Question

What is NSSO and what are it's functions? ​

Answer 1

NSSO stands for National Sample Survey organisation. it is the organisation under the ministry of statistic of the Government of India .

functions of NSSO

1. it conducts socio economic service on various subjects like employment, consumer expenditure, health, unemployment and medical service, etc
2. it decides the topic to be covered in a particular survey found
3. it conducts annual survey of industries every year
4. it gives every year reports on status of estimations of agriculture production in India

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Answer 2

The full form of NSSO is National Sample Survey office.

Functions of NSSO:

i) To conduct large scale sample surveys on subjects like household consumer expenditure, employment and unemployment, health and medical services etc.

ii) It decides the topics to be covered in a particular survey round.

iii) Agricultural wing of FOD, NSSO has the overall responsibility of assisting the states by developing suitable survey techniques for obtaining reliable and timely estimates of crop yield.

iv) It conducts annual survey of industries (ASI) every year.

v) NSSO every year brings out reports on status of estimation of agricultural production in India.

vi) NSSO has the central responsibility of coordinating the results of the crop estimation surveys conducted by the states.