments of the Union Government and among the
Departments of State Governments, on the basis of their administrative functions.
● In accordance with this structure, the Indian Statistical System is largely decentralised
with elements of central supervision. All-India large-scale statistical operations, such
as Population Census, Economic Census, Agricultural Census and Livestock Census,
and nation- wide sample surveys, including the Annual Survey of Industries and the
Socio-Economic Surveys, as well as compilation of macro-economic aggregates like
national accounts, All-India Price Indices and industrial production, are mainly Central
activities, with substantial involvement of State agencies in data collection. The State
Governments and statistical organisations of the States also collect and generate data
on a number of variables.
● The Central Government acts as the coordinating agency for presentation of statistics
on an all-India basis even in fields where the States have the primary authority and
responsibility for collection of statistics. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation is the nodal agency for all statistical activities at all-India level. The
State Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DESs) carry out the responsibility of
coordination of all statistical activities at the State level and keeping liaison with the
MOSPI for the purpose of coordination at all-India level, and for maintaining norms
and standards in the field of official statistics.
 INDIAN STATISTICAL
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➢ The Indian Statistical System presently functions within the overall
administrative framework of the country. The Indian federal structure has
influenced the organisation of the statistical system as well. The division of
administrative functions between the Government of India and the State
Governments is on the basis of the subject classifications under the Union,
State and Concurrent Lists as detailed in the Constitution of India.
➢ At the Centre, the responsibilities are further divided amongst the various
ministries and departments, according to the Allocation of Business Rules,
1961 that are amended from time to time.
➢ The collection of statistics on any subject generally vests in the authority
(Central Ministry or Department or State Government Department) that is
responsible for that subject according to its status in the Union, State or
Concurrent Lists.
➢ By and large, the flow of statistical information emanates from the States
to the Centre except in cases where the State-level operations are an
integral part of Centrally- sponsored schemes or data are collected
through national sample surveys.
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FLOW CHART: INDIAN STATISTICAL SYSTEM

FUNCTIONS OF INDIAN STATISTICAL SYSTEM
COLLECTION OF DATA ON SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMY:
The Indian statistical system collects an enormous amount of data on a wide variety of
aspects of the economy​.
THE ASPECTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
➢ POPULATION AND VITAL STATISTICS​-​.​The census collects a vast amount of data on
the social, economic, demographic, cultural and geographic aspects of the
population, the households and the basic facilities to which these households have
access
➢ CROP PRODUCTION​-​Government needs to make forecasts of production, as
production data take time to materialise. Also, in order to take decisions well in
advance about pricing of agricultural commodities, distribution, imports – where
necessary – and export – where possible, such forecasts would be needed.
➢ INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION​-
a) Registered sector
b) Unregistered sector
c) Small scale industrial units
d) Index of industrial production
➢ PRICES​- Like in the case of index of industrial production, data on prices p.re also
compiled and published as price indices. These are direct indicators of the purchasing
power of money in various types of transactions involving goods and services. Price
data are regularly collected by central and state government departments and
agencies. It consists of:
a) Consumer price index number
b) Wholesale price index
 Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation

The ​Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation​​ is an Indian government

ministry concerned with coverage and quality aspects of statistics released. The surveys
conducted by the Ministry are based on scientific sampling methods. The current head of
the ministry is ​DV Sadananda Gowda.

History
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation came into existence as an
Independent Ministry on 15.10.1999 after the merger of the Department of Statistics and
the Department of Programme Implementation. The Ministry has two wings, one relating
to Statistics and the other Programme Implementation. The Statistics Wing called the
National Statistical Office (NSO)​​ consists of the ​Central Statistics Office​ (CSO), the
Computer Centre and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). The Programme
Implementation Wing has three Divisions, namely,
(i) Twenty Point Programme
(ii) Infrastructure Monitoring and Project Monitoring and
(iii) ​Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme​ (MPLADS).
Besides these two wings, there is ​National Statistical Commission​ (NSC) created through a
Resolution of Government of India (MoSPI) and one autonomous Institute, viz., ​Indian
Statistical Institute​ (ISI) declared as an ​Institute of National Importance​ (INI) by an Act of
Parliament.

About Ministry
● The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation attaches considerable
importance to coverage and quality aspects of statistics released in the country. The
statistics released are based on administrative sources, surveys and censuses
conducted by the centre and State Governments and non-official sources and
studies. The surveys conducted by the Ministry are based on scientific sampling
methods. Field data are collected through dedicated field staff. In line with the
emphasis on the quality of statistics released by the Ministry, the methodological
issues concerning the compilation of national accounts are overseen Committees like
Advisory Committee on National Accounts, Standing Committee on Industrial
Statistics, Technical Advisory Committee on Price Indices. The Ministry compiles data
 sets based on current data, after applying standard statistical techniques and
extensive scrutiny and supervision.
● India is a subscriber to the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Special Data
Dissemination Standards (SDDS) and is currently fulfilling the Standards. The Ministry
maintains an ‘Advance Release Calendar’ for its data categories covered under the
SDDS, which is disseminated on the Ministries website as well as on the
Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB) of the IMF. The Ministry releases the
data sets covered under the Real Sector of SDDS through press notes and its web-site
simultaneously. The Ministry has been designated as the nodal Ministry to facilitate
the implementation of the SAARC Social Charter in India. The Ministry organizes
technical meetings on a regular basis on various topics to assess the data-gaps in the
system and the quality of statistics currently released. The CSO staff participates in
meetings and seminars organized by international and regional organizations such as
the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, on
statistical compilations and international practices. The Indian statistical system is
one of the best systems in the world. The Ministries officials have been associated
with international agencies on the development of methodologies, particularly in the
areas of national accounts, informal sector statistics, large-scale sample surveys,
conduct of censuses, service sector statistics, non-observed economy, social sector
statistics, environmental statistics and classifications. The contribution of the
Ministries officials in international meetings on these subjects is highly apprec​iated.
Statistics Wing
● The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation gives considerable
importance to coverage and quality aspects of statistics released in the country. The
statistics released are based on administrative sources, surveys and censuses
conducted by the Centre and State Governments and non-official sources and
studies. The surveys are designed by using scientific sampling methods. Field data are
collected through dedicated field staff. The methodological issues concerning the
compilation of national accounts and other statistics are overseen by the Advisory
Committee on National Accounts, Standing Committee on Industrial Statistics and
Technical Advisory Committee on Price Indices. The Ministry compiles data sets
based on current data, after applying standard statistical techniques and extensive
scrutiny.

● India subscribes to the International Monetary Funds (IMF) Special Data

Dissemination Standards (SDDS) and is currently fulfilling the Standards. The Ministry
maintains an ‘Advance Release Calendar’ for dissemination on the Ministry’s website
as well as on the Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB) of the IMF. The
Ministry releases the data sets covered under the Real Sector of SDDS through press
 notes and its website simultaneously. The Ministry has been designated as the nodal
Ministry to facilitate the implementation of the SAARC Social Charter in India. The
Ministry organizes technical meetings on a regular basis on various topics to assess
the data gaps in the system and the quality of statistics currently released. The
Ministry’s officials have been associated with international agencies on the
development of methodologies, particularly in the area of national accounts,
informal sector statistics, large-scale sample surveys, conduct of censuses, service
sector statistics, non-observed economy, social sector statistics, environmental
statistics and classifications.

The Statistics Wing is mandated with the following responsibilities:

● acts as the nodal agency for planned development of the statistical system in the
country
● lays down and maintains norms and standards in the field of statistics
● coordinates the statistical work in respect of the Ministries/Departments of the
Government of India and State Statistical Bureaus (SSBs)
● Prepares national accounts (including Gross Domestic Product) as well as publishes
annual estimates of national product, Government and Private final consumption
expenditure, Capital Formation, Savings, etc. and comparable estimates of State
Domestic Product (SDP)
● compiles and releases Consumer Price Index (CPI) Numbers and Annual Inflation
rates based on these CPI numbers
Programme Implementation (PI) Wing
The PI Wing is headed by Deputy Director General (PI) reporting to the Additional Secretary.

It has ​three Divisions​​:

Twenty Point Programme (TPP) Division​​: The Division monitors the implementation of
Twenty Point Programme (TPP) which was initiated in the year 1975. The Programme was
restructured in 2006 and the thrust of TPP-2006 is to eradicate poverty and improve the
quality of life of the poor and the under privileged people all over the country. The
Programme covers various socio-economic aspects like poverty, employment, education,
housing, agriculture, drinking water, afforestation and environment protection, energy to
rural areas, welfare of weaker sections of the society, etc. There are 65 items monitored
under TPP-2006 which consists of 162 parameters.

Infrastructure and Project Monitoring Division (IPMD):​​ The Division monitors important
infrastructure sectors in the country to provide an overview of the performance with a view
to highlighting slippages, if any, in respect of Power, Coal, Steel, Railways,
Telecommunications, Ports, Fertilizers, Cement, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Roads, and Civil
Aviation. The IPMD also monitors Central Sector Projects costing Rs. 150 crore and above
with respect to time and cost overrun through their online monitoring software which is
called OCMS (Online Computerized Monitoring System).

Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Division:​​ T​ he Division

looks after the MPLAD Scheme which was launched on 23rd December, 1993, to provide a
mechanism for Members of Parliament to recommend works of developmental nature for
creation of durable community assets based on local needs. The scheme addresses locally
felt developmental and infrastructural needs of the community and bridges the gap for
developmental works. Since its inception, the Scheme has benefited the local community by
meeting various developmental needs such as drinking water facility, education, electricity,
health and family welfare, irrigation, non-conventional energy, community centres, public
libraries, bus stands/stops, roads, pathways and bridges, sports, etc.
MEMBERS OF INDIAN STATISTICAL SYSTEM
STATICTICAL SYSTEM AT CENTRE

Central Statistics Office (CSO)

The ​Central Statistics Office​​ (CSO) is a governmental agency in India under the ​Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation ​responsible for co-ordination of statistical
activities in ​India​, and evolving and maintaining statistical standards. It has a well-equipped
Graphical Unit. The CSO is located in ​Delhi​. Some portion of Industrial Statistics work
pertaining to Annual Survey of industries is carried out in ​Calcutta​.
The CSO is headed by the Director-General who is assisted by Five additional
Director-Generals and four Deputy Director-Generals, six Joint Directors, seven special task
officers, thirty deputy directors, 48 assistant directors and other supporting staff. The CSO is
located in ​Delhi​. The CSO was set up in the cabinet secretariat on 2 May 1951.

Activities
● Compilation and release of national accounts statistics, social statistics, environment
statistics
● Conduct and data dissemination for Annual Survey of Industries and Economic Census
● Compilation of Index of industrial Production as well as consumer price indices for rural
and urban
● Imparting training in Official Statistics.
● The Central Statistics Office is responsible for co-ordination of statistical activities in the
country, and evolving and maintaining statistical standards.
 Responsibilities
● Coordination of statistical activities in the country
● Identifying data gaps and/or duplication of statistical work and suggesting remedial
measures
● Verifying and maintaining norms and statistical standards
● Advising the Departments of the Government of India on statistical methodology and on
statistical analysis of data
● Liaising with international statistical agencies.

CSO has main 7 Divisions viz. NAD, SSD, ESD, CAP, IS Wing , Training and
Computer Centre:-

❖ National Accounts Division under CSO (NAD)

Responsibilities:-

● Preparation of National Income (GDP) Estimates

➢ Measured by GDP – Gross Domestic Product
➢ Refers to the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services
produced within a country in a given period
➢ Size of economy or health of country’s economy
➢ Expressed as a comparison to the previous quarter or year
➢ GDP at current and constant prices
➢ Methodology followed is that of system of National Accounts of UN, World Bank,
IMF, OECD and Eurostat.

● Compilation of CPI (Urban) and CPI (Rural)

➢ Consumer Price Index - A measure of the average change over time in the prices
paid by consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services
➢ Constructed using the prices of a sample of representative items whose prices are
collected periodically
➢ May be interpreted as measure of inflation
➢ Price data are collected from selected towns by the Field Operations Division of
NSSO and from selected villages by the Department of Posts
➢ Price data received through web portals being maintained by the National
Informatics Centre
● Coordination of International Comparison Programme (ICP) of United Nations.
 ❖ Economics Statistics Division under CSO (ESD)

Responsibilities:-
● Monthly release of Index of Industrial Production (IIP);
● Economic Census - Last conducted in 2013-14;
● Energy Statistics
● Annual Survey of Industries through CSO (IS Wing, Kolkata)
● National Industrial Classification through CSO (IS Wing, Kolkata)

❖ Social Statistics Division under CSO (SSD)

Responsibilities:-
● Promotes research studies and seminars in official statistics by providing funds
and data support
● Coordination in collection of basic statistics for local level development
● Organising workshops/seminars on several issues related to social statistics like
gender, environment, labour statistics etc.
● Publication of secondary data
● In 1998-99 conducted a time use survey to collect data for properly quantifying
the economic contribution of women in the national economy.

❖ CAP Under CSO

Major Units:-
● Research and Publication
● Planning and Coordination
● Coordination with State – COCSSO
● Implementation of ISSP
● Implementation of Collection of Statistics Act, 2008

❖ IS WING under CSO

Projects:-
● A World Bank Project
● Main executor State Government Statistical Offices /DES
● Assisting the States for improving their statistical system so as to improve the
information base for policy formulation and planning and to improve reliability,
credibility, timeliness and coverage of the statistics
❖ Computer Centre under CSO
 Responsibilities:-
● Set up in 1967 as an attached office under the then D/o Statistics, Cabinet Sectt
● Responsible for preparation and processing of large scale data (Economic
Census 2005)
● Maintaining National Data Bank of Socio-Religious Categories
● Maintaining Web-site of the Ministry
● Conducts Training courses on Electronic Data Processing, Software engineering
and Information Technology for States and Central Government officials
● Development of internal IT applications for the Ministry like intranet, video
conferencing, cadre management systems etc.

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in India is a unique setup to carry out
surveys on socio-economic, demographic, agricultural and industrial subjects for
collecting data from households and from enterprises located in villages and towns.
It is a focal agency of the Govt. of India for collection of statistical data in the areas
which are vital for developmental planning. The National Sample Survey Directorate
was setup first in the country in the ministry of finance in 1950. The directorate was
subsequently transferred to the cabinet secretariat in 1957 and subsequently in
1970. It became a part of NSSO in the department of statistics under the ministry of
planning. Since 1999 it is under the newly created Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation (MOSPI).
About
 ● On recommendations of the National Income Committee chaired by Professor
P.C.Mahalanobis (other members, Dr.C.D.Deshmukh and Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao), a large
scale sample survey agency known as NSS (National Sample Survey) came into
existence in 1950;
● All technical work was entrusted to ISI, Kolkata;
● First round of NSS, carried out during October 1950- March 1951; devoted to
collection of data on consumer expenditure and employment and unemployment
conditions in the Country.

Structure
➢ NSSO is headed by the DG&CEO.
➢ It has four divisions: Survey Design and Research Division (SDRD), Field Operations
Division (FOD), Data Processing Division (DPD) and Coordination & Publication
Division (CPD).
➢ An Additional Director General heads each Division except CPD, headed by a
Deputy Director General.
 Objectives of NSSO
➢ To provide statistical and other information for the purpose of state or national
planning and policy requirements.
➢ To involve statistical techniques for the analysis of statistical data, the solutions of
administrative problems and estimation of future trends.
➢ To collect and publish information which will be of use to those engaged in economic
activities in the country.
➢ To provide and analyse information which are useful to workers in socio-economic
fields.

Functions of NSSO

➢ To conduct large scale sample surveys on subjects like household consumer

expenditure, employment and unemployment, health and services, etc.
➢ It decides topic to be included in a particular survey round.
➢ Agricultural wing of FOD, NSSO has the overall responsibility of assisting the states
by developing suitable survey techniques for obtaining reliable and timely estimates
of crop yield.
➢ It conducts annual survey of industries (ASI) every year.
➢ NSSO every year brings out report on status of estimation of agricultural product in
India.
➢ NSSO has the central responsibility of coordinating the results of crop estimation
surveys conducted by the states.

NSSO has four Divisions:-

➢ Survey Design and Research Division at Kolkata:
● for survey planning
● designing of schedules
● bringing out reports.
➢ Field Operations Division at Delhi:
● for data collection from the field offices all over the country.
● It has 6 zonal offices, 49 regional and 116 sub-regional offices.
● Presently engaged in field work of NSSO 72nd Round (July 2014-June 2015) on
the subjects “Domestic Tourism Expenditure” and “Household Consumption of
Services and Durable Goods”, ASI, Agriculture Survey (Area and Yield
estimation), rural price collection, consumer price index and wholesale price
index.
 ➢ Data Processing Division at Kolkata:
● For processing of survey data.
● It has Six Data Processing Centres.
➢ Coordination and Publication Division at Delhi:
● It coordinates the activities of all the Divisions of NSSO.
● Publish Quarterly Journal “Sarvekshana”.
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NSSO Data-Usage
● Poverty Estimation and fixing poverty line
● Consumer price Index
● National Accounts (GDP) compilation
● Contribution of unorganised sector
● Regional Industrial development
● Employment & Unemployment scenario
● Understanding various facet of socio-economic conditions like health, education,
rural debt, housing condition, tourism etc. in the country.

NSSO – Data Dissemination

● Copies of NSS Reports can be obtained from the Additional Director General, SDRD,
NSSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
● Copies of NSS Reports can also be obtained from the Deputy Director General, CPD,
NSSO, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
● Validated unit level data relating to various survey rounds are available on
CD-ROMS which can be obtained from the Deputy Director General, by remitting
the price along with packaging and postal charges as well as giving an undertaking
duly signed in a specified format
National Statistical Commission (NSC)

➢ The Government of India ordered setting up National Statistical Commission on 1

June 2005 on the recommendation of ​C. Rangarajan​Economic Advisory Council​.
➢ The ​National Statistical Commission​​ (NSC) of ​India​ is an autonomous body which
formed in July 2006.
➢ The NSC is headed by economists Prof TCA Anant (Chief Statistician of India and
Secretary of both NSC and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) and
Dr.RadhaBinod Burman (Chairman of NSC).​[1]​[2]
➢ The objective of its constitution is to reduce the problems faced by statistical
agencies in the country in relation to collection of data.
➢ Statistical agencies like the ​Central Statistical Office​ (CSO) and the ​National Sample
Survey Organisation​ (NSSO) face numerous problems in collecting data from State
and Central government departments, but an autonomous body like the NSC is
thought to be more able to coordinate things as a statutory status would lend it
teeth.
➢ It would lay special emphasis on ensuring collection of unbiased data so as to restore
public trust in the figures released by the Government.
➢ The NSC secretariat is located at 3​rd​ floor, c-wing,PushpaBhawan, New Delhi- 110062.
CONSTITUTION COMPOSITION OF NSC
The NSC comprises: -
➢ A part-time Chairperson who will be an eminent statistician or social scientist
➢ Four part-time Members, one each from the following fields of specialization and
experience in:
● economic statistics in such areas as agriculture, industry, infrastructure, trade or
finance,
● social and environment statistics in such areas as population, health, education,
labour and employment or environment,
● statistical operations in such areas as censuses, surveys, statistical information
system or information technology, and
● National accounts, statistical modeling or State Statistical Systems.
➢ The Secretary, Planning Commission as ex-officio Member.
➢ The Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation to function as
exofficio Member Secretary of the Commission till the Chief Statistician of India
assumes office. The Chief Statistician of India, the post created specifically as the
Head of the National Statistical Office will be the Secretary of the Statutory
Commission.

PRESENT COMPOSITION

NAME OF MEMBER POSITION

DR. RADHA BINOD BARMAN CHAIRMAN

DR. RAJIV MEHTA MEMBER

DR. MANOJ PANDA MEMBER

FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION
➢ To evolve national strategies for the collection, tabulation and dissemination of core
statistics, including the release calendar for various data sets
➢ To monitor and review the functioning of the statistical system in the light of the laid
down policies, standards and methodologies and recommend measures for
enhanced performance.
➢ To evolve national strategies for human resource development on official statistics
including information technology and communication needs of the statistical system,
➢ To evolve measures for improving public trust in official statistics
➢ To evolve measures for effective co-ordination with State Governments and Union
Territory Administrations on statistical activities including strengthening of existing
institutional mechanisms
➢ To exercise statistical co-ordination between Ministries, Departments and other
agencies of the Central Government
➢ To exercise statistical audit over the statistical activities to ensure quality and
integrity of the statistical products
➢ To recommend to the Central Government, or any State Government, as the case
may be, measures to effectively implement the standards, strategies and other
measures evolved under clauses (c) to (h)
➢ To advise the Government on the requirement of legislative measures on statistical
matters including the statute for the National Statistical Commission.
Powers and duties of Chairperson/ Members and
employees in the Commission
The following powers can be exercised:

➢ The Commission has the requisite autonomy to discharge its functions effectively
and efficiently.
➢ In particular, the Commission has the powers to: -
➢ Require production of any document which in the opinion of the Commission will
serve or may serve statistical purposes;
➢ Require statistical agencies and institutions to provide details of statistical activities,
including concepts and definitions used, methodologies followed, quality standards
adopted, sampling and non-sampling errors, etc. in respect of core statistics
➢ Require attendance of any person including any public servant on matters connected
with core statistics
➢ Issuing notices for examination of witnesses and documents or any matters
connected with core statistics.

The powers mentioned above would be collectively exercised by the Chairperson/

Members of the Commission.
MINISTRIES at the Centre
➢ Central Government of India has setup different organizations for the collection,
compilation and publication of statistical data required by the Centre and States for
carrying out their activities smoothly and meeting their requirements and updating
their information for taking decisions on socio-economic problems.
➢ Each Central Government Department collects data from its own departments. Besides
these sources, the information is also obtained from various organizations on all India
bases.
➢ There are in all 211 Statistical Organizations/ Units in India for collecting, maintaining,
compiling and publishing records.
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
In 1947 the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation was set up. A number of statistical units
are attached to this ministry. These units are:

1) Directorate of Economics and Statistics (*)

2) Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute
3) Department of Community Development (***)
4) Department of Cooperation
5) Directorate of Sugar and Vanaspati
6) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (now known as Indian Agricultural Statistical
Research Institute) (**)
7) National Sugar Institute

The main activities of this Ministry are:

1) Collection, compilation, maintenance and publication of agro-economic data.
2) Provide information on agro-economic data.
3) Advise Directorate on agro-economic policies and in formulation of plans in agriculture
sector and also on statistical techniques in agriculture, animal husbandry and biological
research.
4) Keeping a track on the price and demand of food grains in the market.
5) Coordinate the research work on agro-economic projects.
6) Provides training in the techniques on collection of agricultural data and analysing the
data​.
The major publications of this ministry are:
SNO. PUBLISHED BY PUBLICATION
1 * Agricultural Prices in India (Annual)
2 * Agricultural Situation in India (Monthly)
3 * Agricultural Wages in India (Annual)
4 *** Annual Appraisal of Community Development Programme
5 * Bulletin of Food Statistics (Annual)
6 * Bulletin on Agricultural Prices (Weekly)
7 * Bulletin on Commercial Crop Statistics
8 *** Central Inland Fisheries research Institute
9 * Coffee Statistics (Annual)
10 * Estimates of Area and Production of Principal Crops in India
11 * Financial Statement of Irrigation Work in India (Annual)
12 *** Highlights of the Community Development Programme
13 * Indian Agriculture in Brief (Annual)
14 * Indian Agriculture Statistics Vol-I & II (Annual)
15 * Indian Crop Canander
16 * Indian Forest Statistics (Annual)
17 * Indian Livestock Census
18 * Indian Livestock Statistics (Annual)
19 * Indian Public Statistics (Annual)
20 *** Panchayat Raj at a Glance
21 * Public Statistical News (Monthly)
22 * Tea Statistics (Annual)
23 ** The Statistical News Abstract (Bimonthly) by ICAR
Ministry of Finance
This ministry was setup in 1945. The following statistical wings are the part of the ministry
of Finance:
1) Department of Research and Statistics (RBI) (*)
Further this ministry has five sections, which are:
a)Monetary investigation
b) International finance
c) Banking investigation
d) Rural economic
e) Statistical section
2) Statistical Branch of Central Board of Direct Taxes (**)
3) Statistics and Intelligence, Branch of the Central Board of Revenue (***)
The major activities of this ministry are:
1) Collection, compilation and maintenance of data linked with banking statistics, national
economy, and finance of the cooperate sector.
2) Collection, compilation and presentation of statistical data related to central excise,
banking, national economy, finance of the cooperative sector.
3) Analysing data related to finance.
4) Collection, compilation and publication of statistics based on income-tax and other direct
taxes.
5) Conducting surveys of industries supported by commercial banks in different sectors.
6) Short term Forecasting of revenue expected to be generated from income tax and
corporate taxes.

The main publications of this ministry are:

S.No. Published By Publication

1 ** All India Income Tax Report and Returns (Annual)

2 * Banking and Monetary Statistics of India
3 * Banking Statistics in India (Half yearly)
4 * Report of the Central Board of Directors (Annual)
 5 * Report on Currency and Finance (Annual)
6 * Reserve Bank of India Bulletin (Monthly)
7 * Review of Corporative Movement in India
8 * Statement of Affairs of Scheduled Banking

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
The ​Ministry of Commerce and Industry​​ administers two departments, the Department of
Commerce and the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. The department is
entrusted with formulating and implementing the ​foreign trade​ policy and responsibilities
relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, ​export​ promotion
measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and
commodities.

The ministry of commerce has eight statistical units out of which the main are:
1) Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (*)
This Directorate was setup in 1895.
2) Statistics Division, Office of the Chief Controller of Import and Export. (**)
3) Economic Branch, Textile Commissioner (***)

The major activities of this ministry are:

1) Collection, compilation and publication of commercial intelligence and foreign trade
statistics
2) Collection, compilation and publication of statistical data on export and import
3) Collection, compilation and publication of statistical data on production and distribution
of stocks and prices of all textiles.
The major publications of this ministry are:
S.No. Published By Publication
1 * Accounts relating to Coasting Trade and Navigation of India (monthly)
2 * Accounts relating to the Inland Trade of India (Monthly)
3 ** Annual Administrative Report (Annual)
4 ** Annual Bulletin of Statistics of Import and Export (Annual)
5 * Annual Statement of Foreign Seabone Trade of India (Annual)
6 * Indian Customs and Central Exercise Traffic Vol I and II (Annual)
 7 * Indian trade Journal (Weekly)
8 * Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade of India by Countries and
Currency Areas Vol. I, II (Monthly)

Ministry of Labour
​

The ​Ministry of Labour and Employment​​ is India's federal ministry which is responsible to
protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and the poor, deprived and
disadvantaged sections of the society. The Ministry aims to create a healthy work
environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate
vocational skill training and employment. However, Skill Development responsibilities, such
as ​Industrial Training​ and ​Apprenticeship​ responsibilities were transferred to the ​Ministry of
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship​ from 9 November 2014 The Ministry launched the
National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers
and job seekers.

Under this ministry four statistical units exist which are:

1. Labour Bureau (set up in 1946) (*)
2. Directorate General of Employment and Trading (**)
3. Directorate General of Mine Safety
4. Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute
The major activities of this ministry are​​:
1. Collection, processing and publication of statistical data related to labour
2. Conducts periodical surveys
3. Collection, compilation and publication of statistical data related to employment
exchange, census of central government employees
4. Keeping track of training schemes conducted by Industrial Training Institute for public
and private sectors
5. Compilation of Educational and occupational profiles

The major publications are:

S.No. Publication
1. Employment Review
2. Indian Labour Journal (Monthly)
3. Indian Labour Statistics (Annual)
4. Indian Labour Yearbook (Annual)
5. Pocketbook of Labour Statistics (Annual)
6. Report on the working of Minimum Wage Act, Factory Act, Compensation Act
7. Statistics of Factories (Annual) 8 Trade Unions in India (Biennial)

Ministry of Industrial Development

● The Industrial Development Division (IDD) supports industrial
development capacity; Promote entrepreneurship; and Promoting and
Developing SMI Products and SME Services.
● Industrial Development division is committed to providing tested products
and services of high quality to its customers in the Solomon Islands and to
improve the industrial businesses to be environmentally friendly.
● We will lead our customers in sourcing appropriate technologies and to
improve IDD technology capacity and abilities.
● We will operate at the highest level of ethics and in compliance with Public
Service values.
● We will strongly pursue financial support for quality product and service
developments and see it grow steadily in the future.
● We are committed to maintaining high level of competence in our duties
and seriously address staff development programs and staff welfare
services.

Several statistical units are attached to this ministry. The main statistical units are:
1.Office of Economic Advisor (Setup in 1938)
2. Development Commissioner – Small Scale Industries
3. The Directorate General of Technical Development
4. Textile Commissioner
5. Handloom Board
6. Coir Board. Etc.

Major Activities are:

1.To collect, compile and analyse industrial data.
2. To study Index Number of wholesale prices of India
3. To study the development of small scale industries

Major Publications are:

S.No. Publications
1. Annual Survey of Industries - Census and Sample Section
2. Indian Petroleum and Petro Chemical Industries
3. Monthly Statistics of Production of Selected Industries
 4. Statistics of Iron and Steel Industries in India
5. Statistics related to DGTD Units

OTHER MEMBERS:
➢ COMPUTER CENTRE​​- The Computer Centre handles the data processing jobs of
the MOSPI, provides training to statistical personnel on software, maintain the
MOSPI’s website and the National Data Warehouse of Official Statistics.
➢ COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION​​- This Division is responsible for
coordination for the National Statistical Office with its two attached offices viz. the
Central Statistical Office (CSO) and National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). It is also
responsible for coordination with State Governments/ State statistical agencies.
➢ LEGAL SUPPORT FOR COLLECTION OF DATA​​-The Central Government’s Allocation
of Business Rules, 1961 (as amended from time to time) provides for the roles and
responsibilities of the MOSPI. The main Statistics Act under which data is collected by
the MOSPI is the ‘Collection of Statistics Act, 2008". The other most important Act for
collection of statistics on demographic aspects of population is the ‘Population
Census Act 1948’, which is administered by the Office of the Registrar General of
India, functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Besides these two important
Acts, there are a number of Acts, Rules and Procedures being administered by various
administrative agencies on their subjects, through which statutory returns are
collected by these Ministries/Departments.
STATISTICAL SYSTEM IN THE STATE/UT​​S

➢ The Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DESs) in the States / UTs act as
the nodal agencies for coordination of all statistical activities in the States/UTs.
➢ While most of the States / UTs have been formally declared by the State
Governments as the Nodal Agencies on all statistical activities, a few though not
yet formally declared, act as coordinating agency on statistical matters in the
State/UT.
➢ Most of the States / UTs have District Statistical Offices (DSOs) which act as the
field offices of the DESs for collection / compilation of statistical data in the
districts.
➢ The DESs perform almost the same functions in the States / UTs as the NSO at
the Centre viz. bringing out some key statistics, coordination with the Central and
State statistical agencies, dissemination of statistics, etc.
MOST COMMON INDICATORS USED IN
OFFICIAL STATISTICS
Statistical indicators provide an overview of the social, demographic and economic
structure of society. Moreover, these indicators facilitate comparisons between countries
and regions.
For ​population​​, the main indicators are:
● Total population

● Population density

● Population by age

● Life expectancy at birth and at age 65

● Foreign born

● Foreigners in population

● Total fertility rate

● Infant mortality
 USERS

● Users with a general interest​​ include the media, schools and the general public. They
use official statistics in order to be informed on a particular topic, to observe trends
within the society of a local area, country, region of the world.
● Users with a business interest​​ include decision makers and users with a particular
interest for which they want more detailed information. For them, official statistics
are an important reference, providing information on the phenomena or
circumstances their own work is focusing on. For instance, those users will take
some official statistics into consideration before launching a product, or deciding on
a specific policy or on a marketing strategy.
● Users with a research interest​​ are universities, consultants and government
agencies. They generally understand something about statistical methodology and
want to dig deeper into the facts and the statistical observations; they have an
analytical purpose in inventing or explaining interrelations of causes and effects of
different phenomena.
➢ One common point for all these users is their need to be able to ​trust​​ the official
information.
 METHODS OF COLLECTION
OF DATA
➢ Statistical survey or sample survey
A statistical survey or a sample survey is an investigation about the characteristics of a
phenomenon by means of collecting data from a sample of the population and estimating
their characteristics through the systematic use of statistical methodology.
● The main advantages are the direct control over data collection and the possibility to
ask for data according to statistical definitions.

● Disadvantages include the quality issues relating to non-response and survey errors.
There are various survey methods that can be used such as direct interviewing, telephone,
mail, online surveys​.
➢ Census
A census is a complete enumeration of a population or groups at a point in time with
respect to well-defined characteristics. Data are collected for a specific reference period.
A census should be taken at regular intervals in order to have comparable information
available; therefore, most statistical censuses are conducted every 5 or 10 years. Data are
usually collected through questionnaires mailed to respondents, via the Internet, or
completed by an enumerator visiting respondents, or contacting them by telephone.
● An advantage is that censuses provide better data than surveys for small geographic
areas or sub-groups of the population.

● The major disadvantage of censuses is usually the high cost associated with planning
and conducting them, and processing the resulting data.
➢ Register
A register is a database that is updated continuously for a specific purpose and from which
statistics can be collected and produced. It contains information on a complete group of
units.
● An advantage is the total coverage even if collecting and processing represent low
cost. It allows producing more detailed statistics than using surveys.

● A disadvantage is the possible under-coverage that can be the case if the incentive or
the cultural tradition of registering events and changes are weak.
There are different types of registers:
→Administrative registers​​ ​or records
→Private registers
→Statistical registers

​ ollocation (remote sensing)

➢ C
Collocation​​ is a procedure used in remote sensing to match measurements from two or
more different instruments.
This is done for two main reasons:
● For validation purposes when comparing measurements of the same variable, and to
relate measurements of two different variables either for performing retrievals or
for prediction.
● In the second case the data is later fed into some type of statistical inverse
method such as a neural network, statistical classification algorithm, kernel
estimator or a linear least squares.

There are at least two main considerations when performing collocations. The first is the
sampling pattern of the instrument. Measurements may be dense and regular, such as
those from a cross-track scanning satellite instrument. In this case, some form
of interpolation may be appropriate. On the other hand, the measurements may be sparse,
such as a one-off field campaign designed for some particular validation exercise.
 PRESENTATION OF DATA
➢ Official statistics can be presented in different ways. Analytical texts and tables are
the most traditional ways. ​Graphs and ​charts​ summarize data highlighting
information content visually.
➢ They can be extremely effective in expressing key results, or illustrating a
presentation. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Graphs and charts
usually have a heading describing the topic.
There are different types of graphic but usually the data determine the type that is going to
be used​.
● To illustrate changes over time, a ​line graph​ would be ​recommended. This is usually
used to display variables whose values represent a regular progression.

● For categorical data, it is better to use ​a ​bar graph​ either vertical or horizontal. They are
often used to represent percentages and rates and also to compare countries, groups or
illustrate changes over time. The same variable can be plotted against itself for two
groups. An example of this is the age pyramid.

● Pie chart​ can be used to represent share of 100 per cent. Pie charts highlight the topic
well only when there are few segments.

● Stacked bar charts​, whether vertical or horizontal, are used to compare compositions
across categories. They can be used to compare percentage composition and are most
effective for categories that add up to 100 per cent, which make a full stacked bar chart.
Their use is usually restricted to a small number of categories.

● Tables are a complement to related texts and support the analysis. They help to
minimize numbers in the description and also eliminate the need to discuss small
variables that are not essential. Tables rank data by order or other hierarchies to make
the numbers easily understandable. They usually show the figures from the highest to
the lowest.

● Another type of visual presentation of statistical information is ​thematic map​. They can
be used to illustrate differences or similarities between geographical areas, regions or
countries.

● The most common statistical map that is used is called the ​choropleth map​ where
different shades of a colour are used to highlight contrasts between regions; darker
colour means a greater statistical value. This type of map is best used for ratio data but
for other data, proportional or graduated symbol maps, such as circles, are preferred.
The size of the symbol increases in proportion to the value of the observed object.
 Office of the Registrar General &
Census Commissioner, India
The Indian Census is the largest single source of a variety of statistical information on
different characteristics of the people of India. With a history of more than 130 years, this
reliable, time tested exercise has been bringing out a veritable wealth of statistics every 10
years, beginning from 1872 when the first census was conducted in India
non-synchronously in different parts.
To scholars and researchers in demography, economics, anthropology, sociology, statistics
and many other disciplines, the Indian Census has been a fascinating source of data. The
rich diversity of the people of India is truly brought out by the decennial census which
hasbecome one of the tools to understand and study India.

Office of the Registrar General

● The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home Affairs,
Government of India.
● It may be of historical interest that though the population census of India is a major
administrative function; the Census Organisation was set up on an ad-hoc basis for
each Census till the 1951 Census.
● The Census Act was enacted in 1948 to provide for the scheme of conducting
population census with duties and responsibilities of census officers.
● The Government of India decided in May 1949 to initiate steps for developing
systematic collection of statistics on the size of population, its growth, etc., and
established an organisation in the Ministry of Home Affairs under Registrar General
and ex-Officio Census Commissioner, India.
● This organisation was made responsible for generating data on population statistics
including Vital Statistics and Census.
● Later, this office was also entrusted with the responsibility of implementation of
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 in the country.
Registrar General and Census Commissioner,
India
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (ORG&CCI) is an attached
office of the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for the following:
(i) Housing & Population Census:​​ The Census Commissioner, India is the statutory
authority vested with the responsibility of conducting the Housing and
Population Census in India under the Census Act, 1948 and Rules framed there
under. Planning, coordination, supervision of the field activities; data
processing; tabulation, compilation and dissemination of Census results is the
responsibility of this office.
(ii) National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) and issue of National Identity
Cards (NIC):​​ The RGI discharges the statutory function of Registrar General of
Citizens Registration (RGCR) under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003. The
National Population Register (NPR), which is the first step towards the creation
of the National Register of Indian Citizens, is being created under the
provisions of the aforementioned statute.
(iii) Civil Registration System (CRS)​​: The Census Commissioner is also designated
as the Registrar General, India (RGI), under the Registration of Births and
Deaths Act, 1969. In this role, this office coordinates the functioning of the Civil
Registration and Vital Statistics System in the country.
(iv) Sample Registration System (SRS​​): Conducting Sample Registration System, a
large scale sample survey of vital events, every half year is also the
responsibility of this office. The SRS is the only source of vital rates like Birth
Rate, Death Rate, Infant Mortality Rate and Maternal Mortality Rate at the
State level in the country.
(v) ​Annual Health Survey (AHS):​​ This scheme has been conceived at the behest of
the National Commission on Population, the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Planning Commission. It is
designed to yield benchmarks of core vital and health indicators at the district
level.
(vi) Socio- Economic and Caste Census​​: The Government of India is conducting the
Socio Economic and Caste Census all over the country. While the Ministry of
Rural Development and the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
are the nodal Ministries in the Government of India in rural and urban areas
respectively, the ORG&CCI is rendering complete logistic and technical support
towards this exercise.
(vii) Mother Tongue Survey​​: A survey of the unclassified mother tongues returned
in Census 2001 is under implementation.
Data Dissemination
● The most important step after the enumeration exercise and data processing is
completed is the dissemination of the results for use by Governments, NGOs –
National and International, Universities and Institutes, scholars, students and other
data users.
● With this purpose in view, the ORG&CCI is implementing an elaborate data
dissemination plan to keep the data users informed about the utility and release of
different datasets including those on Population, Schedules Castes & Scheduled
Tribes, literates, workers and non-workers, slum data, age data and data on houses,
household amenities and assets.
The final cross-classified Tables are immediately released at Census of India website at
censusindia.gov.in​ for free download.
Innovative steps
❖ Another major innovative step taken by the ORG&CCI is to set up Workstations for
Research on Sample Micro-Data from Census. This office has entered into agreement
with sixteen Universities for setting up these Workstations for use by the local
research scholars and also by those from outside under the supervision of a senior
faculty from the University.
❖ The scholars are not allowed to copy sample (1% &5%) micro-data files but only use
them for research. Five Workstations are already functional at JNU, Delhi; Punjabi
University, Patiala; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune , Goa
University, Panji and University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram .
❖ As Part of data dissemination activity, a School Kit has been prepared for use by
about one lakh schools in the county. ORG&CCI has embarked upon a unique project
of sensitizing school students with the highlights from Census 2011.
The Census Commissioner, India is sending a personalized message to all the one lakh
School Principals to designate one week as Census Data Dissemination Week to discuss the
results. The Census School Kit containing literature on Census, Census Quiz Cards, Data
Sheets and Maps showing the local district and the sub-district are being sent to each
school. Winner of Quiz Contest being held in each school will be awarded a Certificate
jointly signed by the Census Commissioner, India and School Principal.
❖ In order to popularize the availability and use of Census data which has been released
so far, Data Dissemination Workshops are organized,where the latest Census Data
released areanalyzed and discussed. Scholars from various fields are invited to share
their analysis. 73 such Workshops have been held throughout the country during
2013-14.
❖ The office also regularly participates in Book Fairs and Exhibitions to sensitize general
public about the availability of Census 2011 data. During 2013-14, 9 such Book Fairs /
 Exhibitions were organized at different occasions. A unique data product called
Censusinfohas been developed to allow data users to quickly access and visualize
datasets.
❖ Census Resource and Training Centre (CRTC)
Census Resource and Training Centre (CRTC) was set up at ORG&CCI as a Centre of
Excellence for imparting training on Census methodology and its operations to
national and international participants particularly from South Asian Countries
The Centre has already imparted training to delegates from Myanmar, Bhutan, Timor Leste
and Ethiopia.
VITAL STATISTICS (as performed by NSC and registrar
general)
❖ Civil Registration System (CRS)
The Registrar General, India coordinates and unifies the registration activities across the
country while the Chief Registrars of Births and Deaths in the States are the chief
executive authorities in the respective States for executing the provisions of the Act
and the Rules and Orders made there under.
❖ Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD)
The scheme of Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD) under the registration of
Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969 provides data on causes of death, a prerequisite to
monitoring health trends of the population. Data received in prescribed forms are
tabulated as per the National List of Causes of Death based on Tenth Revision of
International Classification of Disease (ICD- 10).
The coverage of MCCD is limited to selected hospitals in urban areas. Steps are being taken
by the States to expand the scope of MCCD to all the medical institutions.
❖ Sample Registration System (SRS)
The Sample Registration System (SRS) is a large scale demographic survey for providing
reliable estimates of birth rate, death rate and other fertility and mortality indicators
at the National and Sub-National levels. The SRS is a dual record system that consists
of continuous enumeration of births and deaths by resident part-time enumerators
and an independent half yearly survey by supervisors.
❖ Annual Health Survey (AHS)
The Annual Health Survey (AHS) has been conceived at the behest of the National
Commission on Population, Prime Minister’s Office and Planning Commission to yield
benchmarks of core vital and health indicators at the district level and to map its rate
of change on a continual basis to assess the efficacy of various health interventions
including those under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).
 ❖ National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) and issue of National Identity Cards (NIC)
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 envisages the “compulsory” registration of every
citizen of India and issue of National Identity Card by creating and maintaining a
National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC). The Government has taken an in principle
decision to create the National Register of Indian Citizens and issue National 19
Identity Cards to all citizens.
NRIC will be maintained and updated by setting up NRIC Centres at Tehsil level and linking
it with Registration of Births and Deaths. Proposals in this regard are under active
consideration.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
The data used in the compilation of the project has been collected by the
students independently, after a lot of research work from the following
sources :
● Books
✓ Murthy M.N. (1977) : Sampling Theory and Statistical Methods,
Statistical Puc Society, Calcutta.
✓ Cochran W.G. (1984) : Sampling Techniques (3rd ​ ​Edition) Wiley
Eastern.
● Websites
✓ www.google.com
✓ en.wikipedia.org
✓ www.in.undp.org
✓ www.mospi.nic.in
✓ www.indiastat.com