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F. No. 8/65/2010-NSC
Government of India
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
National Statistical Commission Secretariat
II Floor, Sardar Patel Bhawan,
Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110001.
Dated the 19th August, 2014,
ORDER
Subject:
Constitution of Working Group for formulating methodology
etc., for the 73rd Round of NSS.
The National Statistical Commission (NSC) in its 68th meeting held during
30th June and 1st July, 2014 decided that the 73r round of NSS would be devoted
to surveying unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises in manufacturing, trade
and other services (excluding construction), as was the case in the 67th NSS
round, to get estimates of various economic and operational characteristics at the
national and State levels, besides estimates of important characteristics at district
level through pooling of data of central and state samples. The NSC also decided
that the data of the VI Economic Census may be used as a Source for_evoivirig_the,
sampling design for the 73rd round.
Composition
2.
The NSC further decided that a Working Group shall be constituted to
assist it in laying down sampling design, methodology and strategies to reduce
non-sampling errors for the 73 rd Round of NSS, keeping in view comparability and
time-frame. The field work for the 73rd Round shall be carried out during July
2015 to June 2016 and the results of the survey need to be placed in the public
domain latest by June 2017. The Working Group would assist the NSC in the
entire gamut of activities within this time frame. The NSC constitutes the Working
Group to formulate the methodology etc., for the survey as under:
Prof. K. L. Krishna,
Retd. Professor, Delhi School of Economics,
97, Munirka Enclave, Nelson Mandela Road,
New Delhi-110 067
E-Mail: krishnaOecondse.orq
Tele: 011-26192768
Mob: +919871086770
(2)
Dr. Jeemol Unni,
Director, Institute of Rural Management,
Post Box No. 60, Anand — 388 001
E-Mail: LeemolOamail.com
(3) ± Dr. A.C. Kulshrestha,
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Chairman
Non-official
Member
Non-official
Former Addl. DG, CSO (NAD)
208 E, M.I.G. Flats
Rajouri Garden, New Delhi-110027
Tel: 011-2597 2191
E-Mail: ackulshreshthaft_yahoo.com
Prof. Pulakesh Maiti,
(4)
Indian Statistical Institute (Economic
Research Unit),
6th floor, Library Building,
203, Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata — 700 108
E-Mail: [email protected]
(5) Prof. Nachikta Chattopadhyay,
Indian Statistical Institute (Sampling and
Official Statistics Unit),
2nd Floor, A.N. Kolmogorov Bhavan (New
Acedemic Building),
203, Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata — 700 108
E-Mail: [email protected]
Dr. Pulak Ghosh,
(6)
Professor (Quantitative Methods
Information Systems)
B-003, Indian Institute of Management,
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 076
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tele: 080-26993136
Dr. Rajiv Mehta,
(7)
Former Addl. DG, NSSO (SDRD)
Flat No. 307, Prateek Kunj,
GH-11, Sector 21-C, Part-III,
Faridabad — 121 001.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Mob: +919643845247 (when in India)
) Shri Alok Kar,
Visiting Scientist,
Indian Statistical Institute (Sampling and
Official Statistics Unit),
2nd Floor, A.N. Kolmogorov Bhavan (New
Acedemic Building),
203, Barrackpore Trunk Road,
Kolkata — 700 108
E-mail: alokekarPgmail.com
Mob: +91- 90380 03368
(9) j Prof. B.N. Goldar,
Member, NSC
E-Mail: bncdpieqindia.orq
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Member
Non-official
Member
Non-official
Member
Special Invitee
(10) T Director General,
Central Statistics Office
(11) Director General,
National Sample Surve_y Office
(12) Representative of the Reserve Bank of India
(13) Representative of the Planning Commission
(14) j Representative of the DIPP
(15J Representative of the DGCI&S, Kolkata
(16) Representative of the Mbo MSME
(17) Representative of the CBEC
(18) Representative of the Labour Bureau
(19) ! Representative of the M/o Food Processing
Industries
(20) ; Representative of the 0/o Development
Commissioner (Handlooms)
(21) ' Representative of the 0/o Development
Commissioner (Handicrafts)
(22)4 Representative of CSO (ESD)
(23) j Representative of CSO (NAD)
(24) j Representative of NSSO (FOD)
(25) ReEresentative of NSSO (DPD)
(26) Representative of NSSO (CPD)
(27) Directors, States DESs of Uttar Pradesh,
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Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal,
(32) Assam, Andhra Pradesh
(33 , Addl. DG NSSO (SDRD)
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Terms of Reference
3.
The NSC laid down the terms of reference for the Working Group as under:
(1) Enlisting the requirement of estimates/ indicators/ tables to be generated
out of the survey
(2) Reviewing the past data in respect of the estimates/ indicators/ tables to
be generated and previous field experiences in data collection
(3) Based on the findings of the aforesaid reviews, their own experience and
interactions with field officers (including those during All India Training of
Trainers), preparing all the survey instruments relating to the 73rd Round
Survey, namely, the tabulation plan, data collection schedules, manner of
data collection, sampling design, estimation procedure, examining the
sampling frames and drawing of samples for survey, scrutiny & validation
procedure, instruction manuals, and submission of the methodological
instruments to the NSC for approval
(4) Conducting pilot survey, if necessary, before finalizing schedules for data
collection
(5) reviewing and monitoring, from time to time, of — (a) the training of field
staff, (b) the progress of the survey, (c) processing and validation of data,
(d) generation of tables in compliance with the tabulation plan, and (e)
preparation of data and reports for release
(6) providing technical guidance to the Central and State level agencies in
respect of the survey
(7) Preparing an action plan and monitoring the progress as per the action
plan and taking corrective steps where necessary
(8) Furnishing all the survey instruments to NSC, as and when ready
4.
The tenure of the Working Group will be till the release of main reports of
the survey by the NSSO, by which time the unit level data of the 73rd round
becomes ready for release. The Working Group shall submit to the National
Statistical Commission, survey instruments such as methodology, tabulation plan
and publication plan, and any other intermediate output or any other issue/
problem as it deems fit, for approval/ directions. Secretarial assistance to the
Working Group will be provided by the Survey Design and Research Division
(SDRD) of the NSSO, Kolkata. The Hqrs office of the Field Operations Division
(FOD) of the NSSO will provide necessary assistance to the Chairman of the
Working Group.
5.
With the approval of the Chief Statistician of India, the Working Group may
also enlist the assistance of subject matter experts within and/ or outside the
Government and may co-opt them as members according to necessity.
6.
The expenditure on TA/ DA of the official members will be borne by their
respective Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations.
7.
The Chairman of the Working Group is entitled for a lump sum payment of
Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) and each of the other non-official Members
would be entitled for a lump sum payment of Rs.90,000/- (Rupees ninety
thousand only) towards honorarium and clerical assistance for the entire tenure
of the Working Group, for attending meetings of the Working Group and for other
work that they have to undertake in connection with this assignment on nonmeeting days. The non-official Members shall not be entitled for any sitting fee for
attending meetings of the Working Group.
8.
The payments of the lump sum amount to the Chairman and other nonofficial members shall be released in two installments, fifty percent on submission
of the report of the Working Group on sampling design and other methodological
instruments to the NSC and the remaining fifty percent on completion of tenure of
the Working Group.
9.
The non-official members will be entitled to transport or transport cnarges
for local travel in discharge of the functions of the Working Group. The nonofficial Members will also be eligible to travel by air in economy class (in Air India
Flights) or by rail in air-conditioned first class while undertaking tours in
connection with the work of the Working Group. The room rent and DA for
outstation non-official members will be regulated in accordance with the
instructions contained in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) OM
No. 19020/2/94/E.IV dated 10th August 1994 (enclosed).
The expenditure on conducting the meetings of the Working Group and on
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payments/ reimbursements to be made to the non-official Members will, under
the relevant heads, be debitable to non-plan budget allocated to the NSC under
the non-plan grant of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
(MOSPI).
This issues with the concurrence of AS&FA vide Dy. No. 856/AS&FA dated
11.
14-8-2014.
12.
This order comes into immediate effect.
(Dee•yal)
Director
NSC Secretariat
Tele: 011-23367127
Mob: 919818083936
E-Mail: dirsndOyahoo.co.in
Copy to: (1)
(2)
(4)
(5)
Chairman & Members of the Working Group
Chairman & Members of the NSC
Director General, CSO
Director General, NSSO
Ail State/ UT Directorates of Economics & Statistics
Copy with a request to nominate a representative, to: (6) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(7) Secretary, Planning Commission
(8) Secretary, Govt. of India, Dept, of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
(9) Secretary, Govt. of India, Dept. of Commerce to nominate a representative
from the DGCI&S
(10) Secretary, Govt. of India, M/o Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
( MSM E)
(11) Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) to nominate a
representative handling service tax returns
(12) Secretary, M/o Labour and Employment to nominate a representative from
the Labour Bureau
(13) Secretary, Govt. of India, Mbo, Food Processing Industries
(14) Secretary, Govt. of India, M/o Textiles
(15) Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh/ Rajasthan/ Maharashtra/
West Bengal/ Assam; Andhra Pradesh
(16) Addl. DG, CSC) (ESC)
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(21)
Addl. DG, CSO (NAD)
Addl. DG, NSSO (FOD)
Addl. DG, NSSO (DPD)
Addl. DG, NSSO (SDRD)
DDG, NSSO (CPD)
Copy for information to: (22)
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(26)
(27)
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(31)
Sr. PPS to Secretary (MOSPI)
PPS to AS & FA
Director & HOD, MOSPI
Director (Coord), MOSPI
Director (IFD), MOSPI
Principal Pay & Accounts Officer
Deputy Controller of Accounts, MOSPI
Pay & Accounts Officer, MOSPI, New Delhi/ Kolkata/ Nagpur
Section Officer, MOSPI, Cash Section/ General Section/ Admn. I Section
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