From sampling to surveying to estimating, the the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) continues to use methods that are consistent across time. However, the economic structure is changing and so is the proclivity of Indian households to respond to surveys. Methods that were developed in the past will not work as well now, and these methods need to change. The changes will require innovative practices that will need to be developed not just in research institutions such as the Indian Statistical Institute, but also within the Central Statistical Organisation and NSSO.

<p><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Laveesh Bhandari:</B> Doing more with less</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>India doesn

Laveesh Bhandari: Doing more with less

India doesnt need large sample surveys to generate better estimates

More From This Section

<b>Mukesh Butani:</b> A Budget with balance

<b>Sukumar Mukhopadhyay:</b> The wrong way to raise revenue

<b>Sunita Narain:</b> Just words, no action

<b>Claude Smadja:</b> A victory for pragmatism and realism

Explore News