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In rural India, 17.8 per cent households were indebted to institutional credit agencies against 14.5 per cent households in urban India

NSO launched the first of its kind survey to track the annual capex by the private sector by compiling information on the projected capital investment for the next two years

Currently, the NSO releases the PLFS data for urban areas on a quarterly and yearly basis, while for rural areas it is released only annually

According to NSO data, this highlights the skewed nature of productivity

The share of the ones performing these tasks stood lower than the national average in as many as 16 states and Union Territories (UTs)

Goa (99.2%) has the highest share of households with access to clean cooking fuel

The non-response rate for the 75th round of NSS was 2.8 per cent in urban areas and 1.5 per cent in rural areas

The data released by NSO on Thursday showed that food inflation rose slightly to 5.66 per cent from 5.42 per cent in July

Shows only 36% bank accounts are held by women

Centre asks states, UTs to submit funds and manpower requirements to start work on 8th Census

In 2019-20, the government had decided to conduct ASSSE on a regular basis on the lines of Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), which is done annually

The corporate component of the scheme is voluntary in nature and includes people working in public sector organisations, private limited companies, or public sector banks among others

Maha best performer with 2.4 mn additions, shows NSO data

Over 20% enterprises used net for entrepreneurial purposes

Overall, 937,000 subscribers joined the National Pension System during FY24, 13.6 per cent higher than the 824,700 subscribers logged in the preceding financial year

Meanwhile, the states in the North and Western part of the country saw a sharp decline in the number of heatwave days during the year

The IIP had grown by 1.9 per cent in March 2023

The government has tasked the Reserve Bank to ensure inflation remains at 4%, with a margin of 2 per cent on either side

The RBI will announce the review of the policy on April 5

Kerosene consumption in the country has declined sharply by 26 per cent CAGR between 2013-14 and 2022-23, mainly due to government policies to promote clean energy. The latest 'Energy Statistics India 2024' of the National Statistical Office (NSO) stated, "The impact of energy policies of recent time is evident on the consumption of kerosene as a fuel in the country". The data showed that the consumption of kerosene has seen a steady decreasing trend with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of (-) 25.78 per cent from 2013-14 to 2022-23. The report stated that among all the petroleum products the HSDO (diesel), which has the highest share of consumption (38.52 per cent) during 2022-23, experienced a positive growth of 12.05 per cent over the last year. Petrol and pet coke have witnessed a growth of 13.38 per cent and 28.68 per cent, respectively, over the last year. HSD (diesel) has also registered a 12.05 per cent growth to 85.90 MTs during 2022-23(P) compared to 76.66 MTs duri