National Statistics Office conducts comprehensive training camp in Jammu for NSS 80th Round and PLFS Surveys

JAMMU: National Statistics Office (Field Operations Division), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, Regional office, Jammu organized a four days Regional Training Camp for NSS 80^th Round, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) & Annual Survey of Un-Incorporated Sector Enterprise (ASUSE) Survey from December 23^rd  to 26^th , 2024 in the Conference Hall of Hotel Country Inn, Jammu. The training was attended by the officers and the field staff of NSO (FOD) Regional office Jammu, Sub-Regional Office, Udhampur, and some officers of the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, J &K Government. The training Camp of NSS 80^th Round along with modified Schedule of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was organized from December 23^rd to 25^th, 2024. It covered the Subject “Household Social Consumption: Health’ along with a Survey on “Comprehensive Modular Survey on Telecom” of SE 80^th Round & Modified Schedule of PLFS Survey. Training of ASUSE Survey was organized on December 26^th, 2024.

‘Household Social Consumption: Health’ aims to generate basic quantitative information on the Health Sector. A vital component is the information relevant to the determination of the prevalence rate of morbidity amongvarious age-sex groups in different regions of the country. Further, measurement of the extent of use of health services provided by the government is an indispensable part of the exercise. Special attention is given to hospitalization, or medical care received as in-patient of medical institutions. The ailments for which such medical care is sought, the extent of use of government hospitals, and the expenditure incurred on treatment received from public and private sectors, are all to be investigated by the survey.

The objective of the Comprehensive Modular Survey (CMS) on telecom is to collect and provide information on telecom-related indicators and ICT skills to address the requirements of DoT, MeitY etc. This survey is designed to fill existing data gaps that cannot be met by other sources, such as dministrative records, other surveys etc. The collected data will also be used for reporting of global indices by line Ministries/ Departments.

On December 23^rd, 2024 training programme started with the Lighting of Lamp & reciting of National Anthem presented by Shri Sunil K. Khar, Senior Statistical Officer. The training programme was inaugurated by Shri P. Palanivel, Deputy Director General, NSO (FOD) RO Jammu. In his inaugural address he highlighted the role of National Statistics Office in developing a sound Statistical database for the use by planners and policy makers, researchers and various other agencies at the National and International level. He also outlined in detail the significance of present Survyes. Shri Palanivel requested the people of the UT to give full cooperation to the field Officers/ Officials of the NSO, (FOD), Government of India and Directorate of Economics & Statistics, J&K Government and reiterated general public to provide correct & reliable information. In his welcome address Shri R. K. Sharma, Assistant Director NSO (FOD), Regional Office Jammu gave brief detail about NSO Survey carried out by the field officials of the NSO field staff. Vote of thanks was presented by Shri Swaran Lal, Assistant Director, NSO (FOD) RO Jammu. Shri Swaran Lal, thanked all the Print & Electronic Media for covering the event. He also thanked officers/field staff of DES & the Officers/field staff of NSO (FOD), RO Jammu.

The four days training Camp provided an insight of various Terms, Concepts, Procedures and Definitions used in various Schedule of NSS 80^th Round, PLFS & ASUSE Survey. The first two days of the Training Camp were devoted to the discussions of Concepts and Definitions, various technical terms and contents of schedules to be canvassed in the survey along with discussion on data entry in CAPI of SE 80^th Round. Third day of the Training Camp was devoted to field training of SE 80^th Round & PLFS Survey. Third day was also be devoted to the discussion & training on Sampling Design of the revised version of PLFS and changes in the PLFS Schedule. Feedback and Quiz session of both the Schemes was done in the afternoon of third day itself with a view to assess the understanding of the subject by the trainees. Officers/field staff of NSO (FOD), Government of India as well as the Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Jammu and Kashmir Government involved in the process of data collection will get benefits from this training programme.

On the fourth day i.e. on December 26^th the training was imparted on the ASUSE Survey. After the training the teams were sent to the field in small groups in the nearby areas of Jammu Town. In the afternoon after the practical Training a feed-back from the field functionaries was organized along with a quiz session on this Survey. In all the four days training to the field staff was imparted by Shri R. K. Sharma, Assistant Director & Shri Sunil K. Khar & Shri P. S. Jamwal Senior Statistical Officers of NSO (FOD), Government of India, Regional Office, Jammu. The overall Coordination & Comparing in all the four days of the Programme was done by Shri Sunil K. Khar. In the end on fourth day Vote of Thanks was presented by Shri R. K. Sharma Assistant Director from NSO (FOD) RO Jammu.