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Governance And Institutions

Education in India: NSS 71st round (January-June 2014)

This report presents estimates of various characteristics pertaining to social consumption of education at national as well as State/UT levels in 2014, based on the results of NSS 71st round survey. NSSO had conducted an all-India household survey on education during the period January – June, 2014.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2016
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Education, India, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Finance, Information, Computers, Internet
Animal Care

Major income of 1.75% rural families from livestock: NSSO

Nearly 3.67% of households owning large holdings (more than 10 hectares) were found to have derived major income from self-employment in livestock farming

Publication Date: 
08/03/2016
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Livestock, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Farmers, Poultry, Animal Care
Animal Care

Livestock Ownership in India: NSS 70th Round (January – December, 2013)

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), as a part of its 70th round during the period January 2013 - December 2013, carried out an all India household survey on the situation of Land and Livestock Holdings in India.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2016
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Livestock, Land Ownership, Poultry, Agriculture, Statistics, India, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Land Use
Land

Household ownership and operational holdings in India (January - December, 2013)

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), as a part of its 70th round during the period January 2013 - December 2013, carried out an all India household survey on the situation of Land and Livestock Holdings in India.

Publication Date: 
15/12/2015
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Land Ownership, Landless, Agriculture, Livestock, Shifting Cultivation, India, Rural Development, Statistics, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
Agriculture

Some characteristics of agricultural households in India (January– December, 2013)

This report is based on the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households conducted in the 70th round of NSS during January 2013 to December 2013. The survey, conducted in the rural areas of the country in two visits, was spread over 4529 villages covering 35200 households.

Publication Date: 
04/12/2015
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Agriculture, Farmers, India, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Crops, Crop Insurance, Livestock
Poverty

World Bank poverty estimates are poor, says government

Says the actual poverty is much higher than suggested by the multilateral lender, adding there is lack of scientific basis in computing the poverty line

Publication Date: 
21/10/2015
Dilasha Seth
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Poverty, World Bank, Occupational Safety, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Rice, Drinking Water
Energy

Rise in rural household electrification: NSSO

A report published by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on Thursday revealed a sharp 24 percentage points drop in the number of rural households using kerosene for lighting, and an equal inc

Publication Date: 
31/07/2015
Subhayan Chakraborty
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rural Electrification, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Kerosene, Public Distribution System (PDS), Kerala, Punjab, Haryana, Energy
Energy

Energy sources of Indian households for cooking and lighting, 2011-12

Two of every three families in villages used firewood for cooking during July, 2011 to June, 2012 period whereas in cities, only 14 per cent families were dependent on it, says a government report.

Publication Date: 
30/07/2015
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Household Energy, Rural Energy, Firewood, LPG, Kerosene, India, Electricity, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
Food Policy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on PDS beneficiaries, 21/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on PDS beneficiaries, 21/07/2015 . Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in its Consumer expenditure survey collects data on domestic consumption of different food and non-food items. Quantity consumed from PDS and/or other sources is separately collected for rice, wheat, sugar and kerosene.

Publication Date: 
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Public Distribution System (PDS), Consumption Patterns, India, Parliament, Statistics, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO)
Health

People in cities fall sick more often, reveals NSSO survey

Worryingly, about 86 per cent of rural population and 82 per cent of urban population are still not covered under any health expenditure support scheme.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Population, Rural Health, Diseases, Cancer

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