India risks using 'guesswork' to form policy, with census delayed as election looms
Without up-to-date data, government planners will struggle to determine economic and social trends and frame policy, analysts say.
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Without up-to-date data, government planners will struggle to determine economic and social trends and frame policy, analysts say.
The prolonged wait for official poverty estimates has forced experts to rely on proxy datasets, which often paint inconsistent pictures of poverty in India. The upcoming official survey that starts on 1 July has a lot of gaps to fill in.
The Senate president and leader of PNL (National Liberal Party) Florin Citu declared on Monday, before the governing coalition session, that PNL is...
WHAT IS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER EXPENDITURE? Household Consumer Expenditure The Household Consumer Expenditure consists of spending incurred by households on the consumption of goods and services. The Consumer Expenditure Survey, conducted every 5 years by the National Sample Survey Office, is designed to record information on the spending pattern of a resident in an Indian household. The household sector covers not only those living in traditional households but also those people living in communal establishments, such as retirement homes, boarding houses, a...