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The
Field Operations Division (FOD), one of
the four Divisions of the National Sample Survey Office, is responsible
for conducting surveys in the field of Socio- Economic, Industrial Statistics,
Agricultural Statistics, Prices, etc. as per the approved programmes. It is
also responsible for updating the frame for conducting Socio-Economic Surveys
in urban areas. This Division with its Headquarters located at New Delhi and
Faridabad functions through a network of 6 Zonal Offices, 49 Regional
Offices and 116 Sub-Regional Offices spread throughout the country and has
staff strength of about 4129.
The
Division is headed by Additional Director General (ADG), an Additional
Secretary Level Officer. In Headquarters, four Deputy Director Generals as well
as other officers in the rank of Director/ Joint Director/ Deputy Director/
Assistant Director assist him. All the Zonal Offices are headed by Deputy
Director Generals while the head of Regional Offices are Deputy Director
General/ Director level officers except for Port Blair which is headed by
Assistant Director.
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