**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation regarding the re-constitution of the Monitoring Committee for National Sample Survey (NSS) in the five North-Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and Sikkim. The original committee was formed in 2007. The notification is dated January 12, 2026, and requires the committee to meet at least quarterly and submit reports to the Central Government.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Re-constitution of Monitoring Committee:** The Monitoring Committee for NSS in the five North-Eastern states is being re-constituted with a broader mandate.
* **Committee Composition:**
* The committee comprises a Chairperson, members, and a Member Secretary.
* The notification lists specific positions and organizations represented on the committee (e.g., Additional Director General, NSO; Representatives from NSO, various divisions; Directors of DESs from the five states; Regional Heads from the five states; Deputy Director General, NSO).
* **Terms of Reference (Committee Responsibilities):**
* Review the utilization of grants-in-aid received from the Central Government.
* Assess the need for further grants-in-aid.
* Prepare action plans for survey activities.
* Assess training and infrastructure needs.
* Review the progress of survey work and take corrective measures.
* Plan quality field inspections and data scrutiny.
* Plan resource deployment for survey work, data processing, and dissemination of state sample data.
* Monitor expenditure.
* **Reporting Requirement:** The committee must meet at least once per quarter and submit status reports and recommendations to the Central Government.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation**
* **Impact:** The Ministry receives recommendations and status reports from the committee, allowing it to monitor and improve NSS operations in the North-Eastern states.
* **Action Required:** Review and consider the recommendations and status reports submitted by the committee.
**National Sample Survey Organisation (NSO)**
* **Impact:** Various divisions and representatives within NSO are directly involved in the Monitoring Committee and responsible for the NSS operations in the specified states.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the Monitoring Committee meetings, contribute to the committee's work, and implement any necessary actions based on the committee's recommendations.
**Directorates of Economics and Statistics (DESs) of Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram**
* **Impact:** DESs are involved in the Monitoring Committee and directly impacted by any changes or improvements to NSS operations in their respective states.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the Monitoring Committee meetings, contribute to the committee's work, and implement any necessary actions based on the committee's recommendations.
**Five North-Eastern States (Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and Sikkim)**
* **Impact:** Improvements to the quality and efficiency of National Sample Surveys conducted in these states.
* **Action Required:** N/A
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: The ministry responsible for reconstituting the Monitoring Committee and overseeing the survey operations.
Monitoring Committee: A committee reconstituted to review and assess the National Sample Survey (NSS) work in the North-Eastern States. It is responsible for overseeing the funds, impact, and execution of the NSS.
National Sample Survey (NSS): A survey conducted in the five North-Eastern States to be more systematic, time-bound and economical.
New Delhi: Location where the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is located.
Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim: The five North-Eastern states where the National Sample Survey is being conducted.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
24, 1947
स.ं 16] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, िनवरी 22, 2026/माघ 2, 1947
No. 16] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026/MAGHA 2, 1947 ss24, 1947
साजं यिकी और कािक्रय म कािान्य विन मत्रं ालि
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 12 िनवरी, 2026
फा. स.ं 240/िडे ओ/ एनईिडे / एमसीएम / डीईएस / 2022-23.—-पााँच पूवोत्तर राज्िों नामतः - अरुणाचल
प्रिेि, जत्रपुरा, जमिोरम, मजणपुर और जसदिम म ें राष्ट्रीि प्रजतिि य सवेक्षण के सवेक्षणों का संचालन और अजधक क्रमबद्ध,
समिबद्ध और जमतव्यिी तरीके से करन े के जवषि पर सरकार द्वारा वष य 2007 के िौरान कभी जवचार दकिा गिा था।
ति न ुसार, प्रत्िेक राज्ि के जलए दिनांक 01/08/2007 की अजधसूचना संयिा 0-120011/1/2004 - प्रिा⋅ III एवम
दिनांक 12/07/2018 की अजधसूचना संयिा एन-11011/15/2018- एनएसएसओ (सीपीडी) के माध्िम से एक अनुवीक्षण
सजमजत गठित की गई थी।
2. इस अनुवीक्षण सजमजत को केवल जनजध प्रवाह की समीक्षा करन े का ही अजधििे नहीं दििा गिा ह ै अजपत ु िह पूवोत्तर
क्षेत्र म ें एनएसएस के कािय के सम्पूणय प्रभाव और संपािन का आकलन भी करती ह।ै इस व्यापक काियक्षेत्र तथा पूव य सूचना के
अजधक्रमण म,ें अनुवीक्षण सजमजत का जनम्नानुसार पनु गिय न दकिा िाता ह।ै
(1) अपर महाजनिेिक, एनएसओ, सी एवम क्िूसीडी, नई दिल्ली अध्िक्ष
(2) एनएसओ, सी एवम क्िूसीडी, नई दिल्ली के प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्ि
(3) एनएसओ, एचएसडी, कोलकाता के प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्ि
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(4) एनएसओ, ईएनएसडी, कोलकाता के प्रजतजनजध (उद्यम सवेक्षणों के संबंध में बैिकें) सिस्ट्ि
(5) एसई सवेक्षणों के मामलों में कािय करने वाले एनएसओ, एफओडी नई दिल्ली के सिस्ट्ि
प्रजतजनजध
(6) जनिेिक, डीईएस - जत्रपुरा, जसदिम, मजणपरु , अरुणाचल प्रिेि और जमिोरम सिस्ट्ि
(7) संबंजधत राज्िों की रािधाजनिों के प्रािेजिक अध्िक्ष, इन पााँच राज्िों के एनएसओ, सिस्ट्ि
एफओडी
(8) उप महाजनिेिक, एनएसओ, सी एवम क्िू सीडी एनईिेड, गुवाहाटी सिस्ट्ि सजचव
(1) अपर महाजनिेिक, एनएसओ, सी एवम क्िूसीडी, नई दिल्ली अध्िक्ष
(2) एनएसओ, सी एवम क्िूसीडी, नई दिल्ली के प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्ि
(3) एनएसओ, एचएसडी, कोलकाता के प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्ि
(4) एनएसओ, ईएनएसडी, कोलकाता के प्रजतजनजध (उद्यम सवेक्षणों के संबंध में बैिकें) सिस्ट्ि
(5) एसई सवेक्षणों के मामलों में कािय करने वाले एनएसओ, एफओडी नई दिल्ली के सिस्ट्ि
प्रजतजनजध
(6) जनिेिक, डीईएस - जत्रपुरा, जसदिम, मजणपरु , अरुणाचल प्रिेि और जमिोरम सिस्ट्ि
(7) संबंजधत राज्िों की रािधाजनिों के प्रािेजिक अध्िक्ष, इन पााँच राज्िों के एनएसओ, सिस्ट्ि
एफओडी
(8) उप महाजनिेिक, एनएसओ, सी एवम क्िू सीडी एनईिेड, गुवाहाटी सिस्ट्ि सजचव
3. अनुवीक्षण सजमजत के जवस्ट्ततृ जवचाराथ य जवषि जनम्नांदकत ह:ै
क. सवेक्षण कािों के जलए केन्रीि सरकार द्वारा प्राप्त दकए गए सहािता अनुिान के उपिोग की समीक्षा;
ख. केन्र सरकार द्वारा सवेक्षण आवश्िकताओं के संिभ य म ें और अजधक सहािता अनुिान की आवश्िकता का आकलन
करना;
ग. सवेक्षण संबंधी काियकलापों के जलए कािय िोिना तैिार करना;
घ. एक प्रभावी तरीके स े सवेक्षण कािों का संचालन करने के जलए प्रजिक्षण और अवसंरचना सबं ंधी आवश्िकताओं
का आकलन करना;
ङ. समि-समि पर सवेक्षण कािों की प्रगजत की समीक्षा करना और सुधारात्मक किम उिाना;
च. गुणवत्तापूण य क्षेत्रीि जनरीक्षणों और सवेक्षण आंकडों की गणु वत्तापूणय िााँच की िोिना बनाना;
छ. सवेक्षण काि,य आंकडा प्रसंस्ट्करण और सारणीिन का उपिोग; और राज्ि प्रजतििय आंकडों के प्रसार की िोिना
बनाना;
ि. व्यि की समि-समि पर जनगरानी;
4. सजमजत से प्रत्िेक जतमाही म ें कम से कम एक बार बैिक करन े और अपनी जस्ट्थजत ठरपोटय और अनुिंसाए समि-समि
पर केन्र सरकार के समक्ष प्रस्ट्ततु करने की अपेक्षा की िाती है।
एम एस सुब्रमण्ि राव, उप महाजनिेिक[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th January, 2026
F.No. 240/ZO/NEZ/MCM/DES/2022-23.—The issue of conducting surveys of National Sample Survey in the
five North- Eastern States namely- Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Sikkim in a more systematic,
time bound and economical way had been considered by the Government some time during 2007. Accordingly, a
Monitoring Committee for each of the States had been constituted vide a notification No. O-120011/1/2004-Admn.
III. dated 01.08.2007 & No. N-11011/15/2018-NSSO(CPD) dated 12.07.2018.
2. The mandate of Monitoring Committee is not only to review the funds flow but also assess the overall impact and
execution of NSS work in NE Region. With this wider prospective and in supersession of earlier notification, the
Monitoring Committee is re-constituted as under:
(1 ) Additional Director General, NSO, C&QCD, New Delhi Chairperson
(2) Representative from NSO, C&QCD, New Delhi Member
(3) Representative from NSO, HSD, Kolkata Member
(4) Representative from NSO, EnSD, Kolkata (meetings with respect to enterprise surveys) Member
(5) Representative from NSO, FOD, New Delhi dealing with SE Survey Member
(6) Directors, DESs-Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram Member
(7) Concerned State Capital Regional Heads, NSO, FOD of these five states Member
(8) Deputy Director General, NSO, C&QCD, NEZ, Guwahati Member Secretary
3. The broad terms of references of Monitoring Committee are as under:
a. Reviewing the utilization of grants-in-aid received from Central Government for survey work;
b. Assessing the requirement of further sanction of grants-in-aid by the Central Government with reference to the
survey requirements;
c. Preparing action plan for surveys activities;
d. Assessing training and infrastructure needs for carrying out survey work in an effective manner;
e. Reviewing progress of surveys work periodically and taking remedial steps;
f. Planning quality field inspections and quality scrutiny of survey data;
g. Planning deployment of resources for survey work, data processing and tabulation; and dissemination of state
sample data;
h. Monitoring the flow of expenditure periodically;
4. The Committee is expected to meet at least once in a quarter and submit status report and recommendations to the
Central Government from time to time.
M. S. SUBRAMANYA RAO, Dy. Director General
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