**Policy Summary: Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC)**
**Overview**
The National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), is organizing an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) on March 25, 2026, at Scope, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. This workshop is a preparatory training program for the upcoming "Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC)," with field work scheduled to begin in April 2026 for a duration of six months.
**Objectives and Scope**
The survey is designed to assess the economic contribution and employment generation of functional cooperatives across India. Key details include:
* **Geographic Coverage:** Both rural and urban areas nationwide.
* **Sectoral Coverage:** Approximately 30 sectors, including dairy, credit, fishery, and housing cooperatives.
* **Key Economic Indicators:** The survey aims to estimate Gross Value Added (GVA), Gross Value of Output (GVO), and total employment generated to quantify the sector's contribution to the national GDP.
* **Policy Impact:** The data collected is intended to support evidence-based policy formulation.
**Methodology and Implementation**
* **Data Source:** The survey will utilize a list frame derived from the National Cooperative Database (NCD).
* **Data Collection:** Information will be captured via a dedicated web portal by experienced officials from the NSO’s Field Operations Division (FOD).
* **Training Structure:** The New Delhi workshop will be attended by senior officers from NSO, MoSPI, and the Ministry of Cooperation (MoC). Field functionaries from Zonal, Regional, and Sub-Regional FOD offices will be trained as Master Trainers to lead subsequent regional training sessions.
**Reference Information**
* **Release ID:** 2244569
* **Posted Date:** March 24, 2026, 5:23 PM
* **Source:** PIB Delhi
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Key Entities Referenced
Rapid Survey of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC): A nationwide initiative to estimate key economic indicators like Gross Value Added (GVA) and employment across 30 cooperative sectors to support evidence-based policy formulation.
National Statistics Office (NSO): The primary agency under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation responsible for conducting the survey and training field functionaries.
National Cooperative Database (NCD): The referenced database used as the foundational list frame for identifying and selecting cooperatives to be covered in the survey.
Ministry of Cooperation (MoC): A key participating ministry collaborating on the survey to quantify the cooperative sector's overall economic contribution to the national GDP.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
All India Workshop of Trainers for Rapid Survey
of Functional Cooperatives (RSFC) on 25th
March, 2026 at New Delhi
Posted On: 24 MAR 2026 5:23PM by PIB Delhi
The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government
of India is organizing an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for the Rapid Survey of Functional
Cooperatives (RSFC) at Scope, Lodhi Road, New Delhi on March 25, 2026. This survey will be
conducted for a period of six months starting from April 2026. The AIWOT is a preparatory training
programme prior to the launch of the field work of the survey on all India basis.
The workshop will be attended by senior officers from the various divisions of NSO, MoSPI and Ministry
of Cooperation (MoC). Field functionaries from all Zonal, Regional and Sub-Regional offices of the Field
Operations Division (FOD) will also be participating in the workshop who will serve as the Master
Trainers for subsequent Regional Trainings.
The Rapid Survey on Functional Cooperatives aims to understand the contribution of functional
cooperatives in terms of employment generation and economic contribution. The survey will cover both
rural and urban areas nationwide and include around 30 sectors such as credit, dairy, fishery, and housing
cooperatives. It aims to estimate key economic indicators including Gross Value Added (GVA), Gross
Value of Output (GVO), and employment generated by cooperatives, thereby helping quantify their
contribution to GDP and supporting evidence-based policy formulation. The survey will use a list frame
derived from the National Cooperative Database (NCD) and data will be captured through web portal by
experienced and trained officials of NSO(FOD).
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