Sarvekshana: MoSPI Releases 121st Issue of Statistics Journal

The 121st issue of Sarvekshana, the bi-annual Journal of Official Statistics, has been released by the National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). The journal is the ministry's standing platform for research drawn from the National Sample Survey (NSS) and other official statistics, and it is circulated among researchers, data users, ministries and departments, and national and international institutions of repute.

The three technical papers

• Impact of in-kind social transfers on the level of living of Indian households.
• The role of factory size in efficiency, studied from the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) data for 2022-23.
• The effect of adopting PPS circular systematic sampling in the Annual Survey of Industries, presented as a simulation study.

Each paper went through peer review and an editorial process before publication. Together they bear on statistical methodology, on industrial efficiency and on how social transfers shape the living standards of households.

Survey highlights carried in the issue

Besides the papers, the issue presents highlights of two surveys conducted by the National Sample Survey:

These summaries give readers a quick view of the unincorporated enterprise sector and of trends in the labour market, which makes the issue useful to policymakers as well as to academic users of official data.

Why the journal matters

Sarvekshana is recognised for its academic rigour and its bearing on policy, and it has long served to widen the use of official statistical data in India. Through it the training academy encourages research in official statistics, promotes methodological innovation and strengthens the analytical base on which evidence-based policymaking rests. The journal remains a medium for sharing statistical knowledge across government and the research community, and for supporting informed decisions in the ministries that use survey data.

The issue, released on 14 October 2026, can be read on the websites of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and of the National Statistical Systems Training Academy. For aspirants, the key points to carry away are the edition number, the name of the academy that brings the journal out, the parent ministry, the periodicity of the journal and the two surveys whose highlights the issue carries.