By partnering with private agencies, the NSO seeks to tap into additional expertise and resources, enabling more efficient survey execution
With the number of rejections rising to almost a third of claims, the government is taking steps to radically reform the country's largest social security platform in order to ease payouts of benefits
In August, the output of the core sector had contracted (-1.6 per cent) for the first time in 42 months
Data showed that average MPCE in rural Sikkim grew by 21.3 per cent to Rs 9377 during the period
Conversely, among non-food items, rural households reduced spending on medical care, education, rent, fuel, and durable goods
"The increase in female member additions is indicative of a broader shift towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce"
The share of OAEs stood at 84.2 per cent in the 73rd round of the National Sample Survey (NSS), conducted between July 2015 and June 2016
This is according to the latest factsheet titled 'Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE)' released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Tuesday
The report, Crushed 2024, is the sixth annual study on the state of worker safety in the Indian auto sector
The rating agency also noted that inflation is likely to decline to 4.3 per cent in FY26 from 4.8 per cent projected by the central bank for the current fiscal
The finance ministry has provided Rs 1,000 crore for the scheme in the current fiscal year
Food prices declined to 8.63% last month from 13.54% in October, according to government data
The three ELI schemes announced in the Budget are yet to get approval from the Union Cabinet and have faced considerable delays
Sachin Gupta, chief rating officer at CARE Ratings, said that the first half of FY25 paints a picture of cautious optimism within India's corporate sector
The data shows higher inflation in rural areas at 5.95 per cent, compared to 4.83 per cent in urban regions
The multilateral funding agency also revised downwards its forecast for the next financial year (FY26) to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier
In rural India, 17.8 per cent households were indebted to institutional credit agencies against 14.5 per cent households in urban India
Seven states even saw decline, says RBI's 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian States'
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