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India’s First Household Income Survey in 2026
- 25 Jun 2025
- 2 min read
Source: IE
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will conduct India's first comprehensive Household Income Survey in 2026, through the National Sample Survey (NSS).
- The NSS is conducted by the Field Operations Division of the National Statistical Office (NSO), earlier known as the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
All India Household Income Survey
- About: Household Income Survey is a large-scale statistical exercise aimed at collecting reliable data on income earned by households from various sources such as wages, salaries, business, agriculture, property, and remittances.
- It aims to address the historic income-consumption mismatch by adopting global best practices from the USA’s Current Population Survey, Canadian Income Survey, and Australia’s Survey of Income and Housing.
- For the first time in India, it will assess the impact of technology on wages, with a special focus on informal sector earnings and technology-driven income generation.
- Objective: The Survey aims to capture accurate data on income levels, distribution patterns, and structural disparities to aid economic policymaking and welfare planning.
- Background: Since 1950, India has not conducted a nationwide income survey due to operational challenges and data inconsistencies, particularly the mismatch between reported income and consumption-savings data.
National Statistical Office (NSO)
- NSO is the central statistical agency under MoSPI, formed in 2019 by merging the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).
- NSO conducts key socio-economic surveys like the PLFS and Consumer Expenditure Survey, and prepares National Accounts Statistics.
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