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समाचार-सार
         National Sample Survey
                                   Data Collection


         LET'S HONOUR 'DATA WARRIORS'






        Data  plays  a  vital  role  in  the  country's  economy and  policy  making.  Data
        collection is a herculean task where the onus is on those who collect data

        from the remotest areas of the country. These ‘Data warriors’ provide accurate
        data to the Government and in the times of pandemic, they are playing a
        crucial role in providing correct information so that the motto of the National

        Sample Survey’s ‘Right Data, Right Development’ could be realized





















        Y     ou  must  have  heard        to  National  Sample  Survey       strengthening any idea.  How
                                                                                Data  is  the  basis  for
                                             These  data  warriors  belong
                       the
                             sanitation
              about
              warrior  who  helps  in
                                                                              spends  on  everything  from
        removing dirt. You must have       (NSS). They collect data related   much the rural-urban  population
                                           to the schemes and policies
        also  heard  about  a  Corona      through which the government       industry, market, education,
        warrior  fighting  India's  war    reaches  to  the  public.  During   health, food and living to every
        against   an    epidemic    like   Corona pandemic about 6 lakh       other thing are important. Data
        COVID-19. But there is also        field  officers  are  engaged  in   plays a crucial role in policy
        a  warrior  who works hard  to     data  collection.  The  data  is   formulations.  Thus,    figures
        collect data related to the        recorded electronically through    have to be accurate for the
        Sustainable       Development      APP based technology for a         viability of any scheme  of  the
        Goals  (SDGs)  with  various       faster analysis.                   Government.
        parameters of schemes for          WHY DATA IS IMPORTANT                According to NSS Director
        poor,  employment,  inflation,                                        General A K Sadhu, "From
        health  and economy from             The importance of data can       time  to  time,  the  Government
        the  ground,  braving  adverse     be  understood  by  the  words     conducts surveys on topics
        climatic    conditions.   Now,     of  the  famous  statistician      like agriculture, consumer price
        the question arises that who       of  the  USA,  William  Edward     index, domestic cow, market
        will  use  these  figures  and     Deming, "Without data you are      prices,  production,  inflation,
        for what?                          just another person with an        health, etc., for which we
                                           opinion."

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