Miscellaneous

75th Anniversary of NSS

February 13 , 2025 5 hrs 0 min 26 0

The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) celebrated the 75th anniversary of the National Sample Surveys (NSS).
In 1950, the National Sample Survey Directorate was established in the Ministry of Finance.
In 1957, the directorate was transferred to the cabinet secretariat.
In 1970, it became a part of the National Statistics Service of the Ministry of Planning’s Department of Statistics.
It has been under the newly formed Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation since 1999 (MOSPI).
The Ministry has two wings - one relates to Statistics and the other is Programme Implementation.
The Statistics Wing called the National Statistical Office (NSO) consists of the
- Central Statistical Office (CSO),
- The Computer Center and
- The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).