Statistics Ministry releases the 121st issue of Sarvekshana, the journal of official statistics
16 October 2026
The 121st issue of Sarvekshana, the bi-annual Journal of Official Statistics, was released by the National Statistical Systems Training Academy of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The journal disseminates research based on National Sample Survey data and other official statistics and is circulated among researchers, ministries and national and international institutions.
The issue carries three peer-reviewed technical papers.
They cover the impact of in-kind social transfers on the level of living of Indian households, the role of factory size in efficiency using Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23 data, and a simulation study on adopting PPS circular systematic sampling in the Annual Survey of Industries.
The issue also presents highlights of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises 2025 and the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025, both covering January to December 2025.
In plain words
NSSTA National Statistical Systems Training Academy — The MoSPI academy that trains statistical personnel and publishes Sarvekshana.
ASUSE Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises — A survey of India's unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises.