Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Survey Conducted by NSO
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Shri Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## SURVEY CONDUCTED BY NSO

244.  SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:
2. SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  review  the  framework and results of all surveys conducted under the aegis of the National Statistical Office  (NSO) through the newly  constituted Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES); and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CULTURE  [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a) & (b): For the purpose of reviewing the framework and to address the issues raised from time to time on the subject results/ methodology questionnaire, etc of all National Sample  Surveys conducted  by  this  Ministry,  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme Implementation  (MoSPI)  has  constituted  the  Steering  Committee  for National Sample Surveys (NSS) vide order dated 14.06.2024 as per the recommendation of National Statistical Commission (NSC). Further, so far  as  the  Standing  Committee  on  Economic  Statistics  (SCES)  is concerned, no such committee exists as on date in MoSPI. The details of  Steering  Committee  for  NSS  including  composition  and  Terms  of Reference are given in the Statement at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 244 for answer on   24.07.2024

The  details  including  composition  and  terms  of  reference  are  as under:

## A. Composition of the Steering Committee:

|   1. | Prof. Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar, Chairman (NSC)                                                    | Chairman   |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|    2 | Prof. Bimal Kumar Roy, former Professor, ISI Kolkata                                               | Member     |
|    3 | Dr. Tathagata Bandyopadhyay, former Professor, IIM Ahmedabad                                       | Member     |
|    4 | Dr. T. V. Ramanathan, D/o Statistics, S. P. Pune University                                        | Member     |
|    5 | Prof. Sonal De Desai, Professor, NCAER, New Delhi                                                  | Member     |
|    6 | Dr. Biswanath Goldar, former Professor, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi              | Member     |
|    7 | Dr. Mausumi Bose, former Professor, ISI Kolkata                                                    | Member     |
|    8 | Prof. S. Chandrasekhar, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai | Member     |
|    9 | Chief Economic Adviser, DEA or its representative [Ms. Anuradha Guru, Economic Adviser]            | Member     |
|   10 | Representative from Reserve Bank of India [Shri Ravi Shankar, Adviser, RBI]                        | Member     |
|   11 | CEO, NITI Aayog or its representative [Ms. Anna Roy, Principal Economic Adviser, NITI Aayog]       | Member     |
|   12 | Director General (NSS), MoSPI                                                                      | Member     |
|   13 | Director General (Statistics), MoSPI, New Delhi                                                    | Member     |
|   14 | ADG, SCD, NSSO, MoSPI, New Delhi                                                                   | Member     |
|   15 | ADG, SDRD, NSSO, MoSPI, Kolkata                                                                    | Member     |
|   16 | Director, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Govt.. of Uttar Pradesh                           | Member     |
|   17 | Director, Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of Karnataka                                | Member     |

## DDG, Survey Coordination Division, NSSO, MoSPI

NonMember Secretary

- (Note 1. The Member(s) at Sr. No. 2 to 7 above may be treated as NonOfficial Member (s) as on date
- Note  2. It  is  further  clarified  that,  where  the  membership  is  not designation-based  in  para  Α  above,  such  Members  of  the  Steering Committee  will  be  deemed  nominated  by  their  names.  Members  at serial  numbers  12  to  17  would  be  deemed  nominated  as  per  their designation. Moreover, Members at serial numbers 9, 10 & 11 would be  deemed  nominated  as  per  their  designation  or  represented  from their respective offices.)
- B. The tenure of the Steering Committee will be for a period of two years. The Steering Committee shall make recommendations to NSC on the matters specified in following Terms of Reference (ToR).
- a. To review the extant framework and to address the issues raised from time to time on the subject results/ methodology questionnaire, sampling  frame,  sampling  design,  concepts  and  definitions,  survey instruments  etc.  related  to  all  National  Sample  Surveys  as  brought before the Steering Committee.
- b. To examine the issues or any other matters raised from time to time on the subject methodology, etc. related to all National Sample Surveys by MOSPI or external entities as brought before the Steering Committee.
- c. To review and advise on survey methodology including sampling frame,  sampling  design,  survey  instruments,  etc.  and  to  finalize tabulation plan of surveys.
- d. Finalization and approval of survey results/ reports for release.
- e. To  provide  guidance  to  conduct  pilot  surveys/pre-testing,  if necessary, before finalizing schedules/ questionnaire for data collection from time to time.
- f. To  provide  guidance  for  study  and  exploring  the  availability  of administrative statistics relating to surveys/statistics.
- g. To provide guidance for study/identify data gaps/additional data requirements,  if  any,  in  respect  of  surveys/statistics  and  suggest

appropriate strategy for improvement.

h. To provide technical guidance to the Central and State (wherever State participation is there) level agencies for the conduct of the surveys.

i. Deliberate  on  any  other  matter  relating  to  or  incidental  to  the surveys/survey  results  referred  to  Steering  Committee  from  time  to time.

C.  The  Steering  Committee  will  have  the  provision  to  constitute Working  Group(s)  for  aforesaid  purposes,  if  required.  The  Working Group(s) so formed will directly report to the Steering Committee.

D.  The  Survey  Coordination  Division  (SCD)  of  NSSO  shall  issue separate  order(s)  for  constitution  of  such  Working  Group(s)  after taking  due  approval  of  the  Competent  Authority  and  provide  all requisite  secretarial  assistance  to  such  Working  Group(s)  for  the administrative and financial purposes.

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