National Statistical Office (NSO) Current Affairs, GK & News
NSO Time Use Survey in India: Key Facts
The National Statistical Office operating under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation conducted the Time Use Survey in India for the first time between January and December, 2019. Key Highlights The main objective of the survey is to measure participation of women and men in unpaid and paid activities. The survey also provides information on ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Domestic work • Employment • Gender gap • Ministry for Statistics and Programme Implementation • National Statistical Office (NSO) • time use survey
NSO Survey: 92% Indian Women and only 27% men take part in unpaid domestic work
The National Statistical Office conducted a survey between January 2019 and December 2019. According to the survey, 92% of Indian Women and only 27% of men participate in employment related activities. Key Findings of the Survey Only 22% of Indian women participated in employment related activities. On the other hand, 71% of men participated in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Gender gap • Gender inequality in India • Gender Inequality Index • National Statistical Office • National Statistical Office (NSO)
NSO’s Report on Digital Divide
National Statistical Organisation (NSO) recently published the report on ‘household social consumption’ in its 75th round of the survey which was conducted between 2017-2018. The report shows that how digital divide have increased across States, cities and villages, and income groups. Key Findings of the report One in 10 households have access to computer across the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: bharat net programme • Digital divide • Digital literacy • Fundamental Right • National Statistical Office (NSO)
NSO’s Report on Literacy Rate
A report on ‘Household Social Consumption: Education’ was published by the National Statistical Office (NSO). It surveyed around 1.13 lakh households across 8,000 villages and 6,000 urban blocks. The data for the report were collected during 2017-18 for the age group of 7 or above. As per the report, smaller states have done better than ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: International Literacy Day • National Statistical Office (NSO)
Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Supply
On June 3, the National Statistical Office launched the Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Survey. Key Findings According to the survey, the worker population ratio increased to 35.3% as compared to 34.7% in 2017-18. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in the period July 2018 to June 2019 as compared to 6.1% in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: domestic workers • labour • National Statistical Office (NSO) • Survey of India • Unemployment