The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, conducted an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) in Hyderabad on May 28-29, 2025, in preparation for the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) and the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). These surveys, part of the NSS 80th Round starting in July 2025, aim to gather critical data for policy development and infrastructure planning. The DTES will collect data on household expenditure for domestic overnight and same-day trips, supporting the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). The NHTS, a first for India, will collect comprehensive information on travel patterns within the country to inform decisions related to infrastructure projects and public transportation. Participants included officials from various NSS divisions, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Railways, and State Directorates of Economics & Statistics.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics Programme Implementation: The ministry responsible for organizing the All India Workshop of Trainers.
All India Workshop of Trainers: A workshop for trainers for the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) and National Household Travel Survey (NHTS).
Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey DTES: A survey aimed at collecting data on household expenditure for domestic overnight trips.
National Household Travel Survey NHTS: A survey aimed at collecting information on how, where, and for what purpose people travel within India.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - the source of the posted information.
National Statistics Office NSO: Part of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, which organized the workshop.
Government of India: The government under which the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation operates.
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad: The location where the All India Workshop of Trainers took place.
Telangana: The state where the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad is located.
NSS 80 Round: A round of the National Sample Survey, which will include the DTES and NHTS surveys.
AIWOT: Abbreviation for All India Workshop of Trainers, a preparatory training programme prior to the launch of the field work of the surveys.
Ms. Geeta Singh Rathore: Director General NSS, who inaugurated the workshop.
Tourism Satellite Account: A system to measure the economic impact of tourism, for which the NHTS and DTES survey data are important.
Travel Tourism Development Index: An index related to tourism development, for which the NHTS and DTES survey data are important.
Ms. Sunitha Bhaskar: Additional Director General, Field Operations Division, who welcomed the participants to the workshop.
Field Operations Division FOD: A division involved in field operations for data collection, with regional and subregional offices participating in the event.
Ministry of Tourism: A ministry that requires data collected by the DTES for preparing the Tourism Satellite Account TSA.
Ministry of Railways MoR: A ministry that requires data collected by the NHTS for informed decisions on infrastructure projects and public transportation systems.
State Directorates of Economics Statistics: Participating state organizations involved in the surveys.
Tourism Satellite Account TSA: Account prepared by Ministry of Tourism.
Ministry of Railways: The ministry for which National Household Travel Survey NHTS will be conducted.
Indian Union: The area covered by the survey except the villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: An area in the Indian Union excluded from the survey due to inaccessibility.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
All India Workshop of Trainers for Domestic Tourism
Expenditure Survey (DTES) and National Household
Travel Survey (NHTS)
Posted On: 29 MAY 2025 1:37PM by PIB Delhi
The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of
India organised the All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey
(DTES) and the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad,
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Telangana during May 28- 29, 2025. These surveys will be conducted as a part of the NSS 80 Round for a
period of one year starting from July 2025. The AIWOT is a preparatory training programme prior to the
launch of the field work of the surveys
Ms. Geeta Singh Rathore, Director General (NSS) inaugurated the workshop on May 28, 2025 and in her
address, underscored the significance of the NHTS and DTES survey data in the compilation of Tourism
Satellite Account and Travel & Tourism Development Index. She emphasised the crucial role of the surveys
in evidence based policy making and stressed the need for high quality timely data. She urged the participants
to uphold rigorous standards in data collection and processing.
Ms. Sunitha Bhaskar, Additional Director General, Field Operations Division welcomed the esteemed
dignitaries and participants to the workshop. In her address, while highlighting the important role played by
the field officials in collecting crucial data for the surveys, she urged them to take utmost care at the time of
data collection. She emphasised that the success of any survey of this kind would largely depend upon the
techniques used by the field officials and the resultant cooperation from the respondents.
The event was attended by the Additional Director Generals and Deputy Director Generals from various NSS
divisions. Field functionaries from all regional and sub-regional offices of the Field Operations Division
(FOD) also participated, along with representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of
Railways, and the State Directorates of Economics & Statistics of participating states.
The Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) aims to collect detailed data on expenditure made by
households for domestic overnight trips along with other important information required by the Ministry of
Tourism for preparing the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). In addition, information pertaining to domestic
same-day trips will also be collected.
A dedicated National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) will be conducted for the first time in India based on
the requirements of Ministry of Railways (MoR). The survey is aimed at collecting information on how,
where, and for what purpose people travel within India, which is critical for making informed decisions on
infrastructure projects and public transportation systems. The critical data collected in the survey will aid in
policy development and infrastructure planning.
The survey will cover the whole of the Indian Union except the villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
which remain difficult to access throughout the year.
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