Current Affairs Prelims Question

Earlier, the NSSO used to conduct quinquennial (5-year) Employment -Unemployment Surveys (EUS) in India. Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoS & PI) constituted a Committee on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) under the chairpersonship of Amitabh Kundu. Based upon this Committee's recommendations, the NSSO decided to adopt the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in India.
Payroll Reporting measures the monthly progress made in the formal employment using data from the administrative records, such as the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the National Pension Scheme (NPS). The data is released by National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The Quarterly Employment Survey assesses employment situation in respect of selected sectors of non-farm industrial economy of India over successive quarters. It covers 8 major sectors as manufacturing, construction, trade, transport, education, health, accommodation and restaurant, and IT and BPO. It is published by the Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Earlier, the NSSO used to conduct quinquennial (5-year) Employment -Unemployment Surveys (EUS) in India. Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoS & PI) constituted a Committee on Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) under the chairpersonship of Amitabh Kundu. Based upon this Committee's recommendations, the NSSO decided to adopt the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in India.
Payroll Reporting measures the monthly progress made in the formal employment using data from the administrative records, such as the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the National Pension Scheme (NPS). The data is released by National Statistical Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The Quarterly Employment Survey assesses employment situation in respect of selected sectors of non-farm industrial economy of India over successive quarters. It covers 8 major sectors as manufacturing, construction, trade, transport, education, health, accommodation and restaurant, and IT and BPO. It is published by the Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

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