Which body conducts the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households in India? [IndEco0294]

NSO (MoSPI). The key is NSO (MoSPI). The National Statistical Office runs the survey. It sits under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Older papers call it the NSSO, the National Sample Survey Office. SAS covers rural India only, and MoSPI says it was first launched in 2003. Read more: NSSO Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households.

The figure of ₹10,218 a month for 2018-19 counts expenses in which way?

Only expenses actually paid out. The ₹10,218 figure counts only expenses actually paid out. Counting imputed expenses too gives ₹8,337. Imputed expenses include own seed, manure and unpaid family labour. Parliament replies compare ₹10,218 with ₹6,426. Read more: NSSO Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households.

Which agency ran the NAFIS 2021-22 survey that put agricultural household income at ₹13,661?

NABARD. NAFIS is the second rural financial inclusion survey of NABARD. It was published in October 2024 and covered 1 lakh rural households. It is not an NSO Situation Assessment Survey. Its ₹13,661 should not be set against ₹10,218 as growth. Read more: NSSO Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households.

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