The field operations division of the National Sample Survey (NSS) Office under the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme implementation will start its 71st round of Socio-Economic Survey from January 1, 2014 and would continue it up to June 30, 2014.
For this, a three days Regional Training Conference on the 71st Round of Socio-Economic Survey began here to impart training to the field staff in Haryana and union territory of Chandigarh.
The 71st Round is devoted to Social Consumption and earmarked for survey on ‘Health and Education’. Around one hundred participants from five sub-regional offices of NSSO spread over entire Haryana and of Regional Headquarters, Chandigarh, attended the conference. Besides, many senior Officials of ESA Department, Haryana are participating in the Regional Training Conference. The conference would discuss various concepts, definitions and procedural aspects of the survey in great detail. Harbinder Singh, Deputy Director General, FOD Chandigarh inaugurated the Conference.