(a) whether the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) collects
data directly from the people;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether in the recent past the data of NSSO have been found incorrect
and as a result thereof schemes are not being prepared properly; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the action taken/being taken by
the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
a) Yes, sir.
b) The NSSO conducts nationwide large scale sample surveys to collect data on
different subjects of topical interest and current importance such as Household
Consumer Expenditure, Employment and Unemployment, Housing Conditions, Drinking
Water Supply, Sanitation, Debt and Investment, Land and Livestock Holdings,
Non-Agricultural Enterprises, Urban Slums, Social Consumption, etc. periodically .
c) The surveys of NSSO are scientifically designed and there are adequate measures
in the system to ensure the quality and reliability of data collected and the
estimates generated thereon.
d) Question does not arise.