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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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