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Household Income Survey: MoSPI’s Nationwide Plan Explained

27 June 20251 min read
REPORTS & INDEXESHousehold IncomeSurvey: MoSPI’sNationwide PlanExplained27 June 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

MoSPI plans a direct survey of household income to estimate poverty and inequality.

Key facts

  • Aim: estimates of poverty, inequality and well-being.
  • Current proxies: HCES and income-tax filings.
  • Earlier pilots (1955 to 1970s) failed over underreporting and fear of disclosure.
Today’s obstacleDetail
ResponseLow in gated communities; access denied in affluent areas
MeasurementSeasonal, in-kind, multiple incomes
TrustFear of tax surveillance

Concerns

  • Representative sampling across 1.4+ billion people.
  • NSSO must address privacy worries and avoid substitution bias.

Exam angle

  • Ministry: MoSPI.
  • Think tank: World Inequality Lab.

Test yourself

1. Which ministry announced the nationwide household income survey?

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation announced it.

2. Which survey is cited as a proxy for household income in the absence of a direct survey?

HCES and income-tax filings serve as proxies.

3. According to the World Inequality Lab estimate cited, what share of national income goes to the bottom 50%?

The bottom 50% get about 15%.

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