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New Indian Express
29-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
India to launch first nationwide Household Income Survey in February 2026
India will launch its first nationwide Household Income Survey in February 2026, offering policymakers direct data on earnings from salaries, farms, businesses, investments, and informal jobs, addressing a long-standing gap in income, inequality, and taxation statistics. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), via the National Sample Survey (NSS), is driving the initiative. Past attempts in the 1950s, '60s, and 1983–84 failed due to flawed methods and underreporting. This time, an eight-member Technical Expert Group (TEG), chaired by economist Dr Surjit S. Bhalla, former IMF Executive Director and member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, is steering the process. The committee includes Aloke Kar, a former professor at ISI Kolkata; Prof. Sonalde Desai from NCAER; Prof. Praveen Jha of JNU; Prof. Srijit Mishra from the University of Hyderabad; Dr Tirthankar Patnaik, Chief Economist at NSE; Dr Rajesh Shukla, Managing Director and CEO of PRICE; and Prof. Ram Singh, Director of the Delhi School of Economics and an external member of the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee. Together, they are tasked with setting definitions, designing tools, refining sampling strategies, estimating income metrics, and incorporating best practices from countries like the US, Australia, Canada, and South Africa.
Economic Times
23-06-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Centre plans first nationwide Household Income Survey in 2026; MoSPI sets up expert panel
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday announced that it has formed a Technical Expert Group (TEG) to oversee India's first full-scale household income distribution survey, scheduled for 2026. ADVERTISEMENT The National Sample Survey (NSS), despite over seven decades of survey experience, has never conducted a comprehensive income survey. Past efforts, including pilot studies and experimental rounds between 1955 and 1984, did not lead to a nationwide rollout due to data reliability issues. Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla, former Executive Director for India at the IMF, will chair the TEG. Members include Aloke Kar, Prof. Sonalde Desai, Prof. Praveen Jha, Prof. Srijit Mishra, Dr. Tirthankar Patnaik, Dr. Rajesh Shukla, and Prof. Ram Singh. Officials from MoSPI and other central ministries will also be part of the panel. The expert group will finalise survey design, methodology, and estimation techniques. It will also study international practices and assess how technology adoption impacts household income. NSS has recently launched new annual surveys on unincorporated enterprises, services, capital expenditure, and domestic tourism to fill key data gaps. The income survey is set to add a critical layer to India's macroeconomic indicators. ADVERTISEMENT
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Centre plans first nationwide Household Income Survey in 2026; MoSPI sets up expert panel
Live Events The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation ( MoSPI ) on Monday announced that it has formed a Technical Expert Group (TEG) to oversee India's first full-scale household income distribution survey , scheduled for National Sample Survey (NSS), despite over seven decades of survey experience, has never conducted a comprehensive income survey. Past efforts, including pilot studies and experimental rounds between 1955 and 1984, did not lead to a nationwide rollout due to data reliability issues. Dr. Surjit S. Bhalla , former Executive Director for India at the IMF, will chair the TEG. Members include Aloke Kar, Prof. Sonalde Desai, Prof. Praveen Jha, Prof. Srijit Mishra, Dr. Tirthankar Patnaik, Dr. Rajesh Shukla, and Prof. Ram from MoSPI and other central ministries will also be part of the expert group will finalise survey design, methodology, and estimation techniques. It will also study international practices and assess how technology adoption impacts household has recently launched new annual surveys on unincorporated enterprises, services, capital expenditure, and domestic tourism to fill key data gaps. The income survey is set to add a critical layer to India's macroeconomic indicators
