National Statistical Office (NSO)
Twenty Point Programme (TPP) Progress Report
The Government of India launched the TPP in 1975. It has been revised twice since its launch, once in 1982 and then in 1986. The main objective of the program is to eradicate poverty and improve the lives of rural ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
NSO Survey on proportion of unmarried persons
The Social Statistic Division of National Statistical Office (NSO) recently released a report on proportion of Unmarried person in India. Key Findings of the report As per NSO report, percentage share of unmarried young people is increasing. This number is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Retail Inflation and Index of Industrial Production (IIP)- Update
The National Statistical Office (NSO) released data on India’s retail inflation and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) on July 12, 2022. NSO data on inflation According to NSO data, in June 2022, the retail inflation was more than the upper ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Second advance estimates of national income
National Statistical Office (NSO) under ‘Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’ released the Second Advance Estimates (SAE) of National Income, 2021-22 and Quarterly Estimates of GDP for October-December quarter (Q3), 2021-22. Key facts In the year 2021-22, the Real GDP ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
NSO First revised FY21 GDP estimates
The National Statistical Office recently released the first revised GDP estimates for the fiscal year 2021. According to the estimates, the GDP contracted by 6.6%. Earlier, the GDP had contracted by 7.3%. The contraction is mainly due to COVID pandemic ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
NSO Estimates on FY22 GDP Growth
According to first advance estimates of National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to grow 9.2% in the financial year 2021-22. What is supporting the growth? Growth in GDP is supported by an uptick in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
BRICS Joint Statistical Publication- Highlights
The 13th Meeting of Heads of National Statistical Offices of BRICS Countries was held virtually on October 28, 2021, under the Chairship of India. Highlights Meeting was chaired by Dr. G. P. Samanta, who happens to be the Chief Statistician ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
NSO Data on Retail Inflation and IIP
National Statistical Office (NSO) released its data on “retail inflation and Index of Industrial Production (IIP)” on October 12, 2021. Key facts As per IMF, India’s retail inflation relaxed in September 2021, reducing to a five-month low. This was because ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
NSO survey: Unemployment rate rose to 13.3% in July-Sept 2020
National Statistical Office (NSO) has published the eighth periodic labour force survey recently. According to the survey, unemployment rate in India has increased to 13.3 per cent in the period of July-September 2020. Unemployment rate was 8.4 per cent in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
NSO report: Women and Men in India, 2020
The National Statistical Office operating under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) recently released the Women and Men in India report. The report consolidates the crucial socio-economic indicators that portray gender situation in the country. This is the twenty ..