TopicNational Sample Survey

Topic: National Sample Survey

Scientific data was India’s strength in polio, leprosy fight. In Covid, it’s a silent victim

Shareen Joshi - 10 May, 2021

After the first wave, scientific experts were shunted to the margins. In January, the Covid task force stopped meeting. In March, INSACOG reports of dangerous mutant strains were downplayed.

At 96.2%, Kerala tops India’s literacy rate chart again, Andhra ranks last at 66.4%

PTI - 7 September, 2020

According to a July 2017 to June 2018 study by the National Statistical Office, the male literacy rate (84.7%) is higher than females (70.3%) in India.

New GDP series, which showed Modi govt growth higher than UPA, based on flawed data: NSSO

Remya Nair - 8 May, 2019

In 2015, Modi govt had revised the base year for GDP calculations, which led to a significant drop in the growth estimate for the preceding UPA administration.

What Indian voters buy with ‘bribes’ just before elections: Booze, good food & clothes

D.K. Singh - 11 May, 2018

The IIM-Bengaluru and University of Kent study looked at consumption patterns of households in major states before & after elections and found a spike in the expenditure on some key items ahead of the vote.