SUBJECTS COVERED IN VARIOUS NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY ROUNDS

 

Round No.

Period of Survey

Subjects of Enquiry

 

1.

October 50-March 51

1833 (R) + 0(U)= 1833

Wages, land utilization, household enterprises, household assets and liabilities and monthly working account for Pune Schedules, consumer expenditure.

2.

April 51 – June 51

 1160 (R) + 0(U) = 1160

Village statistics, agriculture, consumer expenditure.

3.

August51–November.51  920 (R) +490(U) =1410

Village statistics, agriculture and animal husbandry, small scale manufactures & handicraft, transport, trade, profession, service and financial operations, consumer expenditure.

4.

April’52–Sept.’52

960(R) +406 (U) = 1366

Village statistics, land utilisation, agriculture and animal husbandry, small scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport, trade, profession service and financial operations, consumer expenditure.

5.

Dec.’52 – March’53 960(R)+406 (U) = 1366

Land utilisation, agriculture and animal husbandry, non-household manufacturing establishments, small scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport, trade, profession service and financial operations, consumer expenditure.

6.

May 53 – Sept. 53

 960 (R)+444 (U) =1404

Village statistics, land utilisation, agriculture and animal husbandry, non-household manufacturing establishments, small scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport, trade profession service and financial operations, consumer expenditure, opinion of newspaper readers about newspaper reading.

7.

Nov.’53 – March’54 960(R)+444(U)=1404 

Village statistics, housing condition land utilisation, agriculture and animal husbandry, non-household manufacturing establishments, small scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport, trade, profession service and financial operations, consumer expenditure, prices, opinion on out-turn of rice in villages.

8.

July 54 - March 55

1424 +468 (U)=1892

Housing condition, land holdings, trend of self management of agricultural holdings, land utilisation, small scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport, trade, profession service and financial operations, household indebtedness, consumer expenditure, prices, farming practices.

9.

May 55 - September 55 1624(R)+2108(U)=3732

Vital statistics, employment and unemployment, land utilisation, small-scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport and trade, consumer expenditure, income and expenditure.

10.

Dec.’ 55 – May’ 56

1624(R)+1328(U)=2952  

Village statistics, housing condition, employment and unemployment, land utilisation and yield survey, small scale manufacture and handicrafts, transport, trade, profession, service and financial operations, income and expenditure.

11.

August 56 - January 57  1848+584=2432

 

Village statistics, housing condition, employment and unemployment and indebtedness of agricultural labour households, employment and unemployment of households other than agricultural labour households, land utilisation and yield survey, agriculture and animal husbandry, income & expenditure, weights and measures in urban areas.

12.

March 57 - August 57

1848(R)+584(U)=2432  

Village statistics, vital statistics, housing condition, employment and unemployment and indebtedness of agricultural labour households, employment and unemployment of households, other than agricultural labour households, land utilisation and yield survey, production of milk and production and utilisation of cattle dung, income and expenditure, weights and measures in urban areas.

13.

September 57 – May 58 2072(R)+1224(U)=3296  

Village statistics, vital statistics, employment and unemployment, land utilisation and yield surveys, income and expenditure and reader’s preference.

14.

July 58 – June 59

2616 (R)+2216(U) =4832 

Village statistics, population, births and deaths, employment and unemployment, land utilisation and yield surveys, small-scale manufacture and handicrafts, income and expenditure.

15.

July 59 - June 60 2616(R)+2228 (U)=4844

Population, births and deaths, housing condition, employment and unemployment, land utilisation and yield surveys, non-mechanized transport and utilisation of working animals, livestock products, non-registered trade, building construction (rural) and capital formation, consumer expenditure, prices, disposal of cereals by producer households.

16.

July 60 – August 61 3798(R)+2272(U) =6070 

Population, births and deaths, family planning, housing condition, employment and unemployment, urban labour force, number of physically handicapped persons, ownership of land and operational holdings (in rural only), land utilisation, yields survey, households indebtedness, consumer expenditure.

17.

September 61- August 62 3888(R) +2237(U) =6125 

Population, births and deaths, morbidity, employment and unemployment, urban labour force, ownership of land and operational holdings, land utilisation, yields survey, capital formation, consumer expenditure.

18.

February 63– January 64 8472(R)+4572(U) =13044 

Village statistics, population, births and deaths, migration housing condition, urban labour force, land utilisation, yield survey, earnings from professions and liberal arts, construction, indebtedness of scheduled tribe household in Manipur and Tripura, income of rural labour household consumer expenditure.

19.

July 64 – June 65

8472(R) +4572(U) =13044 

Village and block statistics, population, births and deaths, housing condition, urban labour force, employment, unemployment and indebtedness of rural labour households, land utilisation and yield survey, integrated household schedule (detailed and abridged).

20.

July 65 – June 66

8520 (R) +4596(U)=13116

Village and block statistics, population, births and death housing condition, urban labour force, employment, unemployment and indebtedness of rural labour households, land utilisation, yield survey, integrated household schedule with emphasis on trade and land utilisation.

21.

July 66 – June 67

8520(R) +4596(U)=13116 

Village and block statistics, population, births and deaths, housing condition, urban labour force, integrated households schedule detailed and abridged with emphasis on land utilisation, opinion on production of cereal crops.

22.

July 67 – June 68

8544(R)+4608(U) =13152 

Village and blocks statistics, population, births and deaths, housing condition, number of pucca houses, urban labour force, land utilization, yield survey, integrated household surveys, farming practices, opinion on production of cereal crops.

23.

 July 68 – June 69 8400(R)+4632(U) =13032 

Population, births and deaths, housing condition, number of pucca houses, land utilisation, yield survey, small-scale manufacturing (household and non-household), integrated household schedules, opinion on production of cereal crops.

24.

July 69 – June 70

8400(R) +4632(U)=13032 

Number of pucca houses, number of physically handicapped persons, land utilisation, yield survey, non-registration distributive trade, integrated household schedules, population, opinion on production of cereal crops.

25.

July 70 - June 71 8400(R)+4640(U) =13040 

Statistical check on land utilisation, indebtedness of non-manual employee households in urban areas, economic condition of weaker section of rural population, integrated household schedule (revised).

 

26.

 July 71 – September 72 4200(R)+4640(U) =8840 

Village statistics, number of pucca houses, land holdings, statistical check on land utilisation, debt and investments, consumer expenditure.

27.

 October 72- September 73

9088(R) +4832(U) =13920

Seasonal migration, number of pucca, semi-pucca and Kutcha houses, employment and unemployment, current building activity in rural areas, consumer expenditure.

28.

 October 73 – June 74 8730(R)+4944(U) =13674 

Population, births and deaths morbidity, fertility, maternal and child care, family planning housing condition, normal health facilities in rural areas, disability, number of physically and mentally affected persons, number of new buildings, consumer expenditure.

29.

July 74 – June 75

8512(R)+4872(U) = 13384 

 Employment, unemployment and indebtedness of rural labour households, non-registered small-scale manufacture and handicrafts, mining and quarrying, trade, hotels and restaurants, transport service, construction, consumer expenditure, income of Rural labour households, availability and extent of utilisation in electricity in rural areas.

30.

July 75 – June 76 8632(R)+9756(U) =18388 

Village statistics, livestock number and products, consumption of livestock products, livestock enterprises.

31.

July 76 – June 77

10524(R)+2028(U)=12552

Education in both rural and urban areas, survey on the practice of Jhum cultivation in rural areas in North East Regions. Use of electricity/Power, household indebtedness survey in Himachal Pradesh, economic condition of urban slum dwellers, performance of irrigation, rural electrification.

32.

July 77 – June 78 8820(R)+4940(U)=13760 

Employment and unemployment, consumer expenditure, household integrated survey in North Eastern Region.

33.

July 78 – June 79 10768(R)+8427(U)= 19195

Manufacture of cane and bamboo products for own consumption and household weaving in North East region, unorganized manufacture.

34.

July 79 – June 80

11245(R)+6996(U)=18241

Education, medical and health, unorganised sectors of trade, transport, hotels and restaurants, storage, warehousing and services.

35.

July 80 – June 81

8008(R)+4500(U)=12508

Maternal and childcare, family planning, education, medical and health, construction activity and social consumption.

36.

July 81-December 81, 5409 (R) + 3652 (U)= 9061

Survey on disabled persons and developmental milestone of children.

37.

January 82–December 82, 3692 (R) +2408 (U) =6100

Land holdings and livestock holdings, debt and investment.

38.

 January83–December 83 8550(R)+4556(U)= 13106

Employment and unemployment, consumer expenditure.

39.

January 84 – June 84

3465 (R) + 1797(U) = 5262

Population, births and deaths.

40.

July 84 – June 85

9128 (R) +6032(U)=15160

Unorganised manufacture-Non-Directory establishments and own account enterprises.

41.

July 85 –June 86

4408  + 9985=14393

(R)          (U)

Non Directory trading establishment and own account enterprises.

42.

July 86 – June 87

8379(R)+4588(U) =12967

Social consumption, problems of aged persons and Armed forces personnel. Maternity child care, family planning and utilisation of public distribution system participation in direction, utilisation of health services household consumer expenditure (short schedule).

43.

July 87 – June 88

8375(R)+4599(U)= 12974

Employment and unemployment consumer expenditure travel habits of households.

44.

July 88 – June 89

8804(R)+4836(U) = 13640

Survey on living condition of tribals, housing condition and current construction activities, household consumer expenditure (short schedule)

45.

July 89-June 90

7387(R)+7320(U)= 14707

Non-directory manufacturing establishments (NDME) and own account manufacturing enterprises (OAMs), household consumer expenditure and employment & unemployment.

46.

July 90 – June 91

7240 + 7744 = 14707

   (R)         (U)

Non-directory trading establishments (NDTE) and own account trade enterprises (OATEs), household consumer expenditure and employment & unemployment.

47.

July 91 – December 91 4373(R) +2511 (U)= 6884

Village Statistics, disabled person development milestone of children, literacy & culture, consumer expenditure & employment & unemployment.

48.

January 92 – December 92 4328(R) +2420(U)= 6748

Land & livestock holding and debt and investment, household consumer expenditure and employment & unemployment.

49.

January 93 – June 93 4822(R) +2791(U)= 7613

Housing condition and Migration with special emphasis on slum dwellers and household consumer expenditure (short schedule) & employment & unemployment.

50.

July 93 – June 94

6983(R)+4670(U)= 11653

Employment and Unemployment and consumer expenditure.

 

51.

July 94 – June 95 8214(R)+5258(U) = 13472

Unorganised manufacture: Director Manufacturing/Repairs Establishments, Non-director manufacturing Establishments and Own Account Manufacturing Enterprises and Consumer Expenditure, employment & unemployment.

52.

July 95 – June 96

7663(R) +4991(U) = 12654

Survey on health care, participation in education, household consumer expenditure and employment and unemployment (short schedule).

53.

January 97 – December 97 5991(R) +7138(U)= 13129

Non-directory trading establishments & own account trading enterprises (OATE), household consumer expenditure, employment & unemployment

54.

 January 98 – June 98 5115(R) + 1745(U) = 6860

Use of common property resources, sanitation and hygiene, services, household consumer expenditure, employment and unemployment situation.

55.

July 99      June 2000

6208(R)+4192(U)=10400

Household consumer expenditure, employment & unemployment and informal non-agricultural enterprises.

56.

July 2000 -- June 2001

5696(R)+9092(U)= 14788 

Survey on economic and operational characteristics of small manufacturing enterprises in the unorganised sector and consumer expenditure and employment and unemployment (short schedule).

57.

July 2001 -- June 2002

6513 (R)+9356(U)=15869 

Collection of data on economic & operational characteristic of unorganised enterprises in service sector (excluding trade & finance), household consumer expenditure & employment-unemployment.

58.

July 2002 to Dec. 2002  4786 (R)+3552(U)=8338

Collection of data on disability, housing condition, village facilities and slum particulars besides that on household consumer expenditure & employment-unemployment situation.

59.

January 2003 – Dec. 2003,   6848(R)+3888(U) = 10736

Collection of data on land and livestock holdings, debt and investment and situation assessment for Indian farmers besides that on household consumer expenditure and employment-unemployment situation.

60.

Jan.’04-June’2004

4908 + 2704=7612

(R)          (U)

60th  Round  of  Socio-economic  survey  on  consumer  expenditure,  employment-  unemployment situation  and morbidity and health care.

61

July'04-June'05
8128+4660=12788
(R)       (U)

 

61st Round  of  Socio-economic  survey  on  household consumer  expenditure and   employment-  unemployment (the 7th quinquennial survey in the series)

 

62

July ’05 – June ‘06

4702 + 5024 = 9726

(R)        (U)      FSUs

and 8000 manufacturing units in list frame.

62nd Round of Socio-Economic Survey on Manufacturing Enterprises, Household Consumer Expenditure and Employment-Unemployment Situation.

63.

July ’06 – June ‘07

5608+ 8389 = 13997

(R)        (U)      FSUs

and 1000 service sector companies  in list frame.

63rd Round of Socio-Economic Survey on Service Sector Enterprises (excluding trade) and  Household Consumer Expenditure.

64

July ’07 – June ‘08

7984+4704= 12688

(R)       (U)     FSUs

 

64th Round of Socio-Economic Survey on ‘Employment-Unemployment and Migration’, ‘Participation and Expenditure in Education’ and ‘Household Consumer Expenditure’