**Executive Summary**
The National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, is organizing an All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) in Chennai on January 28th-29th, 2026, for the National Household Income Survey (NHIS) and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE). These surveys will be conducted for a year starting April 2026. The AIWOT is a preparatory training program for the field work of the survey on all India basis in digital mode.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Workshop Details:**
* An All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for NHIS and ASISSE will be held in Chennai on January 28th-29th, 2026.
* Senior officers from NSO divisions of MoSPI and field functionaries from the Field Operations Division (FOD) will attend.
* FOD attendees will serve as Master Trainers for subsequent Zonal and Regional trainings.
* **National Household Income Survey (NHIS):**
* Aims to provide comprehensive information on living conditions and income distribution.
* Will support analysis of income patterns, economic activity, and returns to labor, capital, and land.
* Will inform policy decisions on universal and targeted interventions.
* Will enable assessment of the impact of income distribution on household well-being and access to essential goods and services.
* Will facilitate inter-household and inter-regional comparisons.
* **Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE):**
* Will develop a comprehensive database on the corporate services sector.
* Designed to capture key economic characteristics like GVA, fixed capital, capital formation, employment, and emoluments.
* Exclusively covers the corporate segment of the service sector.
* Follows an enterprise-based approach using the GSTN framework.
* **Survey Coverage:**
* The surveys will cover the whole of the Indian Union except villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
**Impact Analysis**
**Senior Officers from NSO Divisions of MoSPI**
* **Impact**: Participation in the AIWOT workshop to prepare for the NHIS and ASISSE surveys.
* **Action Required**: Attend the AIWOT workshop in Chennai on January 28th-29th, 2026.
**Field Functionaries from Zonal, Regional and Sub-Regional offices of the Field Operations Division (FOD)**
* **Impact**: Participation in the AIWOT workshop and subsequent role as Master Trainers.
* **Action Required**: Attend the AIWOT workshop in Chennai on January 28th-29th, 2026 and prepare to conduct Zonal and Regional trainings.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation: The ministry responsible for organizing the All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT).
National Household Income Survey (NHIS): A pan-India survey aimed at providing comprehensive information on people's living conditions and income distribution.
Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE): A survey designed to develop a comprehensive database on the corporate services sector of the country.
Chennai: Location of the All-India Workshop of Trainers (AIWOT) for NHIS and ASISSE.
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
National Household Income Survey (NHIS) and
Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector
Enterprises (ASISSE) on 28th and 29th January
2026 at Chennai
प्रव तथ: 27 JAN 2026 3:00PM 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 National Household Income
Survey (NHIS) and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) in Chennai
during 28th-29th January 2026. Among the ensuing surveys, a key new initiative is the National
Household Income Survey (NHIS) and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises
(ASISSE), these surveys will be conducted for a period of one year starting from April 2026. These two
first-ever pan-India surveys mark a significant milestone in addressing long-standing data gaps. The
AIWOT is a preparatory training programme prior to the launch of the field work of the survey on all
India basis in digital mode.
The workshop will be attended by the Senior officers from the various NSO divisions of MoSPI. 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 Zonal and
Regional trainings.
The NHIS aims to provide comprehensive information on people’s living conditions and income
distribution. The data will support analysis of the relationship between income patterns, economic activity
and returns to labour, capital and land, as well as inform policy decisions on universal and targeted
interventions for different socio-economic groups. Further, the survey findings will enable assessment of
the impact of income distribution on household well-being and access to essential goods and services.
The income estimates generated from NHIS will facilitate inter-household and inter-regional comparisons
and provide insights into the sources and patterns of income generation across the population.
ASISSE will develop a comprehensive database on the corporate services sector of the country. The
survey is designed to capture key economic characteristics such as Gross Value Added (GVA), fixed
capital, capital formation, employment, and emoluments, with estimates at the State and industry levels.
ASISSE exclusively covers the corporate segment of the service sector and follows an enterprise-based
approach using the GSTN framework.
These surveys 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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