The National Statistical Office (NSO) conducted the Time Use Survey (TUS) in January-December 2024 to gather insights on how individuals allocate their time across various activities. This survey, the second of its kind in India, measures participation and time spent on paid work, unpaid caregiving, volunteering, domestic service, learning, socializing, and leisure. The results, presented in the...
The National Statistics Office launched the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017 to provide more frequent labor force data. The PLFS has two main goals: to estimate key employment and unemployment indicators (such as the Worker Population Ratio, Labour Force Participation Rate, and Unemployment Rate) in short three-month intervals for urban areas using the Current Weekly Status (CWS)...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s annual report for 2024-25 highlights key achievements and initiatives in data collection, statistical analysis, and program monitoring. The report covers a range of topics, including national accounts, industrial production, consumer price indices, and social statistics. It also details the ministry’s efforts to improve data...
The National Statistics Office (NSO) conducted a forward-looking survey on private corporate sector capital expenditure (CAPEX) investment intentions between November 2024 and January 2025, revealing key insights into investment patterns. The survey, which focused on large private sector companies, collected data on capital expenditures from private corporate sector enterprises, analyzing trends...
The service sector plays a pivotal role in India’s economic growth, contributing significantly to the nation’s GDP and creating numerous employment opportunities. As a step towards creating a comprehensive database for corporate service sector enterprises, National Statistics Office has conducted a pilot study using Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) as a sampling frame. This pilot...
The National Statistics Office (NSO) has revamped the sampling methodology of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) from January 2025 to generate high-frequency labour force indicators at a more disaggregated level. The revamped design aims to estimate key employment and unemployment indicators monthly for rural and urban areas, extend quarterly results coverage to rural areas, and estimate...
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) has revamped its sampling methodology to generate high-frequency labor force indicators. The revamped design focuses on estimating employment and unemployment indicators, expanding coverage to rural areas, and providing quarterly estimates. The Monthly Bulletin presents labor force participation rate, worker population ratio, and unemployment rate data at...
India celebrated Statistics Day on June 29, 2019, releasing new documents including a documentary on SDGs, the Sustainable Development Goals National Indicator Framework, an SDG National Indicator Framework Baseline Report 2015-16, a data snapshot on the same baseline report, and an assessment of infrastructure projects with recommendations for improvement. SOURCE PDF LINK : Click to access...
This document is a compilation of various FAQs concerning Statistics. It provides information on data dissemination from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Consumer Price Indices (CPI) for rural, urban, and combined sectors, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), and the Monthly National Factsheet. It also covers the annual publication of Energy Statistics of...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and the Population Council Institute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance the statistical data ecosystem in India. The collaboration aims to improve data quality and its utilization through technical collaboration, capacity building, and technology introduction. Focus areas include reducing non-sampling bias in...